There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the La Liga table so far. Here's the Villarreal - Athletic Club latest:
It's no vacation for neither Villarreal nor Athletic Club as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Villarreal form and stats
3-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Villarreal so far this season. Villarreal are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Villarreal lost their last game at SD Eibar (placed 14th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Deportivo Alavés in a game that was won 4-1.
Villarreal's goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo was extremely busy against SD Eibar, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Villarreal handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D4-L3.
Villarreal always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Estadio de la Ceramica with 17 goals in 5 league games. Villarreal have conceded 8 from these games.
Athletic Club form and stats
Playing away, Athletic Club have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Athletic Club are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The supporters enjoyed Athletic Club's previous game versus Espanyol (placed 19th), a La Liga 3-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atlético Madrid wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Athletic Club are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of six matches.
Goals are few and far between in Athletic Club's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. As opposed to that, Athletic Club have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Villarreal, 3 draws and 4 wins for Athletic Club. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
 
Gerard Moreno
8 goals
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K. Toko Ekambi
5 goals
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Santi Cazorla
4 goals
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Villarreal missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Villarreal | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 82% | 80% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 80% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 60% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 36% |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 7.1 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Villarreal's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Athletic Club have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Athletic Club have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Athletic Club have yet to win a game away.
- Villarreal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Villarreal have not yet lost a game at home.
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villarreal have scored in all their matches so far.
- Villarreal have scored more than double the goals of Athletic Club.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Granada | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Getafe | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Levante | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | SD Eibar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Real Betis | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 8 |
| 20 | Leganés | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 5 |