Saturday , 14 November 2026

Villarreal CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Villarreal CF
0 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 19,158 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Andoni Gorosabel
Pape Gueye 83' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Melero Lopez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Martinez Serrato (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Jose Francisco Garcia Lozano (Spain)

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

4
7
5
Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club 2024-12-08 Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal CF 2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club 2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Athletic Club H 0–0 D
30 Mar Getafe CF A 2–1 W
15 Mar Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
08 Mar Deportivo Alavés A 0–1 L
22 Feb Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–0 W
15 Feb Valencia CF H 1–1 D
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Villarreal CF A 0–0 D
30 Mar CA Osasuna H 0–0 D
16 Mar Sevilla FC A 1–0 W
13 Mar AS Roma H 3–1 W
09 Mar RCD Mallorca H 1–1 D
06 Mar AS Roma A 1–2 L

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' In just a few seconds Estadio de la Ceramica will turn into a battlefield for Villarreal CF and Athletic Club.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Dani Parejo is a natural central midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. Andoni Gorosabel gets a card.
  • 26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 31' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Adama Boiro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuri Berchiche at the 35 minute mark.
  • 40' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 422 games and scored 577 goals.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Tajon Buchanan makes way for Yeremy at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 62' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Dani Parejo exits the field as Pape Gueye enters on 63.
  • 64' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Unai Gomez by Alex Berenguer on 64 minute.
  • 69' Spain international Alex Baena has been a key figure this campaign — 6 goals and 5 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' Athletic Club make a change. Aitor Paredes Casamichana trudges off to be replaced by Unai Nunez on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Sannadi is replacing Gorka Guruzeta for the Athletic Club side.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Sergi Cardona is replaced by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Pape Gueye. He receives a card.
  • 88' Athletic Club have won 400 goals from 338 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • It finishes all square. Villarreal CF and Athletic Club share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Garcia 4
Inaki Williams 4
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Alejandro Baena 2
Nicolas Jackson 2
Oihan Sancet 2
Gerard Moreno 2
Alex Berenguer 1

Head to Head

2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club 2024-12-08 Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal CF 2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF 2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club 2023-05-13 Villarreal CF 5–1 Athletic Club

Villarreal CF Form

2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-03-30 Getafe CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-03-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2025-03-08 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2025-02-22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Villarreal CF W 2025-02-15 Villarreal CF 1–1 Valencia CF D

Athletic Club Form

2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-03-30 Athletic Club 0–0 CA Osasuna D 2025-03-16 Sevilla FC 0–1 Athletic Club W 2025-03-13 Athletic Club 3–1 AS Roma W 2025-03-09 Athletic Club 1–1 RCD Mallorca D 2025-03-06 AS Roma 2–1 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF or Athletic Club 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF35% Draw32% Athletic Club33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
67%
Draw or Athletic Club
65%
Villarreal CF or Athletic Club
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF23% Draw53% Athletic Club24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.4%
0 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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