Valencia vs Villarreal

26 January 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mouctar Diakhaby 4’
  • Denis Cheryshev 51’
  • Rodrigo 86’

Match summary

Valencia won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Villarreal. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Mouctar Diakhaby put Valencia ahead with a header in the 4th minute, set up by Francis Coquelin, Denis Cheryshev made it 2-0 in the 51st minute, set up by Daniel Parejo, and Rodrigo made it 3-0 with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Ferrán Torres.

The chances backed that up: Valencia created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Villarreal's 0.93 from 14.

Match stats

Valencia Villarreal
18 Shots 14
9 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.63 xG 0.93
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.93
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Valencia Villarreal
Kick-off
Mouctar Diakhaby
Assist: Francis Coquelin1-0 (Valencia)
4’
Half-time1-0
Denis Cheryshev
Assist: Daniel Parejo2-0 (Valencia)
51’
Rodrigo
Assist: Ferrán Torres3-0 (Valencia)
86’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • José Gayá
Villarreal
  • Mario
  • Víctor Ruiz
  • Vicente Iborra

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 1.64 0.93 4’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), 1-0 4’ 51’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), 2-0 51’ 86’ Rodrigo (Valencia), 3-0 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 0.93 4’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), 1-0 Diakhaby 4’ 51’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), 2-0 Cheryshev 51’ 86’ Rodrigo (Valencia), 3-0 Rodrigo 86’
Valencia 1.64 xGVillarreal 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Valencia attacking 
51’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 59’ Álvaro González (Villarreal), set piece, 0.39 xG, saved 86’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 51’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 29’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 70’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 56’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 9’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Francis Coquelin (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Daniel Parejo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 59’ Álvaro González (Villarreal), set piece, 0.39 xG, saved 86’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 51’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 29’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 70’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 9’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 24’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Francis Coquelin (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Daniel Parejo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Neto GK900 0.000.000
Cristiano Piccini DEF902 0.050.000
Ezequiel Garay DEF900 0.000.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF9012 0.110.000
José Gayá DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Soler MID803 0.180.233
Francis Coquelin MID9011 0.050.112
Daniel Parejo MID9011 0.030.504
Denis Cheryshev MID7713 0.560.303
Rodrigo FWD9014 0.440.172
Santi Mina FWD872 0.230.031
Daniel Wass Sub130 0.000.000
Ferrán Torres Sub1010 0.000.251
Lee Kang-In Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 52% Bet365 odds 1.83
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Villarreal win 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Valencia DWLDW
Villarreal DDDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 0-0 Valencia, 23 Sep 18 Next meeting: Valencia 2-1 Villarreal, 30 Nov 19  All Valencia 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.