Tuesday , 18 August 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 Almeria 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 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 3
5 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
6 Sevilla FC 1 3
7 Real Racing Club de Santander 1 1
8 Villarreal CF 1 1
9 RC Deportivo La Coruna 1 1
10 Elche CF 1 1
11 Málaga CF 0 0
12 FC Barcelona 0 0
13 Real Madrid CF 0 0
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 0 0
15 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
16 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
17 Valencia CF 0 0
18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
19 Athletic Club 0 0
20 CA Osasuna 0 0
21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
22 Getafe CF 1 0
23 Levante UD 1 0

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 Fútbol 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 Balompié 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
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos!
  • 5' Gerard Moreno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for UD Almería tonight.
  • 10' Yerson Mosquera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Ilias Akhomach doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' Assisted by Marc Pubill with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Lozano makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both UD Almería and Villarreal CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Poor challenge from Ilias Akhomach. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 55' Dani Parejo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for UD Almería so far.
  • 59' Francis Coquelin is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Dani Parejo is replaced by Goncalo Guedes.
  • 61' The whistle greets Alfonso Pedraza as he departs to be replaced by Alberto Moreno.
  • 62' That is a card for Villarreal CF. Filip Jorgensen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' 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.
  • 69' UD Almeria make a change. Anthony Lozano trudges off to be replaced by Largie Ramazani on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Villarreal CF make a change. Gerard Moreno trudges off to be replaced by Bertrand Traore on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Aissa Mandi has done his job and it is now time for Jorge Cuenca to step up.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Viera. He receives a card.
  • 76' Sergio Arribas is replacing Jonathan Viera for the UD Almeria side.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Jose Morales comes on to replace Ilias Akhomach.
  • 80' Largie Ramazani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Luka Romero. He replaces Adri Embarba on 85 minute.
  • 87' Largie Ramazani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 88' Kiko Femenia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • Another three points for Villarreal CF.

Lineups

UD Almeria 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
Sergio Akieme 1
Ilias Akhomach 1
Anthony Lozano 1
Alejandro Baena 1
Nicolas Jackson 1
Melero 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 Almeria Form

2024-04-21 UD Almeria 1–2 Villarreal CF L 2024-04-14 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–2 UD Almeria D 2024-03-30 UD Almeria 0–3 CA Osasuna L 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 Balompié 2–3 Villarreal CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 UD Almeria 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 Almeria27% 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 Almeria or Draw
54%
Draw or Villarreal CF
73%
UD Almeria or Villarreal CF
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
UD Almeria20% 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 Almeria

Handicap UD Almeria 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 Almeria 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.