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Villarreal CF vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Villarreal CF
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Thu 25 Feb 2021 · 17:55 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Albert Vallci
Y 53' Enock Mwepu
Y 55' Patson Daka
Jaume Costa 69' Y
Y 80' Karim Adeyemi

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Europe at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Soren Storks

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 Plzeň 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 2.5 goals FC Red Bull Salzburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-25 Villarreal CF 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2021-02-18 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb FC Red Bull Salzburg H 2–1 W
21 Feb Athletic Club A 1–1 D
18 Feb FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
14 Feb Real Betis Balompié H 1–2 L
06 Feb Elche CF A 2–2 D
30 Jan Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–1 D
FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Villarreal CF A 1–2 L
18 Feb Villarreal CF H 0–2 L
09 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–2 L
01 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 3–1 W
25 Nov FC Bayern München A 1–3 L
03 Nov FC Bayern München H 2–6 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
Yorbe Vertessen 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Villarreal CF and FC Red Bull Salzburg has kicked off!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Karim Adeyemi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' What a strike from Mergim Berisha! The score is 0-1.
  • 20' The referee shows FC Red Bull Salzburg player a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' The 28-year-old Pervis Estupinan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Villarreal CF in their trying to find a way past FC Red Bull Salzburg's compact .
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Gerard Moreno makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Villarreal CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Red Bull Salzburg's shape.
  • 46' FC Red Bull Salzburg make a change. Albert Vallci trudges off to be replaced by Maximilian Wober on 46 minutes.
  • 51' FC Red Bull Salzburg is showing some good football. However, FC Red Bull Salzburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' Enock Mwepu was booked on 53.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Patson Daka.
  • 60' Fresh legs for FC Red Bull Salzburg! Luka Sucic comes on to replace Brenden Aaronson.
  • 65' It’s high time Jesse Marsch made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moi Gomez is hanging Alfonso Pedraza on the field on 66 minute.
  • 69' Jaume Costa is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Karim Adeyemi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Juan Foyth comes on to replace Jaume Costa.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Gerard Moreno has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • 90' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Gerard Moreno is withdrawn and Fernando Nino gets his opportunity.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Villarreal CF players.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 2
Fernando Nino 1
Mergim Berisha 1
Paco Alcacer 1

Head to Head

2021-02-25 Villarreal CF 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2021-02-18 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2021-02-25 Villarreal CF 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2021-02-18 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2021-02-14 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2021-02-06 Elche CF 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2021-01-30 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2021-02-25 Villarreal CF 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2021-02-18 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Villarreal CF L 2020-12-09 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2020-12-01 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2020-11-25 FC Bayern München 3–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2020-11-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–6 FC Bayern München L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF53% Draw25% FC Red Bull Salzburg22%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg
47%
Villarreal CF or FC Red Bull Salzburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF34% Draw46% FC Red Bull Salzburg20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Red Bull Salzburg covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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