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UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 4

Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain

· Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal· Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time0 – 6

TipsterGrid prediction was Paris Saint Germain to win

Ablended with market oddsCorrect

Predicted score 1 – 2

5% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
VillarrealDrawParis Saint Germain

Why this pick: Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Villarreal 10, Paris Saint Germain 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

VillarrealParis Saint Germain
2.17 xG per 90 2.72
2.06 npxG per 90 2.40
10.3 PPDA 9.8
10.0 Deep completions per 90 12.9
1.77 xPTS per 90 2.20

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceVillarrealDrawParis Saint Germain
Model55%19%25%
Market23%22%56%
Published31%21%48%
Edge+8%-1%-8%
  • Better recent form: 6 wins in the last 6 vs 3 for the opposition.

Edge = our published probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Paris Saint Germain, 14 snapshots since 2026-10-28.

Opened 1.60Now 1.73 +0.12
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Villarreal4.604.25-0.34
Draw4.504.38-0.12
Paris Saint Germain1.601.73+0.12

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Villarreal and Paris Saint Germain expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

2.62Villarreal
1.79Paris Saint Germain
Total expected goals
4.41
Attack rating (Villarreal / Paris Saint Germain)
1.42 / 1.55
Defence rating (Villarreal / Paris Saint Germain)
0.88 / 0.96

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 1.8% 1.6% 1.9% 1.2% 0.8% 1 2.6% 6.3% 5.1% 3.0% 2.0% 2 4.2% 7.5% 6.7% 4.0% 2.7% 3 3.7% 6.5% 5.8% 3.5% 2.3% 4+ 4.5% 8.0% 7.2% 4.3% 2.9%

Rows: Villarreal goals. Columns: Paris Saint Germain goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 98%
Over 1.5 94%
Over 2.5 82%
Over 3.5 64%
Both teams to score
78%
No goals (0–0)
2%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Villarreal vs Paris Saint Germain

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Villarreal31%3.26
Draw21%4.70
Paris Saint Germain48%2.08
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.581%1.23
Under 2.519%5.40
Both teams to scoreYes78%1.29
No22%4.48
Double chance1X (Villarreal or draw)52%1.92
12 (either side)79%1.27
X2 (draw or Paris Saint Germain)69%1.44
Handicap -1Paris Saint Germain win by 2+13%7.97
Push (exactly one goal)13%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Villarreal and Paris Saint Germain recent form

Villarreal 3W 1D 2L
Paris Saint Germain 6W 0D 0L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Villarreal at home

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
3.00
Goals against / match
1.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

Paris Saint Germain away

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
4.00
Goals against / match
2.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

League matches this season before kick-off: Villarreal at home only, Paris Saint Germain away only.

Injuries & availability

Villarreal absences

  • G. Moreno muscle injury
  • I. Akhomach muscle injury
  • J. Foyth muscle injury

Paris Saint Germain absences

  • K. Kvaratskhelia knee injury
  • Marquinhos thigh injury
  • N. Mendes muscle injury
  • O. Dembele thigh injury

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

Expected lineups

Villarreal lineup · 4-4-2

  1. 25 P. Gulácsi
  2. 20 Carlos Romero
  3. 12 Renato Veiga
  4. 15 S. Mouriño
  5. 3 A. Freeman
  6. 17 T. Buchanan
  7. 18 P. Gueye
  8. 16 C. Macia
  9. 14 Santi Comesaña
  10. 22 Ayoze Pérez
  11. 19 N. Pépé

Bench: Luíz Júnior, Logan Costa, Pau Navarro, G. Mikautadze, Alberto Moleiro, Rubén Gómez, T. Oluwaseyi, Sergi Cardona, N. El Jmili

Paris Saint Germain lineup · 4-3-3

  1. 39 M. Safonov
  2. 21 L. Hernández
  3. 51 W. Pacho
  4. 6 I. Zabarnyi
  5. 2 A. Hakimi
  6. 8 Fabián Ruiz
  7. 17 Vitinha
  8. 87 João Neves
  9. 14 D. Doué
  10. 24 Senny Mayulu
  11. 11 M. Akliouche

Bench: Beraldo, Ferran Torres, L. Digne, M. Godts, Pedro Fernández, L. Chevalier, W. Zaïre-Emery, D. Boly, Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha

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