Saturday , 14 November 2026

Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Athletic Club
1 – 1
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sun 14 Apr 2024 · 16:30 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'
Oihan Sancet 66' 1–0
1–1 90+5' Dani Parejo pen
Benat Prados 10' Y
Inaki Williams 31' Y
Y 34' Santi Comesana
Y 34' Raul Albiol
YR 46' Santi Comesana
Yuri Berchiche 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atletico de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompie 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Futbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruna 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alaves 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 Malaga CF 12 5

Head-to-Head

5
7
4
Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club 2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club 2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF 2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Villarreal CF H 1–1 D
31 Mar Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
16 Mar Deportivo Alaves H 2–0 W
10 Mar UD Las Palmas A 2–0 W
03 Mar FC Barcelona H 0–0 D
25 Feb Real Betis Balompie A 1–3 L
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Athletic Club A 1–1 D
01 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–2 L
17 Mar Valencia CF H 1–0 W
14 Mar Olympique de Marseille H 3–1 W
10 Mar Real Betis Balompie A 3–2 W
07 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–4 L

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)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season
17% Clean Sheets
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Athletic Club and Villarreal CF get this one started.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Inaki Williams made 338 appearances and scored 79 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Benat Prados argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Athletic Club 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.
  • 25' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernesto Valverde might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' Inaki Williams catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 31.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Santi Comesana.
  • 39' Athletic Club are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' Raul Albiol has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Santi Comesana. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 338 games and scored 400 goals.
  • 55' Gerard Moreno makes way for Alfonso Pedraza at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 60' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Oihan Sancet adds to his 1 season tally! Athletic Club lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Alberto Moreno by Goncalo Guedes on 69 minute.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Nico Williams is replaced by Alex Berenguer on 70 minute.
  • 75' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 77' Athletic Club ring the changes. Oihan Sancet has done his job and it is now time for Muniain to step up.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' Benat Prados has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 338 appearances.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Yuri Berchiche is booked for Athletic Club — card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Athletic Club 1-1 Villarreal CF.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Inaki Williams 4
Raul Garcia 4
Gerard Moreno 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Alejandro Baena 2
Nicolas Jackson 2
Oihan Sancet 2
Ruiz de Galarreta 1

Head to Head

2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club 2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club 2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF 2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2024-03-31 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Athletic Club L 2024-03-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alaves W 2024-03-10 UD Las Palmas 0–2 Athletic Club W 2024-03-03 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2024-02-25 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Athletic Club L

Villarreal CF Form

2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2024-04-01 Villarreal CF 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2024-03-17 Villarreal CF 1–0 Valencia CF W 2024-03-14 Villarreal CF 3–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2024-03-10 Real Betis Balompie 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2024-03-07 Olympique de Marseille 4–0 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Athletic Club or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club45% Draw28% Villarreal CF27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
73%
Draw or Villarreal CF
55%
Athletic Club or Villarreal CF
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club31% Draw48% Villarreal CF21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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