Villarreal CF vs Arsenal FC, Europe 2020-21 SEMI FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs Arsenal FC — Europe at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Luis Godinho
- Referee Paulo Soares
18 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W 25 Apr FC Barcelona H 1–2 L 21 Apr Deportivo Alaves A 1–2 L 18 Apr Levante UD A 5–1 W 15 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–1 W 11 Apr CA Osasuna H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Villarreal CF A 1–2 L 23 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L 18 Apr Fulham FC H 1–1 D 15 Apr SK Slavia Praha A 4–0 W 11 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–0 W 08 Apr SK Slavia Praha H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Villarreal CF kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Trigueros puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alfonso Pedraza suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' 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.
- 25' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Goal! Albiol scores his 4 goal in 505 matches.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pau Torres.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dani Ceballos.
- 46' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Paco Alcacer by Francis Coquelin on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Granit Xhaka made 410 appearances and scored 31 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Partey on 57.
- 58' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a card on 58.
- 63' Martinelli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Odegaard on 63 minute.
- 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Etienne Capoue on 67.
- 68' That looks like a foul for a card for Etienne Capoue.
- 70' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Gaspar is hanging Juan Foyth on the field on 70 minute.
- 73' What a strike from Nicolas Pepe! The score is 2-1.
- 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 403 games and scored 547 goals.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Etienne Capoue.
- 80' Alberto Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfonso Pedraza on 80 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Trigueros is replaced by Moi Gomez on 81 minute.
- 85' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 85 minute. Bukayo Saka leaves to be changed by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 90' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 90 minute. Nicolas Pepe leaves to be changed by Willian.
- 90' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Arsenal FC.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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Juan Foyth ↓ Mario Gaspar 70'
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Paco Alcacer ↓ Francis Coquelin 46'
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- 24
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- 14
- 11
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Bench
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23
Moi Gomez ↑ 80'
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Alberto Moreno ↑ 80'
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Francis Coquelin ↑ 46'
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Mario Gaspar ↑ 70'
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- 34
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Coach Unai EmeryArsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 34
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- 32
- 21
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Martin Odegaard ↓ Martinelli 63'
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Nicolas Pepe ↓ Willian 90'
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- 22
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Bench
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Mohamed El Neny ↑ 90'
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- 14
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Willian ↑ 90'
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Martinelli ↑ 63'
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.44 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Villarreal CF or Arsenal FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.78Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 69%Draw or Arsenal FC 57%Villarreal CF or Arsenal FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%2 – 1 Actual0 – 0 8.1%1 – 0 8%1 – 2 7.7%0 – 1 7.3%2 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 5.6%0 – 2 5.5%3 – 1 4%1 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 20% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.