Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
Athletic Club
1 – 0
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sun 30 Oct 2022 · 17:30 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'
Raul Garcia 45' Y
Y 50' Alberto Moreno
Mikel Vesga 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Carlos Calderina
  • Referee Julian Villasenor (Spain)
  • Referee Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)
  • Referee Miguel Ortiz
  • Referee Juan Luis Pulido

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

5
7
4
Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF 2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-10-23 Athletic Club 2–1 Villarreal CF 2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2020-12-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Villarreal CF H 1–0 W
23 Oct FC Barcelona A 0–4 L
18 Oct Getafe CF A 2–2 D
15 Oct Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–1 L
08 Oct Sevilla FC A 1–1 D
30 Sep UD Almeria H 4–0 W
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Athletic Club A 0–1 L
23 Oct UD Almeria H 2–1 W
20 Oct FC Barcelona A 0–3 L
17 Oct CA Osasuna H 2–0 W
09 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
01 Oct Cadiz CF 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' The ball is rolling at San Mames Barria. Athletic Club are looking to make home advantage count against Villarreal CF.
  • 5' Athletic Club are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's shape.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Athletic Club and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Athletic Club are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Trigueros on, Giovani Lo Celso off on 25 minutes.
  • 29' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. De Marcos departs to be replaced by Inigo Lekue.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Raul Garcia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ernesto Valverde will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Athletic Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Inaki Williams has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' Nicolas Jackson is replacing Jose Luis Morales for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 69' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Raul Garcia is withdrawn and Unai Vencedor Paris gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Spain international Dani Parejo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Trigueros is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Gorka Guruzeta on, Inaki Williams off on 82 minutes.
  • 86' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jorge Cuenca is hanging Dani Parejo on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alberto Del Moral is hanging Femenia Far on the field on 87 minute.
  • 89' Mikel Vesga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Athletic Club players.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF 2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-10-23 Athletic Club 2–1 Villarreal CF 2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2020-12-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF W 2022-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club L 2022-10-18 Getafe CF 2–2 Athletic Club D 2022-10-15 Athletic Club 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-10-08 Sevilla FC 1–1 Athletic Club D 2022-09-30 Athletic Club 4–0 UD Almeria W

Villarreal CF Form

2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-23 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria W 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-17 Villarreal CF 2–0 CA Osasuna W 2022-10-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-01 Cadiz CF 0–0 Villarreal CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.43 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club52% Draw28% Villarreal CF20%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
80%
Draw or Villarreal CF
48%
Athletic Club or Villarreal CF
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club34% Draw51% Villarreal CF15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
13%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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