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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Thu 18 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Villarreal CF — Europe at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Andris Treimanis
  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Haralds Gudermanis
  • Referee Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler

Head-to-Head

2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Villarreal CF

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
20 Jan Granada CF H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
Haris Tabakovic 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! fc red bull salzburg welcome villarreal cf for this crunch clash at Red Bull Arena.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. fc red bull salzburg in their trying to find a way past villarreal cf's compact .
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both fc red bull salzburg and villarreal cf are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both fc red bull salzburg and villarreal cf are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rasmus Kristensen.
  • 34' fc red bull salzburg have won 139 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' Luka Sucic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Oumar Solet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 41' Paco Alcacer adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Juan Foyth is replacing Ruben Pena for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 51' villarreal cf are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Paco Alcacer exits the field as Fernando Nino enters on 59.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Moi Gomez is replaced by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 61' Karim Adeyemi gets the nod from FC Red Bull Salzburg. He replaces Brenden Aaronson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' villarreal cf are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Fernando Nino — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' Jaume Costa is replacing Etienne Capoue for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 79' villarreal cf 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.
  • 84' Yeremi Pino gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Gerard Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Noah Okafor.
  • 90' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • fc red bull salzburg will have plenty to reflect on. villarreal cf were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.82 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg22% Draw28% Villarreal CF50%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
50%
Draw or Villarreal CF
78%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or Villarreal CF
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Red Bull Salzburg14% Draw48% Villarreal CF38%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.1%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg

Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 25% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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