§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Villarreal 2–0 Real Oviedo

  • Eyong 29'
  • Gueye 36'
  • Reina 27'

15 August 2025

The match in data

Villarreal beat Real Oviedo 2–0 on 15 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal), rated 74, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 8 recoveries. Mouriño produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Real Oviedo, the highest-rated player was Federico Viñas, with 65.

Salomón Rondón missed a penalty at 14'.

Alberto Reina was sent off at 27'.

74
Player of the match

Santiago Mouriño

Villarreal · 90'

Produced 1.17× and cost 0.16× their position's average

Added
  • 13 final-third passes 2.3×
  • 8 recoveries 2.1×
  • 87 passes 1.9×
Took away
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×
  • 1 misplaced pass 0.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Villarreal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Dani Parejo Midfielder 20 83
Santiago Mouriño ★ Defender 90 74
Pape Gueye Midfielder 70 74
Sergi Cardona Defender 90 72
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper 90 60
Yéremy Pino Forward 90 59
Gerard Moreno Forward 47 59
Karl Etta Eyong Forward 90 55
Santi Comesaña Midfielder 82 54
Tajon Buchanan Forward 43 51
Juan Foyth Defender 70 49
Nicolas Pépé Forward 82 48
Rafa Marín Defender 90 47
Alberto Moleiro Forward 20 29
Alfonso Pedraza Defender 8 no rating
Thomas Partey Midfielder 8 no rating
Real Oviedo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Federico Viñas Forward 27 65
Oier Luengo Defender 90 53
Ilyas Chaira Forward 77 53
Salomón Rondón Forward 63 51
Alberto Reina Midfielder 27 49
Aarón Escandell Goalkeeper 90 46
Rahim Alhassane Defender 85 44
Kwasi Sibo Midfielder 90 42
Nacho Vidal Defender 90 41
Dani Calvo Defender 90 38
Luka Ilic Midfielder 77 30
Marco Esteban Defender 44 29
Haissem Hassan Forward 46 27
Borja Sánchez Midfielder 13 no rating
Omar Falah Defender 13 no rating
Santi Cazorla Midfielder 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Villarreal player won the most duels?

Pape Gueye, with 8 duels won. Next: Nicolas Pépé 4, Sergi Cardona 4.

Pape Gueye dominated individual duels in Villarreal's 2–0 win, winning 8. That doubled the tally of Nicolas Pépé and Sergi Cardona, who each won 4.

Which Real Oviedo player recovered the most balls?

Ilyas Chaira, with 9 recoveries. Next: Rahim Alhassane 6, Nacho Vidal 4.

Ilyas Chaira was Real Oviedo's most active player off the ball, registering 9 recoveries. Rahim Alhassane followed with 6, while Nacho Vidal recorded 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Villarreal 2–0 Real Oviedo, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Santiago Mouriño, 74
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.