Sevilla FC vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Sevilla FC

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Villarreal CF

Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 19:00 UTC Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 70' Juan Foyth

Y 73' Aissa Mandi

Erik Lamela 85' Y

Overview

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Sevilla FC vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan.

Sevilla FC 38 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Roberto Diaz
Referee Jon Nunez
Referee Gorka Etayo Herrera
Referee Jaime Latre
Referee Juan Luis Pulido

5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

Sevilla FC 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Villarreal CF

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-23 Sevilla FC 2–1 Villarreal CF 2022-09-18 Villarreal CF 1–1 Sevilla FC 2022-05-08 Villarreal CF 1–1 Sevilla FC 2021-12-04 Sevilla FC 1–0 Villarreal CF 2021-05-16 Villarreal CF 4–0 Sevilla FC

Recent Form

Sevilla FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	2–1	W
20 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	3–0	W
16 Apr	Valencia CF	A	2–0	W
13 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	2–2	D
07 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	2–2	D
01 Apr	Cadiz CF	A	2–0	W

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L
15 Apr	Real Valladolid CF	H	1–2	L
08 Apr	Real Madrid CF	A	3–2	W
02 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–0	W
19 Mar	CA Osasuna	A	3–0	W
12 Mar	Real Betis Balompie	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sevilla FC		Villarreal CF
#15	Position	#3
43	Points	72
38	Played	38
12 / 7 / 19	W / D / L	22 / 6 / 10
46	Scored	72
60	Conceded	46
-14	GD	+26
1.13	PPG	1.89
32%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sevilla FC are 15th (43 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan will turn into a battlefield for Sevilla FC and Villarreal CF.
5' Alfonso Pedraza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sevilla FC so far.
10' Croatia international Ivan Rakitic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Jose Luis Morales departs to be replaced by Nicolas Jackson.
21' Nicolas Jackson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Luis Morales at the 21 minute mark.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Quique Setien will be considering his options from the bench.
31' Sevilla FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' A goal from the Spain international Rafael Mir! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-0!
39' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Sevilla FC is showing some good football. However, Sevilla FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
54' The -year-old Bryan Gil has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' A goal from the Spain international Pau Torres! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-1!
57' What composure from Pau Torres! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-2.
58' Fresh legs for Sevilla FC! Lucas Ocampos comes on to replace Rafael Mir.
63' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
66' Alejandro Baena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yeremi Pino at the 66 minute mark.
70' The referee calls foul for Juan Foyth. He receives a Yellow card.
71' Sevilla FC ring the changes. Pape Gueye has done his job and it is now time for Fernando to step up.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Aissa Mandi is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 73.
78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
80' It is a substitution in Sevilla FC team. Alex Telles is replaced by Jesus Navas on 80 minute.
82' The supporters are chanting for Jorge Cuenca. He replaces Aissa Mandi on 82 minute.
85' Erik Lamela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Villarreal CF.

Lineups

Sevilla FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Luis Mendilibar

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

8
Juan Foyth
10
Dani Parejo
23
Aissa Mandi ↓ Jorge Cuenca 82'
17
Giovani Lo Celso ↓ Alberto Moreno 82'
22
Jose Luis Morales ↓ Nicolas Jackson 21'
24
Alfonso Pedraza
11
Samuel Chukwueze
4
Pau Torres
1
Pepe Reina
21
Yeremi Pino ↓ Alejandro Baena 66'
39
RamonTerrats Espacio ↓ Etienne Capoue 66'

Bench

6
Etienne Capoue ↑ 66'
18
Alberto Moreno ↑ 82'
12
Johan Mojica
14
Trigueros
40
Haissem Hassan
5
Jorge Cuenca ↑ 82'
16
Alejandro Baena ↑ 66'
35
Filip Jorgensen
15
Nicolas Jackson ↑ 21'

Coach Quique Setien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Youssef En-Nesyri	4
Carlos Bacca	4
Pau Torres	3
Alexander Sorloth	2
Gerard Moreno	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	2
Munir El Haddadi	2
Pape Gueye	2

Head to Head

Sevilla FC Form

2023-04-23 Sevilla FC 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2023-04-20 Sevilla FC 3–0 Manchester United FC W 2023-04-16 Valencia CF 0–2 Sevilla FC W 2023-04-13 Manchester United FC 2–2 Sevilla FC D 2023-04-07 Sevilla FC 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-04-01 Cadiz CF 0–2 Sevilla FC W

Villarreal CF Form

2023-04-23 Sevilla FC 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-04-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Valladolid CF L 2023-04-08 Real Madrid CF 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2023-04-02 Villarreal CF 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2023-03-19 CA Osasuna 0–3 Villarreal CF W 2023-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Sevilla FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.83 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: Sevilla FC or Villarreal CF 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sevilla FC39% Draw24% Villarreal CF37%

Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sevilla FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Villarreal CF

61%

Sevilla FC or Villarreal CF

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sevilla FC24% Draw42% Villarreal CF34%

Actual: Sevilla FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap	Sevilla FC covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sevilla FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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