Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF — La Liga .
- Athletic Club 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- Villarreal CF 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Carlos del Cerro
- Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
- Referee Abraham Alvarez
- Referee Jesus Gil
- Referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid CF | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Club Atlético de Madrid | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad de Fútbol | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | Sevilla FC | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 11 | 16 |
| 8 | RC Deportivo La Coruña | 12 | 15 |
| 9 | Villarreal CF | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | Real Racing Club de Santander | 12 | 14 |
| 11 | RC Celta de Vigo | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Deportivo Alavés | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | CA Osasuna | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | Getafe CF | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | Levante UD | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Elche CF | 12 | 10 |
| 19 | Valencia CF | 12 | 9 |
| 20 | Málaga CF | 12 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Villarreal CF | H | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Sep | Real Betis Balompié | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Sep | Real Madrid CF | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Aug | SD Huesca | H | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Aug | CD Leganes | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Nov | Cobham FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Athletic Club | A | 3–0 | W |
| 23 Sep | Valencia CF | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Sep | Rangers FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Sep | CD Leganes | A | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Girona FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Aug | Sevilla FC | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Athletic Club | Villarreal CF | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #9 |
| 16 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 12 |
| 4 / 4 / 3 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 5 |
| 15 | Scored | 17 |
| 11 | Conceded | 15 |
| +4 | GD | +2 |
| 1.45 | PPG | 1.25 |
| 36% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
31%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
45%
Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season
Athletic Club this season
17%
Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
Villarreal CF this season
Athletic Club are 7th (16 pts). Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Athletic Club
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Athletic Club
| Alex Berenguer | 4 G | 4 A |
| Inaki Williams | 3 G | 2 A |
| Nico Williams | 2 G | 1 A |
| Roberto Navarro | 2 G | |
| Aitor Paredes Casamichana | 2 G |
Villarreal CF
| Georges Mikautadze | 3 G | 1 A |
| Pape Gueye | 3 G | |
| Alberto Moleiro | 2 G | 4 A |
| Nicolas Pepe | 2 G | 1 A |
| Gerard Moreno | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Athletic Club to score. At the same time, Villarreal CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Athletic Club in their trying to find a way past Villarreal CF's compact .
- 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 20' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' A quiet spell here at . Villarreal CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 40' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Trigueros has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from De Marcos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' The whistle greets Carlos Bacca as he departs to be replaced by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 64' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Miguel Layun departs to be replaced by Santi Cazorla.
- 65' Pablo Fornals makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Villarreal CF are in front.
- 67' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Iturraspe exits the field as Unai Lopez enters on 67.
- 70' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Inigo Kerejeta on, Raul Garcia off on 70 minutes.
- 73' De Marcos was booked on 73.
- 76' Victor Ruiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 80' Goal! Ramiro Funes Mori scores his 4 goal in 423 matches.
- 81' Athletic Club ring the changes. De Marcos has done his job and it is now time for Gorka Rodriguez to step up.
- 86' Spain international Victor Ruiz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 88' Alfonso Pedraza is replacing Gerard Moreno for the Villarreal CF side.
- 89' Goal! Karl Toko Ekambi scores his 69 goal in 423 matches.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Athletic Club Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 25
- 3
- 4
-
8
Iturraspe C ↓ Unai Lopez 67'
- 7
-
18
De Marcos ↓ Gorka Guruzeta 81'
-
22
Raul Garcia ↓ Inigo Cordoba 70'
- 10
- 9
- 21
Bench
-
23
Unai Lopez ↑ 67'
- 6
- 24
- 5
-
11
Inigo Cordoba ↑ 70'
-
30
Gorka Guruzeta ↑ 81'
- 26
Coach
Eduardo Berizzo
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
-
24
Miguel Layun ↓ Santi Cazorla 64'
- 4
-
9
Carlos Bacca ↓ Karl Toko Ekambi 60'
-
7
Gerard Moreno ↓ Alfonso Pedraza 88'
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 14
- 8
Bench
-
16
Alfonso Pedraza ↑ 88'
-
19
Santi Cazorla ↑ 64'
-
17
Karl Toko Ekambi ↑ 60'
- 20
- 13
- 10
- 22
Coach
Javier Calleja
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Raul Garcia | 4 |
| Inaki Williams | 4 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 2 |
| Oihan Sancet | 2 |
| Gerard Moreno | 2 |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 2 |
| Alejandro Baena | 2 |
| Jaume Costa | 1 |
Head to Head
Athletic Club Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85
Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65
Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Athletic Club or Draw
51%
Draw or Villarreal CF
77%
Athletic Club or Villarreal CF
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
10.9%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Athletic Club
| Handicap | Athletic Club covers | Push | Villarreal CF covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +1 | 45% | 24% | 30% |
| +1.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +2 | 70% | 17% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.