Saturday , 14 November 2026

Villarreal CF vs Atalanta BC, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Villarreal CF
2 – 2
Full Time
Atalanta BC
Tue 14 Sep 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Marten de Roon
Y 25' Marten de Roon
Etienne Capoue 55' Y
Gerard Moreno 65' Y
Yeremi Pino 72' Y
Francis Coquelin 76' Y
Francis Coquelin 84' R

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Atalanta BC — Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
16 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 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 Atlético 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 Bodø/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 København 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

1
1
Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Atalanta BC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-14 Villarreal CF 2–2 Atalanta BC

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Atalanta BC H 2–2 D
29 Aug Club Atlético 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
Atalanta BC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Villarreal CF are 35th (1 pts). Atalanta BC are 15th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
1/4
16-30
3/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Tani Oluwaseyi 2 G
Santiago Mourino 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio de la Ceramica as Villarreal CF face off against Atalanta BC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 6' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Remo Freuler makes it 0-1.
  • 11' Alberto Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 16' 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 Gerard Moreno suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Marten de Roon is booked for Atalanta BC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 25' Marten de Roon is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Atalanta BC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' Trigueros doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 44' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' Atalanta BC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. Atalanta BC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Etienne Capoue.
  • 60' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Trigueros exits the field as Moi Gomez enters on 60.
  • 61' Moi Gomez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Trigueros at the 61 minute mark.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Gerard Moreno gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Duvan Zapata as he leaves the pitch. Josip Ilicic steps in for Atalanta BC.
  • 71' A change in the Atalanta BC ranks — Ruslan Malinovskyi exits the field as Mario Pasalic enters on 71.
  • 72' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Villarreal CF make a change. Yeremi Pino trudges off to be replaced by Alberto Moreno on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Brilliant from the ! Arnaut Danjuma makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 73.
  • 76' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 79' Another change for Atalanta BC made on 79 minute. Matteo Pessina leaves to be changed by Aleksei Miranchuk.
  • 83' Robin Gosens has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Francis Coquelin picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Mario Gaspar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfonso Pedraza at the 88 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arnaut Danjuma 3
Robin Gosens 1
Trigueros 1
Duvan Zapata 1
Ruslan Malinovskyi 1
Etienne Capoue 1
Remo Freuler 1

Head to Head

2021-09-14 Villarreal CF 2–2 Atalanta BC

Villarreal CF Form

2021-09-14 Villarreal CF 2–2 Atalanta BC D 2021-08-29 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2021-08-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2021-08-16 Villarreal CF 0–0 Granada CF D 2021-05-26 Villarreal CF 12–11 Manchester United FC W 2021-05-22 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF L

Atalanta BC Form

2021-09-14 Villarreal CF 2–2 Atalanta BC D 2021-09-11 Atalanta BC 1–2 ACF Fiorentina L 2021-08-28 Atalanta BC 0–0 Bologna FC 1909 D 2021-08-21 Torino FC 1–2 Atalanta BC W 2021-05-23 Atalanta BC 0–2 AC Milan L 2021-05-15 Genoa CFC 3–4 Atalanta BC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.18 Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF or Atalanta BC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF33% Draw23% Atalanta BC44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF23% Draw39% Atalanta BC38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.