FK Spartak Moskva vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Spartak Moskva vs Villarreal CF — Europe .
- FK Spartak Moskva 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Christian Gittelmann
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Benjamin Cortus
- Referee Daniel Siebert
- Referee Jan Seidel
- Referee Mike Pickel
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct Villarreal CF H 3–3 D 30 Sep FK Rostov H 0–1 L 23 Sep PFC CSKA Moskva A 1–1 D 20 Sep SK Rapid Wien A 0–2 L 16 Sep RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–2 L 02 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct FK Spartak Moskva A 3–3 D 30 Sep Real Valladolid CF H 0–1 L 26 Sep Athletic Club A 3–0 W 23 Sep Valencia CF H 0–0 D 20 Sep Rangers FC H 2–2 D 16 Sep CD Leganes A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Spartak Moskva to score. At the same time, Villarreal CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Ze Luis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 13' Karl Toko Ekambi puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
- 18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 23' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' 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 Andres Fernandez suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' 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.
- 34' What a strike from Ze Luis! The score is 1-1.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniele Bonera made 392 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 392 games and scored 441 goals.
- 49' GOAL! Pablo Fornals scores on 49.
- 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicola Sansone.
- 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miguel Layun, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 61' Gerard Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicola Sansone on 61 minute.
- 66' It looks surprising FK Spartak Moskva does not make any changes. Victor Ruiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 69' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Mikhail Ignatov is replaced by Sofiane Hanni.
- 70' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santi Cazorla is hanging Samuel Chukwueze on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Layun. He replaces Karl Toko Ekambi on 76 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Aleksandr Tashaev. He replaces Aleksandr Lomovitski on 80 minute.
- 81' Gerard Moreno is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
- 82' Goal! Ze Luis scores his 29 goal in 347 matches.
- 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernando on 83.
- 85' What a strike from Lorenzo Melgarejo! The score is 3-2.
- 87' It’s a booking for FK Spartak Moskva player. Nikolai Rasskazov gets a Yellow card.
- 90' What a strike from Santi Cazorla! The score is 3-3.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Artyom Timofeyev. He replaces Dimitri Kombarov on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
FK Spartak Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 47
- 14
- 23
- 98
- 16
- 27
- 92
- 11
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22
Mikhail Ignatov ↓ Sofiane Hanni 69'
- 9
- 25
Bench
- 19
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88
Aleksandr Tashaev ↑ 80'
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94
Sofiane Hanni ↑ 69'
- 32
- 46
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40
Artem Timofeev ↑ 90'
- 71
Coach Massimo CarreraVillarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 4
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17
Karl Toko Ekambi ↓ Miguel Layun 76'
- 13
- 2
- 6
- 23
- 14
- 8
- 30
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10
Nicola Sansone ↓ Gerard Moreno 61'
Bench
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24
Miguel Layun ↑ 76'
- 9
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19
Santi Cazorla ↑ 70'
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7
Gerard Moreno ↑ 61'
- 1
- 11
- 3
Coach Javier Calleja -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Karl Toko Ekambi 2 Ze Luis 2 Ze Luis 2 Karl Toko Ekambi 1 Pablo Fornals 1 Santi Cazorla 1 Pablo Fornals 1 Lorenzo Melgarejo 1 Head to Head
FK Spartak Moskva Form
2018-10-04 FK Spartak Moskva 3–3 Villarreal CF D 2018-09-30 FK Spartak Moskva 0–1 FK Rostov L 2018-09-23 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D 2018-09-20 SK Rapid Wien 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2018-09-16 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.7 FK Spartak Moskva xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.87 Villarreal CF xGI would bet for: FK Spartak Moskva or Villarreal CF 75% + Both teams to score 69%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.57Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
FK Spartak Moskva or Draw 61%Draw or Villarreal CF 64%FK Spartak Moskva or Villarreal CF 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 1 9.8%1 – 2 8.1%2 – 1 7.4%2 – 2 6.8%1 – 3 5%0 – 2 5%0 – 1 4.7%2 – 3 4.3%1 – 0 4.2%0 – 0 4.2%3 – 1 4.2%2 – 0 4.1%Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva
Handicap FK Spartak Moskva covers Push Villarreal CF covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 10% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 17% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 18% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 13% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.