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Real Madrid CF vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Real Madrid CF
2 – 1
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sat 22 May 2021 · 16:00 UTC Alfredo Di Stefano HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Alfredo Di Stefano.

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Inigo Prieto
  • Referee Jose Munuera
  • Referee Alfonso Baena Espejo
  • Referee Juan Pena
3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 23.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
6
2
Real Madrid CF 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-22 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-11-21 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Madrid CF 2020-07-16 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2019-09-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Madrid CF 2019-05-05 Real Madrid CF 3–2 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May Villarreal CF H 2–1 W
16 May Athletic Club A 1–0 W
13 May Granada CF A 4–1 W
09 May Sevilla FC H 2–2 D
05 May Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
01 May CA Osasuna H 2–0 W
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L
16 May Sevilla FC H 4–0 W
13 May Real Valladolid CF A 2–0 W
09 May RC Celta de Vigo H 2–4 L
06 May Arsenal FC A 0–0 D
02 May Getafe CF H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF Villarreal CF
#4 Position #11
15 Points 8
7 Played 7
5 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
18 Scored 13
8 Conceded 12
+10 GD +1
2.14 PPG 1.14
71% Win % 29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Real Madrid CF are 4th (15 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
2/–
16-30
3/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
6/2
■ 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)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 7 G 2 A
Jude Bellingham 3 G 2 A
Carlos Espi 2 G
Vinicius Junior 1 G 3 A
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 game is set. Villarreal CF kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Geronimo Rulli, as he is very good at scoring at Alfredo Di Stefano with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Yeremi Pino does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 25' It looks surprising Real Madrid CF does not make any changes. Trigueros has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Madrid CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Assisted by Casemiro with the perfectly-timed delivery and Karim Benzema makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 56' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Vinicius Junior has done his job and it is now time for Rodrygo to step up.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Vinicius Junior is replaced by Rodrygo.
  • 64' Real Madrid CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' Francis Coquelin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Bacca at the 66 minute mark.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Real Madrid CF — Mariano Diaz on, Casemiro off on 68 minutes.
  • 69' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Miguel Gutierrez exits the field as Nacho enters on 69.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 81' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Yeremi Pino exits the field as Paco Alcacer enters on 81.
  • 86' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 86 minute. Trigueros leaves to be changed by Moi Gomez.
  • 87' Karim Benzema with the second goal in the match!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zinedine Zidane

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karim Benzema 7
Alexander Sorloth 4
Gerard Moreno 4
Mariano Diaz 3
Vinicius Junior 2
Santi Cazorla 2
Kylian Mbappe 2
Samuel Chukwueze 2

Head to Head

2021-05-22 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-11-21 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Madrid CF 2020-07-16 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2019-09-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Madrid CF 2019-05-05 Real Madrid CF 3–2 Villarreal CF

Real Madrid CF Form

2021-05-22 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-05-16 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2021-05-13 Granada CF 1–4 Real Madrid CF W 2021-05-09 Real Madrid CF 2–2 Sevilla FC D 2021-05-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Real Madrid CF L 2021-05-01 Real Madrid CF 2–0 CA Osasuna W

Villarreal CF Form

2021-05-22 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2021-05-16 Villarreal CF 4–0 Sevilla FC W 2021-05-13 Real Valladolid CF 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2021-05-09 Villarreal CF 2–4 RC Celta de Vigo L 2021-05-06 Arsenal FC 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2021-05-02 Villarreal CF 1–0 Getafe CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.53 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF62% Draw20% Villarreal CF18%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
82%
Draw or Villarreal CF
38%
Real Madrid CF or Villarreal CF
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF47% Draw37% Villarreal CF16%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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