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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

A look at the La Liga standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Get our Villarreal - Athletic Club guide!

Insights:
  • Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Villarreal form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio de la Cerámica as Villarreal have scored 27 goals to get 32 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 10-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Villarreal has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio de la Cerámica, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Villarreal travelled for their previous game, a trip to Valencia that ended 1-1. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Jackson, having found the net in three consecutive matches. Torres, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Torres won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that, Villarreal had a home game versus Celta de Vigo which ended with a victory 3-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Villarreal have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 0.

Take note that 9 of the latest 12 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both sides.

A decent goal production from Villarreal in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 16 league matches. Villarreal have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Athletic Club form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Athletic Club playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.

Athletic Club have a lot to to set right after their unpredictable loss (0-1) to Real Betis in their previous match, played at their own home ground. Vivian was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Vivian won 8 of 11 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Mallorca.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Athletic Club in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Athletic Club, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The visiting Club have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Athletic Club have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Athletic Club have managed a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (3-5-0) when playing Villarreal.

The participants have met each other previously this season, with the result Athletic Club - Villarreal 1-0 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Athletic ClubI. Williams Arthuer
I. Williams Arthuer
9 goals
Athletic ClubO. Sancet Tirapu
O. Sancet Tirapu
8 goals
VillarrealJ. Morales Nogales
J. Morales Nogales
7 goals

Villarreal missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 4 16 33
16 10 3 Won W 0 6 13
6 2 1 Drew D 1 5 8
11 4 2 Lost L 3 5 12
47 27 7 Scored S 1 23 43
34 15 5 Conceded C 8 20 33
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 85%
73% 81% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 58%
45% 50% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 45%
18% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 30%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
45% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 39%
33% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 33%
27% 19% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 31% 42%
 
5.4 5.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 5 6.5
4.9 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.4 3.4
2.3 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 2.1
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
13.5 15.6 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 12.8 14.7
5.1 5.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 4.3 4.6
28% 28% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 33% 28%
 
12.6 11.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 12.2 10.5
4 3.3 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.3 3.4
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga
  • Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 33 26 4 3 60 11 17 14 3 0 33 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 49 82
2 Atletico Madrid 33 21 6 6 60 26 17 11 3 3 36 14 16 10 3 3 24 12 34 69
3 Real Madrid 33 21 5 7 69 32 16 11 4 1 40 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 37 68
4 Real Sociedad 33 18 7 8 43 29 16 9 4 3 21 13 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 61
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 47 34 16 10 2 4 27 15 17 6 4 7 20 19 13 54
6 Real Betis 33 15 7 11 40 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 17 7 3 7 18 22 3 52
7 Girona 33 13 8 12 52 46 17 10 3 4 33 22 16 3 5 8 19 24 6 47
8 Athletic Club 33 13 8 12 43 33 17 7 3 7 20 13 16 6 5 5 23 20 10 47
9 Rayo Vallecano 33 12 10 11 40 42 17 8 5 4 25 19 16 4 5 7 15 23 -2 46
10 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 29 35 16 8 1 7 17 19 17 4 7 6 12 16 -6 44
11 Sevilla 33 12 8 13 41 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 16 5 4 7 18 26 -8 44
12 Mallorca 33 11 8 14 32 37 16 7 5 4 17 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -5 41
13 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 38 46 16 6 5 5 22 17 17 4 4 9 16 29 -8 39
14 Almería 33 10 6 17 42 58 17 9 2 6 26 22 16 1 4 11 16 36 -16 36
15 Cadiz 33 8 11 14 26 49 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 3 5 8 10 26 -23 35
16 Real Valladolid 33 10 5 18 30 57 16 7 3 6 18 21 17 3 2 12 12 36 -27 35
17 Valencia 33 9 7 17 36 40 17 7 4 6 24 17 16 2 3 11 12 23 -4 34
18 Getafe 33 8 10 15 30 42 17 6 5 6 18 18 16 2 5 9 12 24 -12 34
19 Espanyol 33 7 10 16 40 56 16 4 5 7 19 25 17 3 5 9 21 31 -16 31
20 Elche 33 3 7 23 25 64 16 2 4 10 15 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -39 16

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 33 26 4 3 60 11 17 14 3 0 33 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 49 82
2 Atletico Madrid 33 21 6 6 60 26 17 11 3 3 36 14 16 10 3 3 24 12 34 69
3 Real Madrid 33 21 5 7 69 32 16 11 4 1 40 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 37 68
4 Real Sociedad 33 18 7 8 43 29 16 9 4 3 21 13 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 61
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 47 34 16 10 2 4 27 15 17 6 4 7 20 19 13 54
6 Real Betis 33 15 7 11 40 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 17 7 3 7 18 22 3 52
7 Girona 33 13 8 12 52 46 17 10 3 4 33 22 16 3 5 8 19 24 6 47
8 Athletic Club 33 13 8 12 43 33 17 7 3 7 20 13 16 6 5 5 23 20 10 47
9 Rayo Vallecano 33 12 10 11 40 42 17 8 5 4 25 19 16 4 5 7 15 23 -2 46
10 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 29 35 16 8 1 7 17 19 17 4 7 6 12 16 -6 44
11 Sevilla 33 12 8 13 41 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 16 5 4 7 18 26 -8 44
12 Mallorca 33 11 8 14 32 37 16 7 5 4 17 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -5 41
13 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 38 46 16 6 5 5 22 17 17 4 4 9 16 29 -8 39
14 Almería 33 10 6 17 42 58 17 9 2 6 26 22 16 1 4 11 16 36 -16 36
15 Cadiz 33 8 11 14 26 49 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 3 5 8 10 26 -23 35
16 Real Valladolid 33 10 5 18 30 57 16 7 3 6 18 21 17 3 2 12 12 36 -27 35
17 Valencia 33 9 7 17 36 40 17 7 4 6 24 17 16 2 3 11 12 23 -4 34
18 Getafe 33 8 10 15 30 42 17 6 5 6 18 18 16 2 5 9 12 24 -12 34
19 Espanyol 33 7 10 16 40 56 16 4 5 7 19 25 17 3 5 9 21 31 -16 31
20 Elche 33 3 7 23 25 64 16 2 4 10 15 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -39 16

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.