Review the latest meeting, historical statistics and more curiosities about this Sunday’s Comunitat Valenciana derby
After the victory in the city derby against Levante UD, the team now face another derby, this time regional, against Villarreal CF at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Review here some facts about this match:
Last meeting
The most recent match between the two teams was in the first half of the LaLiga EA SPORTS 25/26 season, played at Mestalla. The Castellón side took the three points.
On the other hand, at La Cerámica, the team drew last season with an important goal by Sadiq in the final minutes of the match.
Ins and outs after the winter transfer window
Both clubs strengthened during the winter transfer window. Valencia CF signed Sadiq, Guido Rodríguez and Unai Núñez; Villarreal CF signed Thiago Fernández, Alfon González and Alex Freeman, although the Argentine player Thiago (Real Oviedo), Adri Altimira (RC Deportivo), Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) and Solomon (Tottenham) also left.
Other historical data
Numerous footballers have defended both crests, among them Arroyo, Forment, Albelda, Marchena, Albiol and Parejo, among many others. The all-time top scorer in this fixture has been Juan Sánchez with 7 goals; Rossi, for his part, with 6 goals. Albelda is the player with the most matches (23) against Villarreal CF.
Source: Ciberche
‘Top 5’ Best LALIGA FANTASY players
On one side, from Valencia CF: Rioja (120 pts), Danjuma (107 pts), Agirrezabala (104 pts), Pepelu (102 pts) and Hugo Duro (89 pts).
From Villarreal CF: Moleiro (159 pts), Luiz Junior (146 pts), Pépé (127 pts), Mikautadze (118 pts) and Buchanan (108 pts).
When and where to watch the match
The match can be followed live through the official VCF website and app. In this case, the television broadcast will be carried by Movistar LaLiga.
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The Valencia CF defender was the protagonist on l’Informatiu of VCF Media Radio to talk about the team’s current situation and the next match against the Castellón side