Villarreal vs Almeria

17 September 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Gerard Moreno 45+5’
  • Alexander Sørloth 90+4’
  • Sergio Akieme 44’

Match summary

Villarreal came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Almeria, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sergio Akieme put Almeria ahead in the 44th minute, set up by Lucas Robertone, Gerard Moreno equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Álex Baena, and Alexander Sørloth won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Alberto Moreno.

Almeria can feel hard done by, creating 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Villarreal's 1.43 from 10.

Match stats

Villarreal Almeria
10 Shots 17
4 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.43 xG 1.77
1.43 Non-penalty xG 1.77
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Villarreal Almeria
Kick-off
44’
Sergio Akieme
Assist: Lucas Robertone0-1 (Almeria)
Gerard Moreno
Assist: Álex Baena1-1 (Villarreal)
45+5’
Half-time1-1
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Alberto Moreno2-1 (Villarreal)
90+4’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Yeremi Pino
Almeria
  • Chumi
  • Adrián Embarba
  • Arnau Puigmal

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.77 44’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), 0-1 44’ 45+5’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-1 45+5’ 90+4’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), 2-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.77 44’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), 0-1 Akieme 44’ 45+5’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-1 Moreno 45+5’ 90+4’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), 2-1 Sørloth 90+4’
Villarreal 1.43 xGAlmeria 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Almeria attacking Villarreal attacking 
90+4’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 64’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 72’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 44’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 50’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 36’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 65’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Carlos Romero (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ César Montes (Almeria), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 4’ Edgar González (Almeria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Dion Lopy (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 64’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 72’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 44’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 50’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 36’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 65’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Carlos Romero (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ César Montes (Almeria), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 4’ Edgar González (Almeria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Dion Lopy (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Filip Jorgensen GK900 0.000.000
Juan Foyth DEF900 0.000.000
Matteo Gabbia DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Romero DEF691 0.080.000
Daniel Parejo MID900 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID701 0.020.000
Yeremi Pino MID900 0.000.162
Gerard Moreno MID9013 0.420.183
Álex Baena MID8012 0.090.321
Alexander Sørloth FWD9012 0.730.000
Santiago Comesaña Sub210 0.000.000
Alberto Moreno Sub2011 0.080.552
Ilias Akhomach Sub100 0.000.000
Ben Brereton Díaz Sub10 0.000.000
Jorge Cuenca Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.90
Almeria win 17% Avg odds 5.78

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal DLWLL
Almeria DLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Almeria 0-2 Villarreal, 04 Mar 23 Next meeting: Almeria 1-2 Villarreal, 21 Apr 24  All Villarreal vs Almeria 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.