Villarreal host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Both sides have been scoring goals freely in their recent matches, though neither defence looks fully settled either.
This clash arrives with both clubs looking to build on contrasting starts to the competition's league phase, and the shape of that form is worth digging into before kickoff.
Analysis updated .
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Recent form tells two different stories
PSG have won 11 of their last 20 matches across competitions, scoring 39 and conceding 24 along the way. That sample includes a 6-1 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava and a 4-2 win over Barcelona, but also a 2-4 defeat at Manchester City and a 1-3 loss at Strasbourg, so the away side haven't been flawless.
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Villarreal: 20 completed matches; Paris Saint Germain: 20 completed matches.
Villarreal
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 36
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +8
Paris Saint Germain
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 43
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +19
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Villarreal | Espanyol | 30.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Manacor | Villarreal | 27.10.2026 | 0-5 |
| La Liga | Valencia | Villarreal | 24.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Liverpool | Villarreal | 20.10.2026 | 4-3 |
| La Liga | Villarreal | Elche | 17.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Villarreal | Napoli | 13.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| La Liga | Real Madrid | Villarreal | 10.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| La Liga | Villarreal | Levante | 20.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| La Liga | Malaga | Villarreal | 17.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| La Liga | Villarreal | Real Betis | 14.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Paris Saint Germain | 30.10.2026 | 1-5 |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint Germain | Lyon | 26.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Paris Saint Germain | Barcelona | 20.10.2026 | 4-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Strasbourg | Paris Saint Germain | 17.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Champions League | Manchester City | Paris Saint Germain | 14.10.2026 | 2-4 |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint Germain | Le Mans | 10.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Marseille | Paris Saint Germain | 20.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Stade Brestois 29 | Paris Saint Germain | 13.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Paris Saint Germain | Slovan Bratislava | 09.09.2026 | 6-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint Germain | Monaco | 04.09.2026 | 1-2 |
Villarreal's last 20 have brought 9 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, with 39 scored and 28 conceded. They've put three past Napoli and beaten Real Madrid, but they've also lost to Malaga and Real Betis, which points to a side capable of good days and bad ones.
Both teams have the attacking quality to hurt strong opponents, but neither has been especially tight at the back.
Comparative Team Statistics: Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain
League-phase table: early days
Two matches into this season's Champions League league phase, PSG sit top with six points from two wins and just three goals conceded. Villarreal are down in 14th with three points from one win and one loss, having shipped four goals already.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14/5 | 9 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12/3 | 9 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12/7 | 9 |
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | 4 |
| 19 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8/8 | 3 |
| 20 | Inter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5/6 | 3 |
It's a small sample, so the gap in the table reflects two results each rather than a settled picture of where either side will finish.
PSG's attack looks sharp
Ferran Torres has scored three goals in his most recent outing, and Ousmane Dembélé has chipped in with two goals and an assist in his last match too. That's a strong individual sample for PSG's forward options, even if it doesn't tell us who starts here.
Shaping up for goals at both ends
Put the form and the early standings together and this looks like a match with goals in it. PSG have been scoring heavily in Europe this season, and Villarreal have shown they can trade blows with strong sides, as the matches against Liverpool and Dortmund suggest.
Neither defence has been watertight lately, which opens the door to an open, end-to-end contest rather than a cagey one.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Foyth | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| P. Gulácsi | Hungary | 36 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 86 |
| Gerard Moreno | Spain | 34 | Attacker | 180 | 77 |
| N. Pépé | Côte d'Ivoire | 31 | Attacker | 183 | 73 |
| Ayoze Pérez | Spain | 33 | Attacker | 178 | 66 |
| P. Gueye | Senegal | 27 | Midfielder | 189 | 79 |
| Logan Costa | Cape Verde | 25 | Defender | 190 | 91 |
| Santi Comesaña | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 188 | 75 |
| T. Buchanan | Canada | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 68 |
| Sergi Cardona | Spain | 27 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| G. Mikautadze | Georgia | 26 | Attacker | 176 | 71 |
| Alberto Moleiro | Spain | 23 | Midfielder | 172 | 67 |
| Carlos Romero | Spain | 25 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| Luíz Júnior | Brazil | 25 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 88 |
| Willy Kambwala Ndengushi | France | 22 | Defender | 192 | 85 |
| Ilias Akhomach | Morocco | 22 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| N. Saliba | Canada | 22 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| Rubén Gómez | Spain | 24 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 73 |
| S. Mouriño | Uruguay | 24 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| Renato Veiga | Portugal | 23 | Defender | 190 | 88 |
| T. Oluwaseyi | Nigeria | 26 | Midfielder | 191 | 80 |
| A. Freeman | USA | 22 | Defender | 188 | n/a |
| Pau Navarro | Spain | 21 | Defender | 185 | 72 |
| A. Diatta | Senegal | 21 | Midfielder | 190 cm | 80 kg |
| C. Macia | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Tidiane Thiam | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. A. Gaitan Diaz | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| N. El Jmili | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hakimi | Morocco | 28 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| L. Hernández | France | 30 | Defender | 184 | 79 |
| O. Dembélé | France | 29 | Attacker | 178 | 67 |
| Marquinhos | Brazil | 32 | Defender | 183 | 75 |
| Fabián Ruiz | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 189 | 70 |
| K. Kvaratskhelia | Georgia | 25 | Attacker | 183 | 76 |
| Ferran Torres | Spain | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 80 |
| M. Safonov | Russia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 82 |
| L. Digne | France | 33 | Defender | 178 | 74 |
| W. Pacho | Ecuador | 25 | Defender | 188 | 81 |
| Vitinha | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 172 | 64 |
| I. Zabarnyi | Ukraine | 24 | Defender | 189 | 80 |
| B. Barcola | France | 24 | Attacker | 182 | 73 |
| L. Chevalier | France | 25 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 78 |
| Nuno Mendes | Portugal | 24 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| M. Akliouche | France | 24 | Attacker | 183 | 72 |
| Beraldo | Brazil | 22 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| João Neves | Portugal | 22 | Midfielder | 174 | 66 |
| W. Zaïre-Emery | France | 20 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| M. Godts | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 176 | 70 |
| D. Doué | France | 21 | Attacker | 181 | 79 |
| Senny Mayulu | France | 20 | Midfielder | 183 | 69 |
| I. Mbaye | France | 18 | Attacker | 185 | 65 |
| Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha | France | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Pedro Fernández | Spain | 18 | Midfielder | 182 | 68 |
| D. Boly | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Longoni | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
Given how open both teams have looked recently, especially in European fixtures, there's a reasonable case for goals flowing in this one.
The underlying form from both camps points toward an entertaining, high-scoring match rather than a tight affair.
Match result odds
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