Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2020-21

Athletic Club

1 – 1

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Villarreal CF

Sun 21 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC San Mames HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 40' Etienne Capoue

Dani Garcia 53' Y

Y 55' Juan Foyth

Unai Lopez 86' Y

Overview

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Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at San Mames.

Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Gonzalo Garcia
Referee David Iglesias
Referee Jorge Figueroa

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Villarreal CF

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2020-12-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2020-03-01 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF 2019-11-03 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club 2019-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Villarreal CF	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Cadiz CF	A	4–0	W
07 Feb	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
31 Jan	FC Barcelona	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Getafe CF	H	5–1	W
06 Jan	FC Barcelona	H	2–3	L

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Athletic Club	A	1–1	D
18 Feb	FC Red Bull Salzburg	A	2–0	W
14 Feb	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–2	L
06 Feb	Elche CF	A	2–2	D
30 Jan	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	1–1	D
23 Jan	SD Huesca	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Athletic Club		Villarreal CF
#12	Position	#11
8	Points	8
6	Played	7
2 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
7	Scored	13
6	Conceded	12
+1	GD	+1
1.33	PPG	1.14
33%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Athletic Club

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/6

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Athletic Club

Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	1 G

Villarreal CF

Pape Gueye	3 G
Alberto Moleiro	2 G	3 A
Georges Mikautadze	2 G	1 A
Nicolas Pepe	2 G
Gerard Moreno	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to San Mames that hosts another battle between Athletic Club and Villarreal CF.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' GOAL! Gerard Moreno fires home to make it 0-1!
21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Athletic Club and Villarreal CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' De Marcos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Villarreal CF so far.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Athletic Club in their trying to find a way past Villarreal CF's compact .
40' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Etienne Capoue will be fuming at that decision.
44' What a moment for Alex Berenguer! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
49' Villarreal CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' A moment of madness from Dani Garcia on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Athletic Club will be frustrated.
55' Juan Foyth has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' The crowd applauds Paco Alcacer as he leaves the pitch. Yeremi Pino steps in for Villarreal CF.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
70' Pervis Estupinan is replacing Moi Gomez for the Villarreal CF side.
75' Athletic Club have won 389 goals from 331 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
78' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Ander Capa on, Alex Berenguer off on 78 minutes.
83' The supporters are chanting for Asier Villalibre. He replaces Raul Garcia on 83 minute.
85' Etienne Capoue makes way for Jaume Costa at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Unai Lopez on 86 minutes.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

23
Moi Gomez ↓ Pervis Estupinan 70'
25
Etienne Capoue ↓ Jaume Costa 85'
8
Juan Foyth
17
Paco Alcacer ↓ Yeremi Pino 62'
5
Dani Parejo
24
Alfonso Pedraza ↓ Samuel Chukwueze 85'
7
Gerard Moreno
1
Sergio Asenjo
14
Trigueros ↓ Fernando Nino 62'
4
Pau Torres
3
Albiol C

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Garcia	4
Inaki Williams	4
Karl Toko Ekambi	2
Alejandro Baena	2
Nicolas Jackson	2
Oihan Sancet	2
Gerard Moreno	2
Alex Berenguer	1

Head to Head

Athletic Club Form

2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2021-02-15 Cadiz CF 0–4 Athletic Club W 2021-02-07 Athletic Club 1–1 Valencia CF D 2021-01-31 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club L 2021-01-25 Athletic Club 5–1 Getafe CF W 2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona L

Villarreal CF Form

2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2021-02-18 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2021-02-14 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2021-02-06 Elche CF 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2021-01-30 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2021-01-23 SD Huesca 0–0 Villarreal CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.35 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club or Villarreal CF 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club42% Draw28% Villarreal CF30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

71%

Draw or Villarreal CF

58%

Athletic Club or Villarreal CF

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club29% Draw49% Villarreal CF22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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