Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Villarreal CF

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Athletic Club

Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 16:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

Alfonso Pedraza 50' Y

Aissa Mandi 81' Y

Y 85' Alex Petxa

Y 90' Dani Garcia

Y 90' Oihan Sancet

Overview

Match Preview

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

Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Naranjo
Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Javier Estrada
Referee Gonzalo Garcia
Referee Manuel Pozueta

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-10-23 Athletic Club 2–1 Villarreal CF 2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2020-12-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2020-03-01 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Athletic Club	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	FC Bayern München	H	1–0	W
02 Apr	Levante UD	A	0–2	L
20 Mar	Cadiz CF	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Juventus FC	A	3–0	W
12 Mar	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	W

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	1–1	D
03 Apr	Elche CF	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	Getafe CF	H	1–1	D
13 Mar	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Levante UD	H	3–1	W
27 Feb	FC Barcelona	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		Athletic Club
#11	Position	#18
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts). Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' 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.
10' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Athletic Club needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' Mikel Vesga makes way for Alex Petxa at the 27 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' GOAL! Raul Garcia fires home to make it 0-1!
44' Raul Garcia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
49' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Alfonso Pedraza will be fuming at that decision.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Alfonso Pedraza makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Villarreal CF are in front.
61' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Paco Alcacer has done his job and it is now time for Gerard Moreno to step up.
63' The whistle greets Paco Alcacer as he departs to be replaced by Gerard Moreno.
66' Athletic Club make a change. Alex Berenguer trudges off to be replaced by Nico Williams on 66 minutes.
71' The 34-year-old Aissa Mandi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
76' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oier Zarraga is hanging De Marcos on the field on 76 minute.
78' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Juan Foyth on, Mario Gaspar off on 78 minutes.
79' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Samuel Chukwueze departs to be replaced by Francis Coquelin.
81' A moment of madness from Aissa Mandi on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Petxa.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Dani Garcia is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

23
Moi Gomez
10
Iborra
25
Serge Aurier
9
Paco Alcacer ↓ Gerard Moreno 61'
22
Aissa Mandi
24
Alfonso Pedraza
1
Sergio Asenjo
2
Mario Gaspar ↓ Juan Foyth 78'
14
Trigueros ↓ Arnaut Danjuma 61'
11
Samuel Chukwueze ↓ Francis Coquelin 78'
21
Yeremi Pino ↓ Giovani Lo Celso 61'

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga ↓ Alex Petxa 27'
1
Unai Simon
24
Balenziaga
5
Yeray Alvarez
18
De Marcos ↓ Oier Zarraga 76'
22
Raul Garcia ↓ Oihan Sancet 66'
12
Daniel Vivian
10
Muniain
9
Inaki Williams
7
Alex Berenguer ↓ Nico Williams 66'
16
Unai Vencedor Paris ↓ Dani Garcia 76'

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Garcia	4
Inaki Williams	4
Nicolas Jackson	2
Oihan Sancet	2
Gerard Moreno	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	2
Alejandro Baena	2
Pablo Fornals	1

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2022-04-06 Villarreal CF 1–0 FC Bayern München W 2022-04-02 Levante UD 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-03-20 Cadiz CF 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-03-16 Juventus FC 0–3 Villarreal CF W 2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W

Athletic Club Form

2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2022-04-03 Athletic Club 2–1 Elche CF W 2022-03-18 Athletic Club 1–1 Getafe CF D 2022-03-13 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Athletic Club L 2022-03-07 Athletic Club 3–1 Levante UD W 2022-02-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.59 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.38 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF35% Draw44% Athletic Club21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 0.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	59%	41%
± 1.5	26%	74%
± 2.5	8%	92%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

79%

Draw or Athletic Club

65%

Villarreal CF or Athletic Club

56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF17% Draw74% Athletic Club9%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

40.7%

1 – 0

20.3%

0 – 1

12.5%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 1

2.9%

0 – 2

2.3%

1 – 2

1.8%

3 – 0

1.1%

2 – 2

0.7%

3 – 1

0.6%

0 – 3

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	23%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	14%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

68% ✗

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

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