Villarreal vs Athletic Club
Ref: Miguel Sesma Espinosa, SpainEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Athletic Club 1–0 in their La Liga fixture. Moleiro scored for Villarreal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.22 for Villarreal versus 1.44 for Athletic Club. Villarreal sit 3rd in the La Liga table while Athletic Club are 12th.
Second Half
⇄
Akhomach
57'
⇄
Gómez
67'
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Ruíz de Galarreta
68'
⇄
Guruzeta
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Partey
⇄
Solomon
74'
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Unknown
75'
⇄
Williams
⚽
Moleiro
Buchanan
Yellow Card
Dani Parejo
Yellow Card
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Pépé
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 |  Sevilla | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 43 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VillarrealAthletic Club
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.22VS1.44
Attack3 · 2 won
14
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
373
Total passes
506
302
Accurate passes
435
81%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 3 won
13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
0
7
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
7
0
Goals prevented
0
Villarreal
4-4-2
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 6M. SolomonM
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 11Ilias AkhomachM
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 16T. ParteyM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 13Diego CondeG
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 17T. BuchananF
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 24PedrazaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 27J. ValouD
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 3Dani VivianD
- 8Oihan SancetM
- 9I. WilliamsM
- 11Gorka GuruzetaF
- 14Aymeric LaporteD
- 15LekueD
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 17YuriD
- 18Mikel JauregizarM
- 20Unai GómezM
Substitutes
- 2GorosabelD
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 21Maroan SannadiF
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 23Robert NavarroM
- 25Urko IzetaF
- 27Álex PadillaG
- 30Alejandro RegoM
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 89 | 7.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sergi Cardona(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Akhomach | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Manor Solomon | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Thomas Partey | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diego Conde | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jean Ives Valou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santi Comesaña | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 18 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Dani Parejo | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymeric Laporte | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Vivian | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Iñaki Williams(C) | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Yuri Berchiche | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Unai Gómez | M | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | F | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Mikel Jauregizar | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oihan Sancet | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Íñigo Lekue | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nico Serrano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Padilla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Boiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urko Izeta | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aitor Paredes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Vesga | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Rego | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jesús Areso | D | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Robert Navarro | M | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Maroan Sannadi | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |