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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' It’s Showtime! The match between Villarreal CF and SK Rapid Wien is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Villarreal CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Villarreal CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SK Rapid Wien's shape.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Villarreal CF in their trying to find a way past SK Rapid Wien's compact .
  • 21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Trigueros.
  • 24' Thomas Murg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
  • 26' What composure from Pablo Fornals! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 30' Magnificent from Karl Toko Ekambi! That is 69 goals in 420 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Santiago Caseres gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Mateo Barac makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and SK Rapid Wien are in front.
  • 46' Fresh legs for SK Rapid Wien! Andrei Ivan comes on to replace Marvin Potzmann.
  • 51' Santiago Caseres has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Romania international Andrei Ivan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Fresh legs for SK Rapid Wien! Manuel Thurnwald comes on to replace Veton Berisha.
  • 63' The Spain Dani Raba breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 3-1!
  • 64' Pablo Fornals makes way for Samuel Chukwueze at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Villarreal CF make a change. Dani Raba trudges off to be replaced by Gerard Moreno on 70 minutes.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jaume Costa.
  • 77' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Santiago Caseres departs to be replaced by Santi Cazorla.
  • 79' Villarreal CF player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Gerard Moreno — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Jaume Costa, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.