Villarreal vs Oviedo

Only against Numancia (G6 W4 D2) have Villarreal faced a side more times without suffering a defeat than against Real Oviedo (G4 W2 D2) in LaLiga history (also four games without defeat against Huesca - D4 and Real Murcia - W3 D1).

Villarreal have not lost any of their four home games in all competitions against Real Oviedo (W2 D2), conceding only one goal in total, in their 2-1 victory in December 1970 in LaLiga SmartBank.

Villarreal have lost only one of their 10 LaLiga home games played on Fridays (W6 D3), 0-1 against Girona in August 2018, while Real Oviedo have lost both of their top-flight games played on Fridays, both away from home, without scoring a goal.

Villarreal have only won one of their last 10 opening games of a LaLiga season (D6 L3), 3-0 away to Real Valladolid in August 2022, and have never won when starting the season at home (D5 L3).

After losing their opening LaLiga match in five consecutive seasons between 1992 and 1996, Real Oviedo have only lost their first match in one of their last four seasons in the top-flight (W2 D1).