The 36th round of LaLiga EA Sports continues this Wednesday, May 13, with a clash between Villarreal and Sevilla. The Yellow Submarine are closing in on a third-place finish, while Sevilla look to seal their survival.
Courtesy of Opta, here are some curiosities, statistics, and anecdotes ahead of this encounter between the two sides.
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– Villarreal have won their last four LaLiga matches against Sevilla, their longest ever winning streak over the Sevillians in the competition.
– Sevilla have failed to win any of their last seven away league games against Villarreal (three draws, four losses), since a 2-3 victory in November 2017 — their longest run without a win on the road versus the Yellow Submarine in the top flight.
– Villarreal have picked up points in four of their last five LaLiga matches played on Wednesdays (three wins, one draw, one loss), winning the last two. Sevilla, meanwhile, have not won any of their last six league games on that day (four draws, two losses).
– Villarreal have earned points in their last five LaLiga matches (three wins, two draws), though they have conceded exactly one goal in each of their last nine league outings.
– Sevilla have won their last two LaLiga games, as many victories as in their previous 12 matches in the competition (two wins, four draws, six losses). They haven’t won three consecutive league games since April 2024 (three wins).
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– Villarreal boast the highest goal conversion rate in LaLiga 2025/26 (15.3%), only surpassed by Bayern Munich (18.5%) and Borussia Dortmund (15.9%) among Europe’s top five leagues this season.
– Dani Parejo has scored five goals in 30 LaLiga appearances against Sevilla, but none in his 11 matches for Villarreal against the Seville side. Only against Getafe, Real Betis, and Real Madrid (12) has he played more with his current club without scoring in the top flight (also 11 against Barcelona and Osasuna).
– Djibril Sow has been involved in eight goals in 30 matches for Sevilla in LaLiga 2025/26, three more than in his previous two campaigns combined (three goals and two assists in 54 games).
– After winning three of his first five LaLiga matches against Villarreal (one draw, one loss), Luis García Plaza has not won any of his last five against the Castellón side (three draws, two losses).
– Marcelino García has won nine of the 14 matches he has managed against Sevilla in LaLiga since the 2015/16 season (two draws, three losses), his highest number of victories against a single opponent in the competition during this period.
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