Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal

23 October 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Raúl García 14’
  • Muniain 77’ (pen)
  • Francis Coquelin 32’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 at home to Villarreal. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Raúl García put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams, Francis Coquelin equalised in the 32nd minute, set up by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld, and Muniain won it from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 2.64 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Villarreal's 0.61 from 11. Alex Berenguer had a penalty saved for Athletic Bilbao.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
14 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.64 xG 0.61
1.16 Non-penalty xG 0.61
9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Kick-off
Raúl García
Assist: Iñaki Williams1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
14’
32’
Francis Coquelin
Assist: Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld1-1 (Villarreal)
Half-time1-1
Muniain
Penalty2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
77’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Juan Foyth
  • Estupiñán
  • Alberto Moreno

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.61 14’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 14’ 32’ Francis Coquelin (Villarreal), 1-1 32’ 77’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.61 14’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 García 14’ 32’ Francis Coquelin (Villarreal), 1-1 Coquelin 32’ 77’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Muniain 77’
Athletic Bilbao 2.64 xGVillarreal 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
77’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 82’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 14’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 24’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 2’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 11’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+3’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Francis Coquelin (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 73’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Serge Aurier (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 82’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 14’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 24’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 2’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 11’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+3’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Francis Coquelin (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 56’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Serge Aurier (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF902 0.050.021
Iñigo Martínez DEF902 0.170.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Balenziaga DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Berenguer MID884 0.860.041
Unai Vencedor MID900 0.000.041
Dani García MID902 0.100.000
Muniain MID8912 0.830.375
Raúl García FWD7311 0.540.000
Iñaki Williams FWD7311 0.100.541
Asier Villalibre Sub170 0.000.000
Oihan Sancet Sub170 0.000.000
Oier Zarraga Sub20 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga Sub10 0.000.000
Nico Williams Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 39% Avg odds 2.42
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20
Villarreal win 31% Avg odds 3.12

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao WDLDW
Villarreal DWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Villarreal, 21 Feb 21 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 09 Apr 22  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.