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Villarreal CF vs SK Rapid Wien, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 25 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs SK Rapid Wien — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Alper Ulusoy
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Ceyhun Sesiguzel
  • Referee Halis Ozkahya
  • Referee Hakan Yemisken
  • Referee Umit Ozturk

Head-to-Head

1
1
Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals SK Rapid Wien

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct SK Rapid Wien H 5–0 W
20 Oct Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–1 D
07 Oct RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 1–3 L
04 Oct FK Spartak Moskva A 3–3 D
30 Sep Real Valladolid CF H 0–1 L
26 Sep Athletic Club A 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Villarreal CF A 0–5 L
04 Oct Rangers FC A 1–3 L
20 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W
30 Aug FCSB Bukarest A 1–2 L
23 Aug FCSB Bukarest H 3–1 W
16 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 4–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The 31-year-old Thomas Murg has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' 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 Deni Alar suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. SK Rapid Wien is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Trigueros.
  • 24' Thomas Murg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 26' The Spain Pablo Fornals breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 1-0!
  • 30' Brilliant from the ! Karl Toko Ekambi makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 30.
  • 35' Dejan Ljubicic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 30 appearances.
  • 40' SK Rapid Wien is showing some good football. However, SK Rapid Wien are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mateo Barac makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 46' Andrei Ivan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Potzmann at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' SK Rapid Wien 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.
  • 56' Miguel Layun has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' The whistle greets Veton Berisha as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Thurnwald.
  • 63' GOAL! Dani Raba scores on 63. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi
  • 64' Samuel Chukwueze is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pablo Fornals at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at . Villarreal CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 70 minute. Dani Raba leaves to be changed by Gerard Moreno.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jaume Costa.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Santiago Caseres is replaced by Santi Cazorla.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Jaume Costa is booked for Villarreal CF — Red card on 79.
  • 84' It looks surprising SK Rapid Wien does not make any changes. Richard Strebinger has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Gerard Moreno makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Villarreal CF are in front.
  • 90' Manuel Thurnwald has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.6 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 SK Rapid Wien xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF70% Draw18% SK Rapid Wien12%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
88%
Draw or SK Rapid Wien
30%
Villarreal CF or SK Rapid Wien
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF56% Draw36% SK Rapid Wien8%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push SK Rapid Wien covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 22% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 21% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
SK Rapid Wien keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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