Delightful dogfight as daring Villarreal duels with determined Eibar

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Sun 12.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (24500 seats)

Villarreal hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 40 points and a 14th position in the La Liga table. Visiting Eibar holds 11th place with 46 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Villarreal form and stats

When playing at home, Villarreal have managed 4 wins, 8 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 18 games.

The fans are hoping that Villarreal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the La Liga game against Real Madrid. Before that, Villarreal drew at home versus Huesca.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Villarreal have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 4.

The Villarreal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 18 matches. On the other hand, Villarreal have conceded 26 goals.

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Eibar form and stats

Eibar have only collected 14 points from their away games after 2-8-8 (18 played).

Eibar won their last game, 1-0 versus Real Betis played at home. Prior to that result Eibar won their away game at Valencia. The scoreline was 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Eibar have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W2-D3-L1.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 18 away games, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Eibar have conceded 28 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Eibar - Villarreal 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Villarreal 3 wins, 3 draws and Eibar 3 victories.

Top Goalscorers

Charles
14 goals / 1 assists
K. Toko Ekambi
9 goals / 1 assists
Gerard Moreno
7 goals / 1 assists

Villarreal missing players

Eibar missing players

Villarreal Eibar
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played 6 18 36
9 4 2 Won 1 2 11
13 8 2 Drew 2 8 13
14 6 2 Lost 3 8 12
46 27 9 Scored 5 15 44
50 26 9 Conceded 11 28 47
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 83% 94% 94%
75% 83% 100% Over 1.5 67% 72% 72%
56% 61% 83% Over 2.5 50% 39% 50%
28% 28% 17% Over 3.5 50% 28% 22%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 17% 6% 6%
58% 78% 100% BTTS 33% 50% 53%
28% 11% 0% Clean Sheets 17% 11% 25%
25% 17% 0% Failed To Score 67% 44% 28%
 
4.4 5.4 4.7 Corners For (avg) 5.8 5.1 6
5.7 3.4 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 3.7 4.9 3.9
3.1 3.2 2.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.3 2.2 2.1
3 1 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Villarreal is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Villarreal
All Copa Del Rey La Liga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-04-19 LAL Real Betis 2 - 1 Villarreal
11-04-19 EL Villarreal 1 - 3 Valencia
14-04-19 LAL Girona 0 - 1 Villarreal
18-04-19 EL Valencia 2 - 0 Villarreal
21-04-19 LAL Villarreal 2 - 1 Leganés
25-04-19 LAL Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Villarreal
28-04-19 LAL Villarreal 1 - 1 Huesca
05-05-19 LAL Real Madrid 3 - 2 Villarreal
12-05-19 LAL Villarreal 16:30 Eibar
19-05-19 LAL Getafe - Villarreal
Eibar
All Copa Del Rey La Liga Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-03-19 LAL Levante 2 - 2 Eibar
03-04-19 LAL Eibar 2 - 1 Rayo Vallecano
06-04-19 LAL Real Madrid 2 - 1 Eibar
14-04-19 LAL Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Eibar
20-04-19 LAL Eibar 0 - 1 Atlético Madrid
23-04-19 LAL Huesca 2 - 0 Eibar
28-04-19 LAL Valencia 0 - 1 Eibar
05-05-19 LAL Eibar 1 - 0 Real Betis
12-05-19 LAL Villarreal 16:30 Eibar
19-05-19 LAL Eibar - Barcelona

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Barcelona 36 25 8 3 86 34 18 14 3 1 49 17 18 11 5 2 37 17 52 83
2 Atlético Madrid 36 22 8 6 52 26 18 15 2 1 31 9 18 7 6 5 21 17 26 74
3 Real Madrid 36 21 5 10 62 41 18 13 1 4 32 13 18 8 4 6 30 28 21 68
4 Getafe 36 15 13 8 46 31 18 11 2 5 26 11 18 4 11 3 20 20 15 58
5 Sevilla 36 16 7 13 59 46 18 11 3 4 37 20 18 5 4 9 22 26 13 55
6 Valencia 36 13 16 7 46 34 18 6 10 2 21 11 18 7 6 5 25 23 12 55
7 Athletic Club 36 12 14 10 38 42 18 8 8 2 23 18 18 4 6 8 15 24 -4 50
8 Real Sociedad 36 12 11 13 42 43 18 6 6 6 20 19 18 6 5 7 22 24 -1 47
9 Espanyol 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 10 3 5 26 22 18 2 8 8 18 28 -6 47
10 Deportivo Alavés 36 12 11 13 36 46 18 6 8 4 17 18 18 6 3 9 19 28 -10 47
11 Eibar 36 11 13 12 44 47 18 9 5 4 29 19 18 2 8 8 15 28 -3 46
12 Leganés 36 11 12 13 36 39 18 7 8 3 19 14 18 4 4 10 17 25 -3 45
13 Real Betis 36 12 8 16 40 51 18 7 5 6 23 25 18 5 3 10 17 26 -11 44
14 Villarreal 36 9 13 14 46 50 18 4 8 6 27 26 18 5 5 8 19 24 -4 40
15 Celta de Vigo 36 10 10 16 50 57 18 8 4 6 29 23 18 2 6 10 21 34 -7 40
16 Levante 36 10 10 16 55 63 18 6 6 6 32 32 18 4 4 10 23 31 -8 40
17 Real Valladolid 36 9 11 16 30 48 18 5 5 8 16 24 18 4 6 8 14 24 -18 38
18 Girona 36 9 10 17 35 49 18 3 6 9 16 26 18 6 4 8 19 23 -14 37
19 Rayo Vallecano 36 8 7 21 38 66 18 5 6 7 24 30 18 3 1 14 14 36 -28 31
20 Huesca 36 6 12 18 40 62 18 4 6 8 22 29 18 2 6 10 18 33 -22 30

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