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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 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

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
25% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atalanta BC
Lazar Samardzic 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio de la Ceramica that hosts another battle between Villarreal CF and Atalanta BC.
  • 5' The travelling Atalanta BC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Remo Freuler has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' It’s a booking for Atalanta BC player. Marten de Roon gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' Marten de Roon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Atalanta BC 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.
  • 35' Pau Torres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atalanta BC tonight.
  • 39' Trigueros makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Villarreal CF are in front.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Villarreal CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' Mario Pasalic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 169 appearances.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 407 games and scored 555 goals.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Etienne Capoue. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Trigueros is withdrawn and Moi Gomez gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Moi Gomez is replacing Trigueros for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Gerard Moreno. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Atalanta BC. Duvan Zapata is replaced by Josip Ilicic.
  • 71' Atalanta BC make a change. Ruslan Malinovskyi trudges off to be replaced by Mario Pasalic on 71 minutes.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yeremi Pino on 72.
  • 72' Alberto Moreno gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Yeremi Pino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' The Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' Francis Coquelin was booked on 76.
  • 79' Aleksei Miranchuk gets the nod from Atalanta BC. He replaces Matteo Pessina and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' What a moment for Robin Gosens! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 84' Villarreal CF player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Mario Gaspar comes on to replace Alfonso Pedraza.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum 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
Trigueros 1
Duvan Zapata 1
Ruslan Malinovskyi 1
Etienne Capoue 1
Remo Freuler 1
Robin Gosens 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.