This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Villarreal at Estadio de la Cerámica when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Young Boys with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Villarreal and Young Boys.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Young Boys have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 20-12-12 (win-draw-loss) from 44 matches.
Young Boys have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Villarreal form and stats
The total La Liga statistics playing at home this season for Villarreal are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). 1W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Villarreal.
Villarreal lost their last game at Valencia after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Dani Parejo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Parejo hit three key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cadiz that ended 3-3.Goals decide football matches and Villarreal are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. Villarreal have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Young Boys form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round.Playing away, Young Boys have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away.
Young are travelling again after losing away to St. Gallen in their previous match (1-3). Midfielder Michel Aebischer was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.04. Aebischer hit one key pass and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Lugano before that.The schedule is very tough for Young now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Grasshopper is waiting in only four days.
Young are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (18 goals from 6 away games). Young struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Young Boys - Villarreal 1-4 was the result in these sides' last head to head fixture, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  C. Fassnacht 7 goals |   A. Groeneveld 5 goals |  T. Siebatcheu 5 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Young Boys missing players
| Villarreal | Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 34 | 60 | ||
| 36 | 9 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 68% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 14.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Barcelona | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Valencia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Elche | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Granada | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 19 | Levante | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Getafe | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Basel | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Zurich | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 21 |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Lugano | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Servette | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 12 |
| 8 | Sion | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 12 |
| 9 | Luzern | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Lausanne Sport | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 7 |