The first leg ended Villarreal- 16th Finals fixture!
The visiting Villarreal played their last game only four days ago, a La Liga match.
It's quite the trip for Villarreal when visiting Salzburg as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Salzburg form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Red Bull Arena as Salzburg have scored 28 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Tipico Bundesliga are 6-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Salzburg has won five games in a row. The Wolfsberger AC match was the last time out without a victory. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Salzburg after consecutive victories at their own ground.
It's back home for Salzburg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Wattens away with the result 4-2. Sekou Koita, Mergim Berisha and Patson Daka (2) found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a Tipico Bundesliga home match hosting Austria Wien in a game that was won 3-1.
A goal frenzy last time out for Salzburg, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Wattens. Fun stuff to watch!
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Tipico Bundesliga game versus Rapid Wien in only three days. This game is also played here at Red Bull Arena.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Salzburg is on fire here. A stunning 28 from 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Valencia.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Villarreal have produced an overall stat of 3-6-2 so far. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 5W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. Villarreal has drawn their two previous away games.
Villarreal failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga home match vs Real Betis that ended with defeat 1-2. A 2-2 draw at Elche's stadium before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villarreal playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Villarreal wins, one draw and five defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Villarreal manager U. Emery Etxegoien as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Athletic Club.
Villarreal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Villarreal have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Salzburg won two, Villarreal won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Koita 14 goals |  P. Daka 13 goals |   G. Moreno Balaguero 13 goals |
Salzburg missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Salzburg | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 72 | 43 | Scored | S | 28 | 45 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 45% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 40 |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Wattens | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Wolfsberger AC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hartberg | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 9 | St. Polten | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Ried | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 12 |
| 12 | Admira | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -24 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 54 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 46 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 38 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 33 |
| 8 | Granada | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 9 | Celta de Vigo | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Levante | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Valencia | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Getafe | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Eibar | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 21 |
| 19 | Elche | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 20 | Huesca | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -15 | 16 |