Villarreal vs. Real Madrid: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of La Liga clash

Real Madrid will be aiming to move to the top of the La Liga table when they resume their domestic campaign against Villarreal on Saturday night.

Los Blancos will enter the match off the back of a 6-1 success over Monaco in the Champions League.

Alvaro Arbeloa's side have gathered 48 points from their 20 league matches this season, meanwhile, which has left them second in the table, one point behind Barcelona, who will be in action on Sunday against Real Oviedo.

Villarreal, meanwhile, are third in Spain's top flight, with the Yellow Submarine picking up 41 points from 19 matches, with Marcelino's side having a game in hand.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the head-to-head record and takes a look at the past meetings between the two sides ahead of what is shaping up to be a fascinating clash.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 54

Real Madrid wins: 31

Draws: 17

Villarreal wins: 6

Real Madrid have locked horns with Villarreal on 54 occasions throughout history, and it is the capital giants that comfortably lead the head-to-head record, boasting 31 wins to Villarreal's six.

There have also been 17 draws between the two sides, while Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, having netted 13 times against Villarreal during his time with Real Madrid.

The two teams last locked horns at Bernabeu in October 2025, with Real Madrid running out 3-1 winners in La Liga thanks to goals from Vinicius and Mbappe.

Los Blancos have now won all of their last three meetings at Bernabeu, including a 2-0 victory in October 2024 and a thumping 4-1 win in December 2023.

In La Liga, the teams have met on 51 occasions, with Real Madrid winning 28 times to Villarreal's six, but two of their last seven meetings in Spain's top flight have been won by the Yellow Submarine, one of which came at home.

Real Madrid have been victorious in just four of their last nine La Liga matches against Villarreal, with the points being shared on three occasions, and the capital giants have found the Yellow Submarine to be a difficult opponent in recent seasons.

Collecting all three points on Saturday would prove to be a statement win for either team, with Villarreal looking to pull themselves firmly into the title race, while Real Madrid will be aiming to move above Barcelona to the top of the division.