Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 Balompie A 3–2 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. UD Almeria is hosting Villarreal CF for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kiko Femenia made 407 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' UD Almeria is showing some good football. However, UD Almeria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Goal! Ilias Akhomach scores his 4 goal in 513 matches.
  • 30' What a strike from Anthony Lozano! The score is 1-1.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Ilias Akhomach is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' Dion Lopy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 60' Goncalo Guedes is replacing Dani Parejo for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 61' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Alfonso Pedraza departs to be replaced by Alberto Moreno.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Filip Jorgensen gets a card.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 69' Another change for UD Almeria made on 69 minute. Anthony Lozano leaves to be changed by Largie Ramazani.
  • 71' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Gerard Moreno by Bertrand Traore on 71 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Aissa Mandi is replaced by Jorge Cuenca.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a card for Jonathan Viera.
  • 76' Another substitution for UD Almeria to replace Jonathan Viera by Sergio Arribas on 76 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Ilias Akhomach is replaced by Jose Morales on 79 minute.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Largie Ramazani.
  • 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' Kiko Femenia is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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
Alejandro Baena 1
Nicolas Jackson 1
Melero 1
Jose Luis Morales 1
Sergio Akieme 1
Ilias Akhomach 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 Balompie 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.