Villarreal have traveled here for an interesting Europa Conference League fight against Lech Poznań. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Villarreal have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lech Poznań form and stats
Lech Poznań have played 8 Ekstraklasa games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Europa Conference League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
The Lech Poznań regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here: A 1-2 defeat against Rakow Czestochowa. Heartbreak for Poznań in their last match as Rakow Czestochowa's Piasecki scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Skóraś, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Skóraś scored one goal and won 7 of 12 duels.
In the match before, 1-1 away to Austria Wien (Europa Conference League).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Korona Kielce are coming to town in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lech Poznań here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
There's been little loot from Villarreal's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the La Liga. Villarreal only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. When we have look at the Europa Conference League statistics, we find 6W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
Villarreal are travelling again after losing away to Athletic Club in their previous match (0-1). Villarreal goalkeeper Rulli was happy for a great day versus Athletic Club, but despite managing six saves the beating could not be helped.
One game before, 2-2 at home against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Europa Conference League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mallorca in just three days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Villarreal as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled earlier this season: Villarreal - Lech Poznań 4-3. Baena likes to play against Lech Poznań and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ishak 5 goals |  M. Skóraś 4 goals |   A. Rodríguez 4 goals |
Lech Poznań missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Lech Poznań | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 6% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 5 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Villarreal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rakow Czestochowa | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | Pogon Szczecin | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Widzew Lodz | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Wisla Plock | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Stal Mielec | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Cracovia Krakow | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Warta Poznan | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Radomiak Radom | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Śląsk Wrocław | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Gornik Zabrze | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Zagebie Lubin | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Lechia Gdansk | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Korona Kielce | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Miedź Legnica | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 6 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Valencia | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Real Valladolid | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Almería | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Getafe | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Girona | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Elche | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 4 |
