Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal

12 April 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee José Luis Guzmán Mansilla

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Gorka Guruzeta 84’
  • Sergi Cardona 26’
  • Alfon 45+5’

Match summary

Villarreal beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on the road. Villarreal led 2-0 at half-time.

Sergi Cardona put Villarreal ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Tani Oluwaseyi, Alfon made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time, and Gorka Guruzeta pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 84th minute, set up by Yuri.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Villarreal 1.55 from 12.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
18 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 6
15 Corners 3
168 Attacks 58
97 Dangerous attacks 24
559 Passes 378
86% Pass accuracy 77%
14 Tackles 20
15 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Kick-off
11’
Pape Alassane GueyeShot on target
19’
Pau NavarroFoul
26’
Sergi CardonaLeft foot shot0-1 (Villarreal)
30’
Gerard MorenoShot on target
Mikel JauregizarShot on target
38’
45+5’
Alfon GonzálezRight foot shot0-2 (Villarreal)
Half-time0-2
Andoni GorosabelIñigo Lekue
46’
46’
Rafa MarínPau Navarro
Gorka GuruzetaShot on target
49’
50’
Tajon BuchananShot on target
Second half underway
Aymeric LaporteShot on target
63’
Álex BerenguerOihan Sancet
66’
Robert NavarroNico Williams
66’
Alejandro RegoIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
66’
69’
Georges MikautadzeTani Oluwaseyi
69’
Nicolas PépéAlfon González
75’
Santi ComesañaPersistent fouling
Roberto NavarroShot on target
76’
77’
Tajon BuchananTime wasting
78’
Alberto MoleiroTajon Buchanan
82’
Dani ParejoPape Gueye
Nico SerranoIñaki Williams
82’
82’
Nicolas PepeShot on target
Nicolás SerranoShot on target
83’
Gorka GuruzetaRight foot shot1-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
84’
90’
VAR review
Andoni GorosabelFoul
90+1’
Gorka GuruzetaFoul
90+1’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.55 26’ Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), 0-1 26’ 45+5’ Alfon (Villarreal), 0-2 45+5’ 84’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.55 26’ Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), 0-1 Cardona 26’ 45+5’ Alfon (Villarreal), 0-2 Alfon 45+5’ 84’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 Guruzeta 84’
Athletic Bilbao 1.32 xGVillarreal 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
84’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 50’ Alfon (Villarreal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 26’ Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 90+4’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Alfon (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Alfon (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 71’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 63’ Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Roberto Navarro (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Alejandro Rego (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 50’ Alfon (Villarreal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 26’ Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 90+4’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 50’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ Alfon (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Alfon (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 63’ Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Roberto Navarro (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Alejandro Rego (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Athletic Bilbao 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Simón
Lekue 46’
Vivian
Laporte
Berchiche
Jauregizar
Galarreta 66’
Williams 82’
Sancet 66’
Williams 66’
Guruzeta
Villarreal 4-4-2 Starting XI
Júnior
Cardona
Veiga
Navarro 46’
Mouriño
González 69’
Gueye 82’
Comesaña
Buchanan 78’
Oluwaseyi 69’
Moreno

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF530 0.000.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF901 0.080.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.021
Yuri DEF9012 0.040.621
Mikel Jauregizar MID901 0.040.061
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta MID732 0.090.122
Iñaki Williams MID891 0.050.111
Oihan Sancet MID731 0.030.000
Nico Williams MID733 0.190.052
Gorka Guruzeta FWD9013 0.680.071
Andoni Gorosabel Sub370 0.000.051
Alex Berenguer Sub170 0.000.000
Roberto Navarro Sub171 0.020.000
Alejandro Rego Sub171 0.020.000
Nicolás Serrano Sub12 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 46% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Villarreal win 27% Avg odds 3.55

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DLLWL
Villarreal LWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 27 Sep 25 All Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal meetings, next on 10 Jan 27

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