Villarreal CF vs Atalanta BC, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs Atalanta BC — Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
- Atalanta BC 8 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Nicolas Danos
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Pignard Jeremie
- Referee Jerome Brisard
- Referee Stephanie Frappart
32 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Sep Atalanta BC H 2–2 D 29 Aug Club Atletico de Madrid A 2–2 D 21 Aug RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 0–0 D 16 Aug Granada CF H 0–0 D 26 May Manchester United FC H 12–11 W 22 May Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Sep Villarreal CF A 2–2 D 11 Sep ACF Fiorentina H 1–2 L 28 Aug Bologna FC 1909 H 0–0 D 21 Aug Torino FC A 2–1 W 23 May AC Milan H 0–2 L 15 May Genoa CFC A 4–3 W Season Stats
Villarreal CF Atalanta BC #35 Position #15 1 Points 13 8 Played 8 0 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3 5 Scored 10 18 Conceded 10 -13 GD +0 0.13 PPG 1.63 0% Win % 50% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season25% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this seasonVillarreal CF are 35th (1 pts). Atalanta BC are 15th (13 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Remo Freuler made 513 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 6' GOAL! Remo Freuler scores on 6.
- 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
- 16' Atalanta BC is showing some good football. However, Atalanta BC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 21' 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.
- 24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marten de Roon.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Marten de Roon. He receives a Yellow card.
- 30' It looks surprising Atalanta BC does not make any changes. Marten de Roon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 39' Goal! Trigueros scores his 15 goal in 393 matches.
- 44' 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.
- 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Etienne Capoue on 55.
- 60' Moi Gomez is replacing Trigueros for the Villarreal CF side.
- 61' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Trigueros is replaced by Moi Gomez on 61 minute.
- 65' Gerard Moreno is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 70' Atalanta BC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josip Ilicic is hanging Duvan Zapata on the field on 70 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Mario Pasalic. He replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi on 71 minute.
- 72' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Yellow card on 72.
- 72' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Yeremi Pino departs to be replaced by Alberto Moreno.
- 73' Goal! Arnaut Danjuma scores his 48 goal in 346 matches.
- 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Francis Coquelin.
- 79' The Atalanta BC manager makes a substitution. Matteo Pessina departs to be replaced by Aleksei Miranchuk.
- 83' What an equalizer from Robin Gosens!
- 84' Francis Coquelin was booked on 84.
- 88' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alfonso Pedraza is replaced by Mario Gaspar.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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- 8
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- 13
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Alfonso Pedraza ↓ Mario Gaspar 88'
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- 14
- 4
- 3
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Boulaye Dia ↓ Arnaut Danjuma 61'
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Yeremi Pino ↓ Alberto Moreno 72'
Bench
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23
Moi Gomez ↑ 60'
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Arnaut Danjuma ↑ 61'
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Alberto Moreno ↑ 72'
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Francis Coquelin ↑ 60'
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Mario Gaspar ↑ 88'
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Coach Unai EmeryAtalanta BC Lineups
Starting XI
- 77
- 2
- 6
- 11
- 8
- 15
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Duvan Zapata ↓ Josip Ilicic 70'
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Berat Gjimshiti ↓ Merih Demiral 61'
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Bench
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Teun Koopmeiners ↑ 70'
- 31
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Josip Ilicic ↑ 70'
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Mario Pasalic ↑ 71'
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- 57
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Aleksei Miranchuk ↑ 79'
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Merih Demiral ↑ 61'
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Coach Gian Piero Gasperini -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Arnaut Danjuma 3 Robin Gosens 1 Trigueros 1 Duvan Zapata 1 Ruslan Malinovskyi 1 Etienne Capoue 1 Remo Freuler 1 Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.6 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.18 Atalanta BC xGI would bet for: Villarreal CF or Atalanta BC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.78Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 72% 28% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 57%Draw or Atalanta BC 67%Villarreal CF or Atalanta BC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.8%1 – 2 8.4%2 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.2%1 – 3 6%0 – 2 5.5%2 – 3 4.8%0 – 1 4.5%0 – 3 3.9%3 – 2 3.6%0 – 0 3.5%1 – 4 3.3%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Atalanta BC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 8% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 14% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 50% — 50% +1 50% 20% 30% +1.5 70% — 30% +2 70% 15% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.