Villarreal CF vs FK Spartak Moskva, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs FK Spartak Moskva — Europe .
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Spartak Moskva 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Aleksandrs Golubevs
- Referee Raimonds Tatriks
- Referee Andris Treimanis
- Referee Haralds Gudermanis
- Referee Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs
- Referee Edgars Malcevs
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Dec FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W 08 Dec RC Celta de Vigo H 2–3 L 02 Dec FC Barcelona A 0–2 L 29 Nov Rangers FC A 0–0 D 25 Nov Real Betis Balompie H 2–1 W 11 Nov Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Dec Villarreal CF A 0–2 L 08 Dec FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 3–0 W 02 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 2–1 W 29 Nov SK Rapid Wien H 1–2 L 25 Nov PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 3–1 W 11 Nov FK Ufa A 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Villarreal CF is hosting FK Spartak Moskva for another epic battle.
- 5' FK Spartak Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 11' Samuel Chukwueze puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
- 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luiz Adriano made 347 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 21' It’s high time Luis Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 22' It’s a booking for FK Spartak Moskva player. Aleksandr Lomovitski gets a Yellow card.
- 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mario Gaspar, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 42' FK Spartak Moskva 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.
- 47' 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.
- 48' What a strike from Karl Toko Ekambi! The score is 2-0.
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' FK Spartak Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Tashaev is hanging Aleksandr Lomovitski on the field on 55 minute.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aleksandr Maksimenko suffering a number of foals already.
- 67' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Sofiane Hanni is replaced by Pedro Rocha.
- 71' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Alvaro Gonzalez gets a Yellow card.
- 72' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Karl Toko Ekambi by Carlos Bacca on 72 minute.
- 74' The whistle greets Luiz Adriano as he departs to be replaced by Jano Ananidze.
- 76' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfonso Pedraza is hanging Gerard Moreno on the field on 76 minute.
- 80' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Samuel Chukwueze departs to be replaced by Santi Cazorla.
- 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ze Luis.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Jaume Costa.
- With this win, Villarreal CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Karl Toko Ekambi ↓ Carlos Bacca 72'
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7
Gerard Moreno ↓ Alfonso Pedraza 76'
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- 11
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 30
- 18
- 5
Bench
- 24
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16
Alfonso Pedraza ↑ 76'
- 4
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9
Carlos Bacca ↑ 72'
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19
Santi Cazorla ↑ 80'
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- 14
Coach Luís GarcíaFK Spartak Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 29
- 8
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94
Sofiane Hanni ↓ Pedro Rocha 67'
- 98
- 27
- 92
- 9
- 25
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12
Luiz Adriano ↓ Jano Ananidze 74'
- 71
Bench
- 19
- 57
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88
Aleksandr Tashaev ↑ 55'
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- 40
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7
Jano Ananidze ↑ 74'
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99
Pedro Rocha ↑ 67'
Coach Oleg Kononov -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ze Luis 2 Karl Toko Ekambi 2 Ze Luis 2 Lorenzo Melgarejo 1 Santi Cazorla 1 Karl Toko Ekambi 1 Pablo Fornals 1 Santi Cazorla 1 Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
FK Spartak Moskva Form
2018-12-13 Villarreal CF 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2018-12-08 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–3 FK Spartak Moskva W 2018-12-02 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2018-11-29 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 SK Rapid Wien L 2018-11-25 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2018-11-11 FK Ufa 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.67 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.21 FK Spartak Moskva xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.88Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 74%Draw or FK Spartak Moskva 51%Villarreal CF or FK Spartak Moskva 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%2 – 1 9.1%1 – 0 8.5%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 6.6%0 – 1 5.9%2 – 2 5.5%3 – 1 5.1%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FK Spartak Moskva covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 21% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 30% ✗FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.