Saturday , 14 November 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 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 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
1/4
16-30
3/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Tani Oluwaseyi 2 G
Santiago Mourino 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. villarreal cf get us underway at Gewiss Stadium.
  • 3' Arnaut Danjuma does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 8' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering atalanta bc that had 533 games and scored 728 goals.
  • 13' Gerard Moreno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for atalanta bc so far.
  • 18' atalanta bc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined villarreal cf backline.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Juan Foyth made 393 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Ruben Pena is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for atalanta bc tonight.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' A goal from the France international Etienne Capoue! He fires home on 42 to make 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 doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Luis Muriel gets the nod from Atalanta BC. He replaces Marten de Roon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Alberto Moreno has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. atalanta bc needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joakim Maehle, as he is very good at scoring at Gewiss Stadium with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 71' The Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 0-4!
  • 76' villarreal cf is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 80 minute. Gerard Moreno leaves to be changed by Iborra.
  • 80' Duvan Zapata adds to his 0 season tally! Atalanta BC lead 0-5 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Iborra. He replaces Gerard Moreno on 81 minute.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Alberto Moreno is withdrawn and Alfonso Pedraza gets his opportunity.
  • 88' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Alberto Moreno departs to be replaced by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 89' Luis Muriel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Atalanta BC ring the changes. Joakim Maehle has done his job and it is now time for Davide Zappacosta to step up.
  • 2-3 the final result. atalanta bc will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Trigueros 1
Duvan Zapata 1
Ruslan Malinovskyi 1
Etienne Capoue 1
Remo Freuler 1
Robin Gosens 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.