Saturday , 12 September 2026

UD Almeria vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
UD Almeria
1 – 2
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sun 21 Apr 2024 · 14:15 UTC Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 25' Ilias Akhomach
Anthony Lozano 30' 1–1
1–2 90+3' Alexander Sorloth
Y 50' Ilias Akhomach
Y 59' Francis Coquelin
Y 62' Filip Jorgensen
Jonathan Viera 73' Y
Largie Ramazani 80' Y
Largie Ramazani 87' YR
Y 88' Kiko Femenia

Overview

Match Preview

UD Almería vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos.

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Garrido Romero (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Guillermo Santiago Sacristan (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 4 12
2 Deportivo Alaves 4 10
3 Sevilla FC 5 10
4 Real Betis Balompie 4 9
5 Real Madrid CF 4 9
6 RC Deportivo La Coruna 4 8
7 Club Atletico de Madrid 4 7
8 CA Osasuna 4 7
9 Real Sociedad de Futbol 5 7
10 Athletic Club 4 6
11 Levante UD 4 5
12 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 4 4
13 Getafe CF 4 4
14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4 4
15 Real Racing Club de Santander 4 4
16 RC Celta de Vigo 5 3
17 Villarreal CF 4 2
18 Malaga CF 4 2
19 Elche CF 4 1
20 Valencia CF 5 1

Head-to-Head

4
UD Almeria 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-21 UD Almeria 1–2 Villarreal CF 2023-09-17 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria 2023-03-04 UD Almeria 0–2 Villarreal CF 2022-10-23 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria

Recent Form

UD Almeria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Villarreal CF H 1–2 L
14 Apr Real Sociedad de Futbol A 2–2 D
30 Mar CA Osasuna H 0–3 L
17 Mar UD Las Palmas A 1–0 W
11 Mar Sevilla FC H 2–2 D
01 Mar RC Celta de Vigo A 0–1 L
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr UD Almeria A 2–1 W
14 Apr Athletic Club A 1–1 D
01 Apr Club Atletico 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 Balompie A 3–2 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Georges Mikautadze 1 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 1 G
Gerard Moreno 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' UD Almeria have kicked off against Villarreal CF. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Spain international Kiko Femenia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' UD Almeria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Ilias Akhomach does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 30' Anthony Lozano makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and UD Almeria are in front.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both UD Almeria and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' A moment of madness from Ilias Akhomach on 50 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. UD Almeria and Villarreal CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' A moment of madness from Francis Coquelin on 59 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • 60' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Dani Parejo departs to be replaced by Goncalo Guedes.
  • 61' Alberto Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfonso Pedraza on 61 minute.
  • 62' Filip Jorgensen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 62.
  • 67' UD Almeria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 69' Largie Ramazani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anthony Lozano at the 69 minute mark.
  • 71' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Gerard Moreno exits the field as Bertrand Traore enters on 71.
  • 72' Jorge Cuenca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aissa Mandi at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Viera on 73.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Jonathan Viera as he leaves the pitch. Sergio Arribas steps in for UD Almeria.
  • 79' Jose Morales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ilias Akhomach at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Largie Ramazani.
  • 85' A tactical swap from UD Almeria — Luka Romero on, Adri Embarba off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Largie Ramazani on 87 minutes.
  • 88' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a card on 88.
  • With this win, Villarreal CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

UD Almería Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepe Mel

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 2
Alexander Sorloth 2
Jose Luis Morales 1
Sergio Akieme 1
Ilias Akhomach 1
Anthony Lozano 1
Alejandro Baena 1
Nicolas Jackson 1

Head to Head

2024-04-21 UD Almeria 1–2 Villarreal CF 2023-09-17 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria 2023-03-04 UD Almeria 0–2 Villarreal CF 2022-10-23 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria

UD Almería Form

2024-04-21 UD Almeria 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-04-14 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–2 UD Almeria D 2024-03-30 UD Almeria 0–3 CA Osasuna W 2024-03-17 UD Las Palmas 0–1 UD Almeria W 2024-03-11 UD Almeria 2–2 Sevilla FC D 2024-03-01 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 UD Almeria L

Villarreal CF Form

2024-04-21 UD Almeria 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2024-04-01 Villarreal CF 1–2 Club Atletico 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 Balompie 2–3 Villarreal CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 UD Almería xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
UD Almería27% Draw27% Villarreal CF46%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

UD Almería or Draw
54%
Draw or Villarreal CF
73%
UD Almería or Villarreal CF
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
UD Almería20% Draw46% Villarreal CF34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — UD Almería

Handicap UD Almería covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

UD Almería keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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