Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primera Division · 2020-21
Athletic Club
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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 Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

5
7
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Athletic Club A 1–1 D
18 Feb FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
14 Feb Real Betis Balompie 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 #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 history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Athletic Club and Villarreal CF is underway.
  • 5' Albiol, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 16' Gerard Moreno adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Trigueros is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Etienne Capoue.
  • 44' What composure from Alex Berenguer! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 49' The 35-year-old Inigo Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dani Garcia.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Juan Foyth. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Paco Alcacer by Yeremi Pino on 62 minute.
  • 67' 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.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Moi Gomez as he leaves the pitch. Pervis Estupinan steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 75' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' The whistle greets Alex Berenguer as he departs to be replaced by Ander Capa.
  • 83' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Raul Garcia departs to be replaced by Asier Villalibre.
  • 85' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Etienne Capoue is withdrawn and Jaume Costa gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Unai Lopez is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 86.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Garcia 4
Inaki Williams 4
Alejandro Baena 2
Nicolas Jackson 2
Oihan Sancet 2
Gerard Moreno 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Gorka Guruzeta 1

Head to Head

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

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 Balompie 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
2 / 4
1.18 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Athletic Club or Villarreal CF 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club33% Draw27% Villarreal CF40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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
60%
Draw or Villarreal CF
67%
Athletic Club or Villarreal CF
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club21% Draw46% Villarreal CF33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 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
31% ✓

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