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Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Villarreal CF
1 – 1
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 20 Jan 2019 · 15:15 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Ramiro Funes Mori 37' Y
Y 40' Benat
Iborra 54' Y
Mario Gaspar 57' Y
Alvaro Gonzalez 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Alberto Undiano
  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee Sergio Perez

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
7
5
Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2018-09-26 Athletic Club 0–3 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Athletic Club H 1–1 D
12 Jan Getafe CF H 1–2 L
06 Jan SD Eibar A 0–0 D
03 Jan Real Madrid CF H 2–2 D
16 Dec SD Huesca A 2–2 D
13 Dec FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
13 Jan Sevilla FC H 2–0 W
07 Jan RC Celta de Vigo A 2–1 W
22 Dec Real Valladolid CF H 1–1 D
17 Dec Deportivo Alaves A 0–0 D
10 Dec Girona FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Athletic Club
#3 Position #12
72 Points 45
38 Played 38
22 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 19
72 Scored 43
46 Conceded 58
+26 GD -15
1.89 PPG 1.18
58% Win % 34%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Athletic Club get us underway at Estadio de la Ceramica.
  • 5' Dani Garcia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
  • 10' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' A goal from the Spain international Jaume Costa! He fires home on 18 to make it 1-0!
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ramiro Funes Mori on 37 minutes.
  • 40' Benat picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' De Marcos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Iborra made 354 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Iborra on 54 minutes.
  • 57' Mario Gaspar is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' Alfonso Pedraza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jaume Costa at the 58 minute mark.
  • 62' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' Carlos Bacca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gerard Moreno at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' GOAL! Karl Toko Ekambi fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 73' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! San Jose comes on to replace Benat.
  • 76' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. De Marcos is hanging Ibai on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 90' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Inaki Williams departs to be replaced by Gorka Rodriguez.
  • It finishes all square. Villarreal CF and Athletic Club share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís García

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Garcia 4
Inaki Williams 4
Alejandro Baena 2
Nicolas Jackson 2
Oihan Sancet 2
Gerard Moreno 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Gorka Guruzeta 1

Head to Head

2019-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2018-09-26 Athletic Club 0–3 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2019-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2019-01-12 Villarreal CF 1–2 Getafe CF L 2019-01-06 SD Eibar 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2019-01-03 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Madrid CF D 2018-12-16 SD Huesca 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2018-12-13 Villarreal CF 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva W

Athletic Club Form

2019-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2019-01-13 Athletic Club 2–0 Sevilla FC W 2019-01-07 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Athletic Club W 2018-12-22 Athletic Club 1–1 Real Valladolid CF D 2018-12-17 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Athletic Club D 2018-12-10 Athletic Club 1–0 Girona FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.98 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF54% Draw25% Athletic Club21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
79%
Draw or Athletic Club
46%
Villarreal CF or Athletic Club
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF42% Draw43% Athletic Club15%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.