Get ready for the first of two legs in this Europa League clash between Villarreal and Arsenal

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 29.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

Villarreal host the first leg in this deciding Europa League Semi-finals game. Arsenal will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Emirates Stadium before the return leg in 11 days.

Villarreal have less rest than Arsenal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a La Liga game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Barcelona, was also a home game here at Estadio de la Cerámica. The away team is better rested.

Arsenal have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Villarreal form and stats

Villarreal have played 15 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-6-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Villarreal has performed like this (both home and away): 11 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Villarreal, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Deportivo Alaves (1-2).

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 six matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost one.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Villarreal, as the La Liga home game vs Getafe is only three days away.

Villarreal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Arsenal form and stats

Arsenal was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season.

7-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Arsenal in their Premier League matches away. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 9W-2D-1L. This is both home and away.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Fulham in the Premier League.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Arsenal in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Arsenal, two draws and two defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Arsenal now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Newcastle United is waiting in only three days.

Arsenal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 16 away games so far. Arsenal have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Villarreal won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Arsenal has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / three

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
20 goals
ArsenalA. Lacazette
A. Lacazette
13 goals
ArsenalP. Aubameyang
P. Aubameyang
9 goals

Villarreal missing players

Arsenal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Arsenal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 10   Played P   12 25
13 4   Won W   6 11
5 2   Drew D   3 7
7 4   Lost L   3 7
41 14   Scored S   26 42
24 14   Conceded C   12 25
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
80% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 72%
56% 70%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 52%
20% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 32%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
56% 80%   BTTS BTTS   58% 48%
36% 10%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 28%
12% 10%   Failed to Score F T   17% 32%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1
2 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
11.4 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 12.7
4.5 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 4.4
37% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   46% 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 Atletico Madrid 32 22 7 3 59 20 17 13 3 1 37 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 39 73
2 Real Madrid 33 21 8 4 56 24 16 11 2 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 71
3 Barcelona 31 21 5 5 74 28 16 11 4 1 42 16 15 10 1 4 32 12 46 68
4 Sevilla 32 21 4 7 47 25 15 11 1 3 23 9 17 10 3 4 24 16 22 67
5 Real Sociedad 32 13 11 8 50 34 17 7 6 4 28 20 15 6 5 4 22 14 16 50
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 32 12 13 7 49 36 15 6 6 3 21 17 17 6 7 4 28 19 13 49
8 Granada 31 12 6 13 40 51 16 9 3 4 24 20 15 3 3 9 16 31 -11 42
9 Osasuna 32 10 10 12 30 37 17 6 5 6 18 20 15 4 5 6 12 17 -7 40
10 Athletic Club 31 9 11 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 16 2 7 7 16 20 6 38
11 Celta de Vigo 32 9 11 12 42 50 15 6 3 6 23 26 17 3 8 6 19 24 -8 38
12 Levante 33 9 11 13 38 46 17 5 7 5 22 25 16 4 4 8 16 21 -8 38
13 Cadiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 32 7 10 15 24 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 15 2 4 9 11 28 -15 31
16 Deportivo Alaves 33 7 10 16 28 49 17 5 5 7 15 21 16 2 5 9 13 28 -21 31
17 Elche 33 6 12 15 29 49 16 4 8 4 16 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -20 30
18 Real Valladolid 32 5 14 13 29 43 16 3 6 7 17 25 16 2 8 6 12 18 -14 29
19 Huesca 32 5 12 15 31 48 15 3 6 6 15 19 17 2 6 9 16 29 -17 27
20 Eibar 32 4 11 17 23 45 15 1 6 8 8 18 17 3 5 9 15 27 -22 23
  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 City 33 24 5 4 69 24 17 12 2 3 37 15 16 12 3 1 32 9 45 77
2 Manchester United 32 19 9 4 64 35 16 9 3 4 34 21 16 10 6 0 30 14 29 66
3 Leicester City 32 18 5 9 58 37 16 8 1 7 28 21 16 10 4 2 30 16 21 59
4 Chelsea 33 16 10 7 51 31 16 7 6 3 27 16 17 9 4 4 24 15 20 58
5 West Ham United 33 16 7 10 53 43 17 9 4 4 29 21 16 7 3 6 24 22 10 55
6 Liverpool 33 15 9 9 55 39 17 8 3 6 25 20 16 7 6 3 30 19 16 54
7 Tottenham Hotspur 33 15 8 10 56 38 16 8 3 5 28 18 17 7 5 5 28 20 18 53
8 Everton 32 15 7 10 44 40 16 5 4 7 22 25 16 10 3 3 22 15 4 52
9 Arsenal 33 13 7 13 44 37 17 6 4 7 19 20 16 7 3 6 25 17 7 46
10 Leeds United 32 14 4 14 50 50 16 6 4 6 22 19 16 8 0 8 28 31 0 46
11 Aston Villa 31 13 5 13 44 35 15 6 2 7 24 21 16 7 3 6 20 14 9 44
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 11 8 14 32 45 17 6 4 7 18 22 16 5 4 7 14 23 -13 41
13 Crystal Palace 31 10 8 13 33 52 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 5 3 7 17 27 -19 38
14 Burnley 33 9 9 15 30 45 16 4 6 6 13 18 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 36
15 Southampton 32 10 6 16 40 58 15 6 2 7 21 20 17 4 4 9 19 38 -18 36
16 Newcastle United 33 9 9 15 36 54 16 5 5 6 22 27 17 4 4 9 14 27 -18 36
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 7 13 13 33 39 16 2 8 6 16 19 17 5 5 7 17 20 -6 34
18 Fulham 33 5 12 16 25 43 17 2 4 11 9 24 16 3 8 5 16 19 -18 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 32 5 9 18 28 62 16 3 5 8 12 33 16 2 4 10 16 29 -34 24
20 Sheffield United 33 5 2 26 18 56 17 4 1 12 11 25 16 1 1 14 7 31 -38 17

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Table
  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 City 33 24 5 4 69 24 17 12 2 3 37 15 16 12 3 1 32 9 45 77
2 Manchester United 32 19 9 4 64 35 16 9 3 4 34 21 16 10 6 0 30 14 29 66
3 Leicester City 32 18 5 9 58 37 16 8 1 7 28 21 16 10 4 2 30 16 21 59
4 Chelsea 33 16 10 7 51 31 16 7 6 3 27 16 17 9 4 4 24 15 20 58
5 West Ham United 33 16 7 10 53 43 17 9 4 4 29 21 16 7 3 6 24 22 10 55
6 Liverpool 33 15 9 9 55 39 17 8 3 6 25 20 16 7 6 3 30 19 16 54
7 Tottenham Hotspur 33 15 8 10 56 38 16 8 3 5 28 18 17 7 5 5 28 20 18 53
8 Everton 32 15 7 10 44 40 16 5 4 7 22 25 16 10 3 3 22 15 4 52
9 Arsenal 33 13 7 13 44 37 17 6 4 7 19 20 16 7 3 6 25 17 7 46
10 Leeds United 32 14 4 14 50 50 16 6 4 6 22 19 16 8 0 8 28 31 0 46
11 Aston Villa 31 13 5 13 44 35 15 6 2 7 24 21 16 7 3 6 20 14 9 44
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 11 8 14 32 45 17 6 4 7 18 22 16 5 4 7 14 23 -13 41
13 Crystal Palace 31 10 8 13 33 52 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 5 3 7 17 27 -19 38
14 Burnley 33 9 9 15 30 45 16 4 6 6 13 18 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 36
15 Southampton 32 10 6 16 40 58 15 6 2 7 21 20 17 4 4 9 19 38 -18 36
16 Newcastle United 33 9 9 15 36 54 16 5 5 6 22 27 17 4 4 9 14 27 -18 36
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 7 13 13 33 39 16 2 8 6 16 19 17 5 5 7 17 20 -6 34
18 Fulham 33 5 12 16 25 43 17 2 4 11 9 24 16 3 8 5 16 19 -18 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 32 5 9 18 28 62 16 3 5 8 12 33 16 2 4 10 16 29 -34 24
20 Sheffield United 33 5 2 26 18 56 17 4 1 12 11 25 16 1 1 14 7 31 -38 17

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.