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Villarreal First Half Goals
In 199 La Liga matches, 73.4% of Villarreal’s first halves produced a goal, 3rd of the 24 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 53.3% of them and conceded in 47.2%.
What Villarreal’s first halves look like
Villarreal are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 61.6% of home matches, 45.0% of away ones, 16.6pp between them. Villarreal attack the first half better than they guard it: 3rd of 24 in the division for scoring before halftime, 15th for keeping the other side out.
A second goal before the break is close to routine here: 42.2% of Villarreal’s matches manage it against 31.8% for the division. Once the scoring starts here it keeps going: a second goal follows the first 57% of the time, well clear of the 47% the division manages.
The tail is heavy enough to notice: 21.1% of Villarreal’s first halves reach three goals where the division manages 11.6%. Only 2 published La Liga clubs beat Villarreal for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
Every figure on this page rests on 199 completed Villarreal matches over 6 seasons (2021 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
Villarreal first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 73.4% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 42.2% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 21.1% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.45 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 53.3% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 47.2% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.80 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.64 |
| Matches counted | 199 |
| Seasons covered | 6 (2021 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 79.8% | 48.5% | 61.6% | 45.5% | 1.66 | 99 |
| Away | 67.0% | 36.0% | 45.0% | 49.0% | 1.24 | 100 |
Villarreal score before halftime 61.6% of the time at home against 45.0% away, a gap of 16.6pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Villarreal against La Liga
| Line | Villarreal | La Liga | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 73.4% | 67.3% | +6.1pp |
| Over 1.5 | 42.2% | 31.8% | +10.4pp |
| Over 2.5 | 21.1% | 11.6% | +9.5pp |
Counted from 199 matches · 6 seasons · 2021 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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