Villarreal vs 13.10.26 19:003 – 1Full Time
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Match report
Villarreal come from behind to beat Napoli 3-1 in Champions League
Villarreal beat Napoli 3-1 at Estadio de la Cerámica in the second matchday of the Champions League league stage, recovering from an early deficit to take all three points. Daniel Siebert refereed a match that produced four goals, three of them for the home side.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Napoli struck first, Amir Rrahmani putting them in front in the 8th minute. Villarreal needed only 15 minutes to respond, Georges Mikautadze equalising in the 23rd. Three minutes later Santiago Mouriño turned the game around, scoring from Gerard Moreno's assist to make it 2-1, the scoreline at half-time.
The second half was far quieter in terms of goals, with the hosts protecting their lead until Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi added a third in the 86th minute, set up by Ayoze Pérez. Villarreal finished with 16 shots to 9 and edged possession, 52 per cent to 48.
Villarreal's next game is at home to Elche in La Liga on Saturday 17 October, the same day Napoli travel to Venezia in Serie A.
Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi sealed the result with the third goal in the 86th minute and was the highest-rated performer on the pitch at 7.59.
Villarreal had 16 shots to Napoli's 9, though only 4 to 2 of them were on target.
Villarreal beat Napoli 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Villarreal met Napoli in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 2). Kick-off was Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Estadio de la Cerámica. Referee: Daniel Siebert.
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Key moments
- 8' Goal: Amir Rrahmani — 0–1 · Watch Amir Rrahmani's goal video (8')
- 23' Goal: Georges Mikautadze — 1–1 · Watch Georges Mikautadze's goal video (23')
- 26' Goal: Santiago Mouriño (assist: Gerard Moreno) — 2–1 · Watch Santiago Mouriño's goal video (26')
- 86' Goal: Tani Oluwaseyi (assist: Ayoze Pérez) — 3–1 · Watch Tani Oluwaseyi's goal video (86')
Starting line-ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Villarreal 39%, the draw 27%, Napoli 34%. It finished Villarreal 3–1 Napoli.
Home advantage edges Villarreal ahead of stronger Napoli — Villarreal lead only narrowly, at 39% to 34%, because the usual home advantage outweighs Napoli's edge on our strength rating, where they sit 68 points higher at 1801 to 1733. The draw starts near 29%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 27% because both sides' own recent games average 3.2 goals.
Why Villarreal at 39%?
Home ground, against the rating. Napoli sit 68 points higher on our strength rating — 1801 to 1733. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.5% of 10,382 such games.
Why only 39%?
Because Napoli are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 27% and Napoli at 34%.
Why the draw at 27%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,897. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Nicolas Pépé, an important player, and Tajon Buchanan, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Out: Alessandro Buongiorno, an important player, and Alisson Santos and Mathías Olivera, rotation players. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Villarreal vs Napoli final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Amir Rrahmani's goal against Villarreal (8').
- Watch Georges Mikautadze's goal against Napoli (23').
- Watch Santiago Mouriño's goal against Napoli (26').
- Watch Tani Oluwaseyi's goal against Napoli (86').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Villarreal 3–1 Napoli. Explore more on the Villarreal and Napoli team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.