Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Villarreal CF

5 – 1

Full Time

Athletic Club

Sat 13 May 2023 · 16:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

Etienne Capoue 1' Y

Etienne Capoue 2' Y

Dani Parejo 45' Y

Pau Torres 45' Y

Y 54' Ander Herrera

Y 54' Aitor Paredes Casamichana

Y 55' Aitor Paredes Casamichana

Alfonso Pedraza 58' Y

Y 68' Inaki Williams

Y 69' Inaki Williams

Overview

Match Preview

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

Villarreal CF 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mario Melero
Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Javier Estrada
Referee Gonzalo Garcia
Referee David Cambronero
Referee Guadalupe Porras

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club 2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Athletic Club	H	5–1	W
03 May	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
30 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	3–1	W
27 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–2	W
23 Apr	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L
15 Apr	Real Valladolid CF	H	1–2	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Villarreal CF	A	1–5	L
04 May	Real Betis Balompié	H	0–1	L
01 May	RCD Mallorca	A	1–1	D
27 Apr	Sevilla FC	H	0–1	L
22 Apr	UD Almeria	A	2–1	W
15 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		Athletic Club
#9	Position	#7
15	Points	16
12	Played	11
4 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 3
17	Scored	15
15	Conceded	11
+2	GD	+4
1.25	PPG	1.45
33%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

45% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts). Athletic Club are 7th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/7

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Athletic Club

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/–

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF

Georges Mikautadze	3 G	1 A
Pape Gueye	3 G
Alberto Moleiro	2 G	4 A
Nicolas Pepe	2 G	1 A
Gerard Moreno	2 G

Athletic Club

Alex Berenguer	4 G	4 A
Inaki Williams	3 G	2 A
Nico Williams	2 G	1 A
Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Villarreal CF is hosting Athletic Club for another epic battle.
1' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 1.
2' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 2.
7' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
12' With 2 assists to his name this season, Alfonso Pedraza is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
17' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' Against the run of play, Alejandro Baena has scored! This game has turned on its head.
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Villarreal CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' It’s high time Quique Setien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
37' What composure from Nicolas Jackson! The Senegal international strokes it home. 2-0.
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Dani Parejo is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
48' GOAL! Oihan Sancet fires home to make it 2-1!
50' What a moment for Nicolas Jackson! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
54' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. Ander Herrera gets a Yellow card.
55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aitor Paredes Casamichana on 55 minutes.
57' The crowd applauds Etienne Capoue as he leaves the pitch. RamonTerrats Espacio steps in for Villarreal CF.
58' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Alfonso Pedraza will be fuming at that decision.
59' Athletic Club ring the changes. Ander Herrera has done his job and it is now time for Mikel Vesga to step up.
61' The deadlock is broken! Aitor Paredes Casamichana gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
65' The crowd applauds Samuel Chukwueze as he leaves the pitch. Giovani Lo Celso steps in for Villarreal CF.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Inaki Williams is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 68.
69' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. Inaki Williams gets a Yellow card.
70' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Inaki Williams is replaced by Gorka Guruzeta.
75' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
79' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Nico Williams is withdrawn and Malcom Ares gets his opportunity.
82' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Trigueros on, Yeremi Pino off on 82 minutes.
87' It looks like no one’s ball. Athletic Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
Game over. The scoreline of 5-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

6
Etienne Capoue ↓ RamonTerrats Espacio 57'
8
Juan Foyth
10
Dani Parejo
23
Aissa Mandi
24
Alfonso Pedraza ↓ Alberto Moreno 82'
11
Samuel Chukwueze ↓ Giovani Lo Celso 65'
4
Pau Torres
1
Pepe Reina
16
Alejandro Baena
21
Yeremi Pino ↓ Trigueros 82'
15
Nicolas Jackson ↓ Gerard Moreno 65'

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Mikel Vesga ↑ 59'
24
Balenziaga
18
De Marcos ↑ 59'
22
Raul Garcia
10
Muniain ↑ 59'
21
Ander Capa
12
Gorka Guruzeta ↑ 70'
19
Oier Zarraga
13
Julen Agirrezabala
29
Malcom Ares ↑ 79'
30
Unai Gomez

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club W 2023-05-03 Valencia CF 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2023-04-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo W 2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-04-23 Sevilla FC 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-04-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Valladolid CF L

Athletic Club Form

2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club L 2023-05-04 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Betis Balompié L 2023-05-01 RCD Mallorca 1–1 Athletic Club D 2023-04-27 Athletic Club 0–1 Sevilla FC L 2023-04-22 UD Almeria 1–2 Athletic Club W 2023-04-15 Athletic Club 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF52% Draw24% Athletic Club24%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

76%

Draw or Athletic Club

48%

Villarreal CF or Athletic Club

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF38% Draw43% Athletic Club19%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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