Saturday , 14 November 2026

Villarreal CF vs Girona FC, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Villarreal CF
2 – 2
Full Time
Girona FC
Sun 1 Dec 2024 · 13:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 17,732 HT 45' · FT 45'
Thierno Barry 23' 1–0
Alex Baena 46' 2–0
2–1 66' Donny van de Beek
2–2 90+7' Ladislav Krejci
Y 18' Ladislav Krejci
Y 31' Bryan Gil
Sergi Cardona 40' Y
Raul Albiol 84' Y
Y 85' Miguel Gutierrez
Y 90' Daley Blind
Y 90' Portu
Y 91' Donny van de Beek

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Garrido Romero (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Guillermo Santiago Sacristan (Spain)
4 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 2 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
2024-12-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Girona FC 2024-05-14 Girona FC 0–1 Villarreal CF 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Girona FC H 2–2 D
24 Nov CA Osasuna A 2–2 D
09 Nov Deportivo Alavés H 3–0 W
26 Oct Real Valladolid CF A 2–1 W
20 Oct Getafe CF H 1–1 D
05 Oct Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
Girona FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Villarreal CF A 2–2 D
27 Nov SK Sturm Graz A 0–1 L
23 Nov RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 4–1 W
10 Nov Getafe CF A 1–0 W
05 Nov PSV A 0–4 L
02 Nov CD Leganes H 4–3 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' In just a few seconds Estadio de la Ceramica will turn into a battlefield for Villarreal CF and Girona FC.
  • 5' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Villarreal CF in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Girona FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 15' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' Girona FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 23' GOAL! Thierno Barry fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 28' 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 Santi Comesana suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Gil on 31.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sergi Cardona.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Alex Baena is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 46' Girona FC ring the changes. Arnaut Danjuma has done his job and it is now time for Abel Ruiz to step up.
  • 51' Villarreal CF have won 577 goals from 422 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' Cristhian Stuani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' The Girona FC bench stirs into life. Ivan Martin is withdrawn and Jhon Solis gets his opportunity.
  • 64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' The Netherlands Donny van de Beek breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 2-1!
  • 71' Villarreal CF make a change. Thierno Barry trudges off to be replaced by Gerard Moreno on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Yeremy is replaced by Pau Cabanes.
  • 73' Girona FC ring the changes. Donny van de Beek has done his job and it is now time for Portu to step up.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Denis Suarez. He replaces Dani Parejo on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Miguel Gutierrez.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Daley Blind. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Pau Navarro gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Alex Baena and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Girona FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dani Parejo 2
Alex Baena 1
Karl Etta Eyong 1
David Lopez 1
Gerard Moreno 1
Yeremi Pino 1
Artem Dovbyk 1
Eric Garcia 1

Head to Head

2024-12-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Girona FC 2024-05-14 Girona FC 0–1 Villarreal CF 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

Villarreal CF Form

2024-12-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Girona FC D 2024-11-24 CA Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2024-11-09 Villarreal CF 3–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2024-10-26 Real Valladolid CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-10-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Getafe CF D 2024-10-05 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Villarreal CF L

Girona FC Form

2024-12-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Girona FC D 2024-11-27 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 Girona FC L 2024-11-23 Girona FC 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2024-11-10 Getafe CF 0–1 Girona FC W 2024-11-05 PSV 4–0 Girona FC L 2024-11-02 Girona FC 4–3 CD Leganes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.53 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Girona FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF48% Draw27% Girona FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
75%
Draw or Girona FC
52%
Villarreal CF or Girona FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF33% Draw48% Girona FC19%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Girona FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+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
36% ✓
Girona FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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