Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal

8 December 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Víctor García Verdura

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Aitor Paredes 15’
  • Iñaki Williams 69’

Match summary

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

Aitor Paredes put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 15th minute, set up by Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta and Iñaki Williams made it 2-0 in the 69th minute, set up by Oihan Sancet.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Villarreal's 0.80 from 11.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
12 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.31 xG 0.80
1.31 Non-penalty xG 0.80
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Kick-off
Aitor Paredes
Assist: Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
15’
Half-time1-0
Iñaki Williams
Assist: Oihan Sancet2-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
69’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Athletic Bilbao
  • Beñat Prados
  • Oihan Sancet
Villarreal
  • Santiago Comesaña

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 0.80 15’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 15’ 69’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 2-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 0.80 15’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Paredes 15’ 69’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 2-0 Williams 69’
Athletic Bilbao 1.31 xGVillarreal 0.80 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
15’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 90+3’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 41’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 54’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 69’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Juan Bernat (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 90+3’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 41’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 54’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 69’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Juan Bernat (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.081
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Aitor Paredes DEF9011 0.500.000
Yuri DEF901 0.010.000
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta MID8710 0.000.603
Beñat Prados MID700 0.000.000
Iñaki Williams MID8716 0.320.000
Oihan Sancet MID9011 0.430.091
Alex Berenguer MID621 0.030.011
Gorka Guruzeta FWD701 0.010.031
Nico Williams Sub280 0.000.042
Unai Gómez Sub200 0.000.000
Mikel Jauregizar Sub200 0.000.431
Mikel Vesga Sub30 0.000.000
Nicolás Serrano Sub31 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 51% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Villarreal win 22% Avg odds 4.44

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DDWWW
Villarreal DWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Villarreal, 14 Apr 24 Next meeting: Villarreal 0-0 Athletic Bilbao, 06 Apr 25  All Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.