Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at San Mames Barria.
- Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jose Luis Guzman Mansilla (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Jose Martinez Serrato (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Ivan Rios Vargas (Spain)
15 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Villarreal CF H 1–2 L 05 Apr Getafe CF A 0–2 L 22 Mar Real Betis Balompie H 2–1 W 14 Mar Girona FC A 0–3 L 07 Mar FC Barcelona H 0–1 L 28 Feb Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Athletic Club A 2–1 W 06 Apr Girona FC A 0–1 L 20 Mar Real Sociedad de Futbol H 3–1 W 13 Mar Deportivo Alaves A 1–1 D 08 Mar Elche CF H 2–1 W 28 Feb FC Barcelona A 1–4 L Season Stats
Athletic Club Villarreal CF #12 Position #3 45 Points 72 38 Played 38 13 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 22 / 6 / 10 43 Scored 72 58 Conceded 46 -15 GD +26 1.18 PPG 1.89 34% Win % 58% Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history16% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season19% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this seasonAthletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Athletic Club0-15–/416-302/131-451/246-602/361-751/376+5/4■ Scored ■ ConcededVillarreal CF0-153/–16-304/131-456/446-601/261-752/376+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Athletic Club is hosting Villarreal CF for another epic battle.
- 5' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Alfonso Gonzalez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 19' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a card on 19.
- 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' GOAL! Sergi Cardona scores on 26. Assisted by Tani Oluwaseyi
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Villarreal CF winning 100% of all matches.
- 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 41' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Andoni Gorosabel. He replaces Inigo Lekue on 46 minute.
- 50' What a strike from Alfonso Gonzalez! The score is 0-2.
- 55' Villarreal CF looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Alfonso Gonzalez scoring 1 goals.
- 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Athletic Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 66' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Ruiz de Galarreta is replaced by Alejandro Rego.
- 69' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Tani Oluwaseyi is replaced by Georges Mikautadze on 69 minute.
- 74' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
- 77' Villarreal CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
- 78' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 78 minute. Tajon Buchanan leaves to be changed by Alberto Moleiro.
- 82' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nico Serrano is hanging Inaki Williams on the field on 82 minute.
- 84' What a strike from Gorka Guruzeta! The score is 1-2.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Andoni Gorosabel.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Athletic Club Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 17
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15
Inigo Lekue ↓ Andoni Gorosabel 46'
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9
Inaki Williams ↓ Nico Serrano 82'
- 11
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8
Oihan Sancet ↓ Alex Berenguer 66'
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10
Nico Williams ↓ Roberto Navarro 66'
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Bench
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2
Andoni Gorosabel ↑ 46'
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7
Alex Berenguer ↑ 66'
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23
Roberto Navarro ↑ 66'
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22
Nico Serrano ↑ 82'
- 20
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- 19
- 25
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30
Alejandro Rego ↑ 66'
Coach Ernesto ValverdeVillarreal CF Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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18
Pape Gueye ↓ Dani Parejo 82'
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- 17
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11
Alfonso Gonzalez ↓ Nicolas Pepe 69'
- 21
- 12
- 1
- 23
- 14
- 15
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6
Pau Navarro ↓ Rafa Marin 46'
Bench
- 22
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19
Nicolas Pepe ↑ 69'
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10
Dani Parejo ↑ 82'
- 24
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9
Georges Mikautadze ↑ 69'
- 25
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4
Rafa Marin ↑ 46'
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20
Alberto Moleiro ↑ 78'
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Coach Marcelino -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Inaki Williams 4 Raul Garcia 4 Gerard Moreno 2 Karl Toko Ekambi 2 Alejandro Baena 2 Nicolas Jackson 2 Oihan Sancet 2 Alexander Sorloth 1 Head to Head
Athletic Club Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.16 Athletic Club xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.59 Villarreal CF xGI would bet for: Athletic Club or Villarreal CF 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Athletic Club or Draw 56%Draw or Villarreal CF 72%Athletic Club or Villarreal CF 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%0 – 1 9.3%1 – 2 Actual0 – 0 8.4%0 – 2 7.9%2 – 1 6.6%1 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 5.2%1 – 3 4.8%2 – 0 4.2%0 – 3 4.1%2 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Athletic Club
Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Villarreal CF covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 16% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 22% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 14% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.