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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 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 Atletico 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Villarreal CF and SK Rapid Wien.
  • 5' The travelling SK Rapid Wien supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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 Mert Muldur suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Trigueros on 21.
  • 24' Thomas Murg is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 26' What a strike from Pablo Fornals! The score is 1-0.
  • 30' What a strike from Karl Toko Ekambi! The score is 2-0.
  • 35' Trigueros has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Santiago Caseres on 41.
  • 45' GOAL! Mateo Barac scores on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for SK Rapid Wien. Marvin Potzmann is replaced by Andrei Ivan.
  • 51' Andrei Ivan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' It is a substitution in SK Rapid Wien team. Veton Berisha is replaced by Manuel Thurnwald on 59 minute.
  • 63' GOAL! Dani Raba scores on 63. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi
  • 64' Samuel Chukwueze is replacing Pablo Fornals for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Dani Raba by Gerard Moreno on 70 minute.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Jaume Costa. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 77' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 77 minute. Santiago Caseres leaves to be changed by Santi Cazorla.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jaume Costa.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Richard Strebinger, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Goal! Gerard Moreno scores his 99 goal in 407 matches.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 407 games and scored 555 goals.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Villarreal CF and SK Rapid Wien (для сухой ничьи).

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.