Friday , 2 October 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 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

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 Atlético 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
–/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)

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' And we are off! UD Almería vs Villarreal CF — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' UD Almería are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' UD Almería are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ilias Akhomach makes it 0-1.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Anthony Lozano gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Denmark international Filip Jorgensen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. UD Almería needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos. Villarreal CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Ilias Akhomach. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 55' Leo Baptistao has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 59' That is a card for Villarreal CF. Francis Coquelin will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' Goncalo Guedes gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Dani Parejo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Alfonso Pedraza as he leaves the pitch. Alberto Moreno steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a card for Filip Jorgensen.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' A change in the UD Almeria ranks — Anthony Lozano exits the field as Largie Ramazani enters on 69.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Bertrand Traore. He replaces Gerard Moreno on 71 minute.
  • 72' Jorge Cuenca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aissa Mandi at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Jonathan Viera on 73 minutes earns him a card. UD Almeria will be frustrated.
  • 76' A change in the UD Almeria ranks — Jonathan Viera exits the field as Sergio Arribas enters on 76.
  • 79' Jose Morales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ilias Akhomach at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' Largie Ramazani picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Luka Romero is replacing Adri Embarba for the UD Almeria side.
  • 87' Largie Ramazani is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 88' Villarreal CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • Full Time. Villarreal CF beats UD Almería

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
Nicolas Jackson 1
Melero 1
Jose Luis Morales 1
Sergio Akieme 1
Ilias Akhomach 1
Anthony Lozano 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 Atlético 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.