Villarreal CF vs UD Almeria, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs UD Almeria — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
- UD Almeria 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francisco Hernandez Maeso (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Ivan Masso Granado
- Assistant 2 Abraham Perez Dapia (Spain)
18 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Sep UD Almeria H 2–1 W 01 Sep Cadiz CF A 1–3 L 27 Aug FC Barcelona H 3–4 L 18 Aug RCD Mallorca A 1–0 W 13 Aug Real Betis Balompie H 1–2 L 04 Jun Club Atletico de Madrid H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Sep Villarreal CF A 1–2 L 01 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 2–3 L 26 Aug Cadiz CF A 1–1 D 19 Aug Real Madrid CF H 1–3 L 11 Aug Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–2 L 04 Jun RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 3–3 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Villarreal CF0-153/–16-304/131-456/446-601/261-752/376+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Villarreal CF gets underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' It’s high time Quique Setien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 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.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. UD Almeria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' 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.
- 26' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' The travelling UD Almeria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 41' 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.
- 44' Sergio Akieme puts UD Almeria on the lead.
- 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' Goal! Gerard Moreno scores his 95 goal in 393 matches.
- 53' The referee calls foul for Adri Embarba. He receives a Yellow card.
- 54' Adri Embarba was booked on 54.
- 59' It looks surprising UD Almeria does not make any changes. Ibrahima Kone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Santi Comesana. He replaces Carlos Romero on 62 minute.
- 63' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Etienne Capoue departs to be replaced by Alberto Moreno.
- 66' It is a substitution in UD Almeria team. Adri Embarba is replaced by Largie Ramazani on 66 minute.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 73' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Alex Baena departs to be replaced by Ilias Akhomach.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Arnau Puigmal. He replaces Lucas Robertone on 75 minute.
- 80' 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.
- 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chumi on 84.
- 85' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jorge Cuenca is hanging Matteo Gabbia on the field on 85 minute.
- 88' It is a substitution in UD Almeria team. Sergio Arribas is replaced by Leo Baptistao on 88 minute.
- 89' The referee calls foul for Arnau Puigmal. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Etienne Capoue ↓ Alberto Moreno 63'
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Gerard Moreno ↓ Ben Brereton 85'
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Matteo Gabbia ↓ Jorge Cuenca 85'
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37
Carlos Romero ↓ Santi Comesana 62'
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Alex Baena ↓ Ilias Akhomach 73'
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Bench
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Alberto Moreno ↑ 63'
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Ben Brereton ↑ 85'
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- 23
- 14
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5
Jorge Cuenca ↑ 85'
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Ilias Akhomach ↑ 73'
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Santi Comesana ↑ 62'
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Coach Quique SetienUD Almeria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Adri Embarba ↓ Largie Ramazani 66'
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Luis Suarez ↓ Ibrahima Kone 88'
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Lucas Robertone ↓ Arnau Puigmal 75'
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Sergio Arribas ↓ Leo Baptistao 88'
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11
Gonzalo Melero ↓ Iddrisu Baba 75'
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Bench
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12
Leo Baptistao ↑ 88'
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Iddrisu Baba ↑ 75'
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Ibrahima Kone ↑ 88'
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Arnau Puigmal ↑ 75'
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Largie Ramazani ↑ 66'
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Coach Moreno -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gerard Moreno 2 Alexander Sorloth 2 Ilias Akhomach 1 Anthony Lozano 1 Alejandro Baena 1 Nicolas Jackson 1 Melero 1 Jose Luis Morales 1 Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.68 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 UD Almeria xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.92Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 76%Draw or UD Almeria 49%Villarreal CF or UD Almeria 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.2%2 – 0 7.5%0 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 1 5.8%2 – 2 5.6%3 – 1 5.1%3 – 0 4.1%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push UD Almeria covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 21% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 30% ✓UD Almeria keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.