Thursday , 2 July 2026

Villarreal CF vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Villarreal CF
2 – 1
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Thu 14 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Ruiz 52' Y
Y 56' Oleg Shatov
Jaume Costa 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
  • Referee Bruno Rodrigues
  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Artur Dias
  • Referee Paulo Soares
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–1 W
10 Mar Levante UD A 2–0 W
07 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 3–1 W
02 Mar Deportivo Alaves H 1–2 L
24 Feb Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–2 L
21 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–1 D
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Villarreal CF A 1–2 L
10 Mar FK Ufa H 2–1 W
07 Mar Villarreal CF H 1–3 L
02 Mar FK Ural A 1–0 W
21 Feb Fenerbahce SK H 3–1 W
12 Feb Fenerbahce SK A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Villarreal CF to score. At the same time, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hernani, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' Villarreal CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gerard Moreno on 29.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Mak made 394 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manu Morlanes is hanging Santiago Caseres on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' Goal! Carlos Bacca scores his 21 goal in 407 matches.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Victor Ruiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' It’s high time Sergei Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Andrey Lunev is replaced by Mikhail Kerzhakov on 64 minute.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santi Cazorla is hanging Iborra on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Magomed Ozdoev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 77' Miguel Llambrich has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ramiro Funes Mori on 77 minute.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jaume Costa.
  • 87' Oleg Shatov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' GOAL! Branislav Ivanovic scores on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Villarreal CF players.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Calleja

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 2
Sardar Azmoun 1
Iborra 1
Manu Morlanes 1
Branislav Ivanovic 1
Carlos Bacca 1

Head to Head

2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-03-10 Levante UD 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF W 2019-03-02 Villarreal CF 1–2 Deportivo Alaves L 2019-02-24 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2019-02-21 Villarreal CF 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-03-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Ufa W 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF L 2019-03-02 FK Ural 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-02-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Fenerbahce SK W 2019-02-12 Fenerbahce SK 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF52% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg22%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
78%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
48%
Villarreal CF or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF34% Draw47% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg19%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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