Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Villarreal CF

2 – 3

Full Time

Athletic Club

Sun 5 Nov 2023 · 17:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Ruiz de Galarreta

0–2 22' Nico Williams

0–3 30' Inaki Williams

Gerard Moreno 86' 1–3

Alexander Sorloth 87' 2–3

Matteo Gabbia 19' Y

Y 41' Nico Williams

Y 44' De Marcos

Y 45' Ruiz de Galarreta

Raul Albiol 72' Y

Aissa Mandi 74' Y

Kiko Femenia 76' Y

Y 89' Dani Garcia

Overview

Match Preview

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

Villarreal CF 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Athletic Club	H	2–3	L
30 Oct	Granada CF	A	3–2	W
22 Oct	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–1	D
08 Oct	UD Las Palmas	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Getafe CF	A	0–0	D

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Villarreal CF	A	3–2	W
29 Oct	Valencia CF	H	2–2	D
22 Oct	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
06 Oct	UD Almeria	H	3–0	W
30 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–3	L
27 Sep	Getafe CF	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		Athletic Club
#11	Position	#12
8	Points	8
7	Played	6
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 2
13	Scored	7
12	Conceded	6
+1	GD	+1
1.14	PPG	1.33
29%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/6

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Athletic Club

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF

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

Athletic Club

Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Villarreal CF get us underway at Estadio de la Ceramica.
2' Ruiz de Galarreta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
7' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and Athletic Club are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
12' Denmark international Filip Jorgensen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Matteo Gabbia is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 19.
22' Goal! Nico Williams scores his 27 goal in 331 matches.
27' Oihan Sancet is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
30' Inaki Williams makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Athletic Club are in front.
35' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' Athletic Club are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Nico Williams is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 41.
44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for De Marcos.
45' Ruiz de Galarreta was booked on 45.
46' Carlos Romero makes way for Alberto Moreno at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
51' The 34-year-old Gerard Moreno has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
64' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Dani Parejo departs to be replaced by RamonTerrats Espacio.
65' The crowd applauds Adria Altimira as he leaves the pitch. Kiko Femenia steps in for Villarreal CF.
67' The crowd applauds Gorka Guruzeta as he leaves the pitch. Alex Berenguer steps in for Athletic Club.
72' Raul Albiol picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Aissa Mandi gets a Yellow card.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kiko Femenia on 76 minutes.
76' Nico Williams makes way for Unai Gomez at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
77' Jorge Pascual gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Ilias Akhomach and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Oihan Sancet departs to be replaced by Muniain.
86' Magnificent from Gerard Moreno! That is 100 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' The deadlock is broken! Alexander Sorloth gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dani Garcia on 89.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

6
Etienne Capoue
11
Alexander Sorloth
10
Dani Parejo ↓ RamonTerrats Espacio 64'
7
Gerard Moreno
2
Matteo Gabbia ↓ Aissa Mandi 46'
13
Filip Jorgensen
27
Ilias Akhomach ↓ Jorge Pascual 77'
37
Carlos Romero ↓ Alberto Moreno 46'
16
Alex Baena
3
Raul Albiol
26
Adria Altimira ↓ Kiko Femenia 65'

Bench

Coach Pacheta

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club L 2023-10-30 Granada CF 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2023-10-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Deportivo Alavés D 2023-10-08 Villarreal CF 1–2 UD Las Palmas L 2023-10-05 Villarreal CF 1–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2023-09-30 Getafe CF 0–0 Villarreal CF D

Athletic Club Form

2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club W 2023-10-29 Athletic Club 2–2 Valencia CF D 2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club L 2023-10-06 Athletic Club 3–0 UD Almeria W 2023-09-30 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0 Athletic Club L 2023-09-27 Athletic Club 2–2 Getafe CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Villarreal CF or Athletic Club 72% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF38% Draw28% Athletic Club34%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

66%

Draw or Athletic Club

62%

Villarreal CF or Athletic Club

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF30% Draw44% Athletic Club26%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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