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Villarreal CF vs Demir Grup Sivasspor, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Villarreal CF
5 – 3
Full Time
Demir Grup Sivasspor
Thu 22 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 34' Robin Yalcin
Francis Coquelin 61' Y
Juan Foyth 63' Y
Y 69' Isaac Cofie
Y 74' Max-Alain Gradel
Alfonso Pedraza 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Demir Grup Sivasspor — Europe at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Radoslaw Siejka
  • Referee Pawel Raczkowski
  • Referee Vitalii Romanov
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Demir Grup Sivasspor
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-22 Villarreal CF 5–3 Demir Grup Sivasspor

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Demir Grup Sivasspor H 5–3 W
18 Oct Valencia CF H 2–1 W
03 Oct Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–0 D
30 Sep Deportivo Alavés H 3–1 W
27 Sep FC Barcelona A 0–4 L
19 Sep SD Eibar H 2–1 W
Demir Grup Sivasspor
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Villarreal CF A 3–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Takefusa Kubo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 18' Ugur Ciftci has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Bacca makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' Demir Grup Sivasspor is showing some good football. However, Demir Grup Sivasspor are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' A goal from the Nigeria international Olarenwaju Kayode! He fires home on 33 to make it 2-1!
  • 34' Robin Yalcin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' Hakan Arslan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 46' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 46 minute. Alejandro Baena leaves to be changed by Iborra.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Juan Foyth adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Trigueros exits the field as Moi Gomez enters on 58.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francis Coquelin.
  • 63' Juan Foyth has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
  • 64' What an equalizer from Max-Alain Gradel!
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Isaac Cofie. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' Villarreal CF make a change. Carlos Bacca trudges off to be replaced by Paco Alcacer on 70 minutes.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Max-Alain Gradel.
  • 74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Paco Alcacer makes no mistake. 4-3!
  • 78' What a strike from Paco Alcacer! The score is 5-3.
  • 79' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Francis Coquelin by Yeremi Pino on 79 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Demir Grup Sivasspor to replace Samba Camara by Claudemir on 80 minute.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Demir Grup Sivasspor. Olarenwaju Kayode is replaced by Arouna Kone.
  • 87' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Villarreal CF take all three points.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Demir Grup Sivasspor Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Riza Calimbay

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.96 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Demir Grup Sivasspor xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF59% Draw19% Demir Grup Sivasspor22%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
78%
Draw or Demir Grup Sivasspor
41%
Villarreal CF or Demir Grup Sivasspor
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF46% Draw33% Demir Grup Sivasspor21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5.1%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Demir Grup Sivasspor covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 16% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 18% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Demir Grup Sivasspor keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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