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 38 games · 72 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 38 games · 45 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	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

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 Balompie	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
#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' And we are off! Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club — let the football do the talking.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and Athletic Club are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
27' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Petxa is hanging Mikel Vesga on the field on 27 minute.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' Aissa Mandi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' 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.
43' What a moment for Raul Garcia! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
44' Raul Garcia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Serge Aurier, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
50' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Alfonso Pedraza gets a Yellow card.
55' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Samuel Chukwueze has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' The Spain Alfonso Pedraza breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-2!
61' The crowd applauds Paco Alcacer as he leaves the pitch. Gerard Moreno steps in for Villarreal CF.
63' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Paco Alcacer departs to be replaced by Gerard Moreno.
66' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Alex Berenguer is replaced by Nico Williams on 66 minute.
71' Iborra is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
76' Athletic Club ring the changes. De Marcos has done his job and it is now time for Oier Zarraga to step up.
78' Villarreal CF make a change. Mario Gaspar trudges off to be replaced by Juan Foyth on 78 minutes.
79' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 79 minute. Samuel Chukwueze leaves to be changed by Francis Coquelin.
81' Aissa Mandi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Petxa on 85.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Dani Garcia argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Jaume Costa	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 Balompie 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

1 / 4

1.82 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF54% Draw26% Athletic Club20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

80%

Draw or Athletic Club

46%

Villarreal CF or Athletic Club

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF41% Draw45% Athletic Club14%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.5%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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