Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Atalanta BC vs Villarreal CF, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Atalanta BC
2 – 3
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Thu 9 Dec 2021 · 18:00 UTC Gewiss Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Alberto Moreno
Y 57' Dani Parejo
Luis Muriel 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atalanta BC vs Villarreal CF — Champions League at Gewiss Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Atalanta BC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-09 Atalanta BC 2–3 Villarreal CF 2021-09-14 Villarreal CF 2–2 Atalanta BC

Recent Form

Atalanta BC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Villarreal CF H 2–3 L
04 Dec SSC Napoli A 3–2 W
30 Nov Venezia FC H 4–0 W
27 Nov Juventus FC A 1–0 W
23 Nov BSC Young Boys A 3–3 D
20 Nov Spezia Calcio H 5–2 W
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Atalanta BC A 3–2 W
04 Dec Sevilla FC A 0–1 L
27 Nov FC Barcelona H 1–3 L
23 Nov Manchester United FC H 0–2 L
20 Nov RC Celta de Vigo A 1–1 D
07 Nov Getafe CF H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Atalanta BC Villarreal CF
#15 Position #35
13 Points 1
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 7
10 Scored 5
10 Conceded 18
+0 GD -13
1.63 PPG 0.13
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Atalanta BC are 15th (13 pts). Villarreal CF are 35th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Santiago Mourino 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Atalanta BC and Villarreal CF is underway.
  • 3' A goal from the Netherlands international Arnaut Danjuma! He fires home on 3 to make it 0-1!
  • 8' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atalanta BC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Geronimo Rulli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Atalanta BC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' Ruben Pena, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Atalanta BC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Jose Luis Palomino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 530 appearances.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Etienne Capoue makes it 0-2.
  • 46' Atalanta BC make a change. Matteo Pessina trudges off to be replaced by Ruslan Malinovskyi on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Arnaut Danjuma adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Luis Muriel. He replaces Marten de Roon on 54 minute.
  • 57' Alberto Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Argentina international Juan Foyth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' Ruslan Malinovskyi doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Merih Demiral made 389 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 80 minute. Gerard Moreno leaves to be changed by Iborra.
  • 80' What a strike from Duvan Zapata! The score is 2-3.
  • 81' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Iborra is hanging Gerard Moreno on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Atalanta BC is showing some good football. However, Atalanta BC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Alfonso Pedraza. He replaces Alberto Moreno on 87 minute.
  • 88' Alfonso Pedraza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alberto Moreno on 88 minute.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Luis Muriel argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Joakim Maehle as he leaves the pitch. Davide Zappacosta steps in for Atalanta BC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arnaut Danjuma 3
Robin Gosens 1
Trigueros 1
Duvan Zapata 1
Ruslan Malinovskyi 1
Etienne Capoue 1
Remo Freuler 1

Head to Head

2021-12-09 Atalanta BC 2–3 Villarreal CF 2021-09-14 Villarreal CF 2–2 Atalanta BC

Atalanta BC Form

2021-12-09 Atalanta BC 2–3 Villarreal CF L 2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC W 2021-11-30 Atalanta BC 4–0 Venezia FC W 2021-11-27 Juventus FC 0–1 Atalanta BC W 2021-11-23 BSC Young Boys 3–3 Atalanta BC D 2021-11-20 Atalanta BC 5–2 Spezia Calcio W

Villarreal CF Form

2021-12-09 Atalanta BC 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2021-12-04 Sevilla FC 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2021-11-27 Villarreal CF 1–3 FC Barcelona L 2021-11-23 Villarreal CF 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-11-20 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2021-11-07 Villarreal CF 1–0 Getafe CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.11 Atalanta BC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atalanta BC52% Draw24% Villarreal CF24%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Atalanta BC or Draw
76%
Draw or Villarreal CF
48%
Atalanta BC or Villarreal CF
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atalanta BC41% Draw40% Villarreal CF19%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atalanta BC

Handicap Atalanta BC covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.