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

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 Balompie	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
#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.
1' Poor challenge from Etienne Capoue. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
2' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Etienne Capoue will be fuming at that decision.
7' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
12' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
22' 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.
24' A goal from the Spain international Alejandro Baena! He fires home on 24 to make it 1-0!
29' Villarreal CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's shape.
34' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' Nicolas Jackson does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
42' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Dani Parejo gets a Yellow card.
48' GOAL! Oihan Sancet scores on 45.
50' The Senegal Nicolas Jackson breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 3-1!
54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ander Herrera.
55' The referee calls foul for Aitor Paredes Casamichana. He receives a Yellow card.
57' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Etienne Capoue departs to be replaced by RamonTerrats Espacio.
58' Poor challenge from Alfonso Pedraza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
59' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Ander Herrera is replaced by Mikel Vesga on 59 minute.
61' Against the run of play, Aitor Paredes Casamichana has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Samuel Chukwueze has done his job and it is now time for Giovani Lo Celso to step up.
68' Athletic Club player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' Controversy at the stadium! Inaki Williams argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
70' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Inaki Williams is replaced by Gorka Guruzeta.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
79' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Nico Williams by Malcom Ares on 79 minute.
82' Villarreal CF make a change. Yeremi Pino trudges off to be replaced by Trigueros on 82 minutes.
87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 328 games and scored 386 goals.
5-1 the final result. Athletic Club will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Inaki Williams	4
Raul Garcia	4
Gerard Moreno	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	2
Alejandro Baena	2
Nicolas Jackson	2
Oihan Sancet	2
Yeremi Pino	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 Balompie 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

4 / 4

2.57 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF63% Draw20% Athletic Club17%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

83%

Draw or Athletic Club

37%

Villarreal CF or Athletic Club

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF50% Draw36% Athletic Club14%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 1

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

4.3%

1 – 2

0 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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