Sunday , 16 August 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 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

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 Alavés 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 Balompié A 1–3 L
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Athletic Club A 1–1 D
01 Apr Club Atlético 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 Balompié A 3–2 W
07 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Athletic Club Villarreal CF
#18 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to San Mames that hosts another battle between Athletic Club and Villarreal CF.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Athletic Club player sees a card in front of him.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Nico Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Inaki Williams was booked on 31.
  • 34' Santi Comesana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernesto Valverde might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a card for Santi Comesana.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 407 games and scored 555 goals.
  • 55' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Gerard Moreno has done his job and it is now time for Alfonso Pedraza to step up.
  • 60' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' Oihan Sancet makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Athletic Club are in front.
  • 69' The whistle greets Alberto Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Goncalo Guedes.
  • 70' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Nico Williams by Alex Berenguer on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spain international Yuri Berchiche has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Muniain comes on to replace Oihan Sancet.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexander Sorloth, as he is very good at scoring at San Mames with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' That is a card for Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Raul Garcia 4
Inaki Williams 4
Nicolas Jackson 2
Oihan Sancet 2
Gerard Moreno 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Alejandro Baena 2
Yeremi Pino 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 Alavés 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 Balompié 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 Atlético 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 Balompié 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2024-03-07 Olympique de Marseille 4–0 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.77 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Athletic Club or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club37% Draw37% Villarreal CF26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
74%
Draw or Villarreal CF
63%
Athletic Club or Villarreal CF
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club20% Draw64% Villarreal CF16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.2%
1 – 0
17.2%
0 – 1
13.9%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
1.7%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 22% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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