Sunday , 16 August 2026

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 WienEurope .

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' Trigueros is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 24' The referee shows SK Rapid Wien player a Yellow card on 24.
  • 26' What composure from Pablo Fornals! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 30' Brilliant from the ! Karl Toko Ekambi makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 30.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' 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.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Santiago Caseres.
  • 45' Mateo Barac doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' A change in the SK Rapid Wien ranks — Marvin Potzmann exits the field as Andrei Ivan enters on 46.
  • 51' Spain international Trigueros has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Andrei Ivan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Manuel Thurnwald gets the nod from SK Rapid Wien. He replaces Veton Berisha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' A stunning finish from Dani Raba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 64' The crowd applauds Pablo Fornals as he leaves the pitch. Samuel Chukwueze steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Dani Raba makes way for Gerard Moreno at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Jaume Costa is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Santi Cazorla comes on to replace Santiago Caseres.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Jaume Costa.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christoph Knasmullner made 30 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' GOAL! Gerard Moreno fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 90' The travelling SK Rapid Wien supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Villarreal CF 5-0 SK Rapid Wien.

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.