Saturday , 14 November 2026

Villarreal CF vs Girona FC, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Villarreal CF
1 – 2
Full Time
Girona FC
Wed 27 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 17,188 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dani Parejo pen 49' 1–0
1–1 56' Artem Dovbyk
1–2 61' Eric Garcia
Yeremy 16' Y
Y 58' Yangel Herrera
Alex Baena 87' Y
Y 90' Miguel Gutierrez
Ben Brereton 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Girona FC — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Raul Cabanero Martinez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Juan Lopez Mir (Spain)
5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

6
1
3
Villarreal CF 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals Girona FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-27 Villarreal CF 1–2 Girona FC 2023-05-20 Girona FC 1–2 Villarreal CF 2023-01-22 Villarreal CF 1–0 Girona FC 2019-04-14 Girona FC 0–1 Villarreal CF 2018-08-31 Villarreal CF 0–1 Girona FC

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Girona FC H 1–2 L
24 Sep Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D
21 Sep Panathinaikos AO A 0–2 L
17 Sep UD Almeria H 2–1 W
01 Sep Cadiz CF A 1–3 L
27 Aug FC Barcelona H 3–4 L
Girona FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Villarreal CF A 2–1 W
23 Sep RCD Mallorca H 5–3 W
18 Sep Granada CF A 4–2 W
03 Sep UD Las Palmas H 1–0 W
26 Aug Sevilla FC A 2–1 W
20 Aug Getafe CF H 3–0 W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Villarreal CF launch into their encounter with Girona FC.
  • 5' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-5-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Girona FC that had 211 games and scored 276 goals.
  • 15' Juan Foyth has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 36 cards already picked up this season.
  • 16' The referee calls foul for Yeremy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 21' Girona FC have won 276 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' Girona FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' It looks surprising Girona FC does not make any changes. Yan Couto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' Etienne Capoue, a France , has 48 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Girona FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dani Parejo makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 52' A tactical swap from Girona FC — Portu on, Aleix Garcia off on 52 minutes.
  • 53' Girona FC make a change. Arnau Martinez trudges off to be replaced by Yan Couto on 53 minutes.
  • 56' Artem Dovbyk adds to his 1 season tally! Girona FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Yangel Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 59' Yeremy makes way for Ilias Akhomach at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 61' Goal! Eric Garcia scores his 12 goal in 451 matches.
  • 66' 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.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Girona FC — Cristhian Stuani on, Artem Dovbyk off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Raul Albiol makes way for Matteo Gabbia at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 87' Alex Baena picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Dani Parejo makes way for Trigueros at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 89' Jhon Solis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Viktor Tsyhankov at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Miguel Gutierrez is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Another three points for Girona FC.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pacheta

Girona FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dani Parejo 2
Gerard Moreno 1
Yeremi Pino 1
Artem Dovbyk 1
Eric Garcia 1
Bertrand Traore 1
Donny van de Beek 1
Cristhian Stuani 1

Head to Head

2023-09-27 Villarreal CF 1–2 Girona FC 2023-05-20 Girona FC 1–2 Villarreal CF 2023-01-22 Villarreal CF 1–0 Girona FC 2019-04-14 Girona FC 0–1 Villarreal CF 2018-08-31 Villarreal CF 0–1 Girona FC

Villarreal CF Form

2023-09-27 Villarreal CF 1–2 Girona FC L 2023-09-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2023-09-21 Panathinaikos AO 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2023-09-17 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria W 2023-09-01 Cadiz CF 3–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona L

Girona FC Form

2023-09-27 Villarreal CF 1–2 Girona FC W 2023-09-23 Girona FC 5–3 RCD Mallorca W 2023-09-18 Granada CF 2–4 Girona FC W 2023-09-03 Girona FC 1–0 UD Las Palmas W 2023-08-26 Sevilla FC 1–2 Girona FC W 2023-08-20 Girona FC 3–0 Getafe CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Girona FC xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF or Girona FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF33% Draw28% Girona FC39%
Actual: Girona FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
61%
Draw or Girona FC
67%
Villarreal CF or Girona FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF25% Draw46% Girona FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Girona FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Girona FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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