Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao

13 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Álex Baena 24’, 90’
  • Nicolas Jackson 37’, 50’
  • Aitor Paredes 61’ (og)
  • Oihan Sancet 45+3’ (pen)

Match summary

Villarreal won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao. Villarreal led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Álex Baena put Villarreal ahead with a direct free kick in the 24th minute, Nicolas Jackson made it 2-0 in the 37th minute, and Oihan Sancet pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Jackson made it 3-1 in the 50th minute, Paredes's own goal made it 4-1 in the 61st minute, and Baena made it 5-1 in the 90th minute, set up by Manu Trigueros.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 3.44 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.83 from 10.

Match stats

Villarreal Athletic Bilbao
17 Shots 11
11 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.09 xG 1.82
3.09 Non-penalty xG 1.08
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Villarreal Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Álex Baena1-0 (Villarreal)
24’
Nicolas Jackson2-0 (Villarreal)
37’
45+3’
Oihan Sancet
Penalty2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time2-1
Nicolas Jackson3-1 (Villarreal)
50’
Aitor Paredes
Own goal4-1 (Villarreal)
61’
Álex Baena
Assist: Manu Trigueros5-1 (Villarreal)
90’
Full-time5-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Pau Torres
  • Alfonso
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Daniel Parejo
Athletic Bilbao
  • Aitor Paredes
  • Ander Herrera
  • Iñaki Williams

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 1.83 24’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), 1-0 24’ 37’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 2-0 37’ 45+3’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 45+3’ 50’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 3-1 50’ 61’ Aitor Paredes (Villarreal) own goal, 4-1 61’ 90’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), 5-1 90’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 1.83 24’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), 1-0 Baena 24’ 37’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 2-0 Jackson 37’ 45+3’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Sancet 45+3’ 50’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 3-1 Jackson 50’ 61’ Aitor Paredes (Villarreal) own goal, 4-1 Paredes 61’ 90’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), 5-1 Baena 90’
Villarreal 3.44 xGAthletic Bilbao 1.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Villarreal attacking 
50’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 48’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 37’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 15’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 90’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 50’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 12’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 84’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 56’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 75’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 71’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 7’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), own goal 50’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 48’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 37’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 15’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 90’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 50’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 12’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 84’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 56’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 75’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 71’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 7’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), own goal
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Reina GK900 0.000.000
Juan Foyth DEF901 0.020.000
Aissa Mandi DEF900 0.000.131
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.151
Alfonso DEF841 0.030.000
Daniel Parejo MID900 0.000.031
Álex Baena MID9024 0.630.421
Etienne Capoue MID590 0.000.371
Samuel Chukwueze FWD681 0.030.141
Nicolas Jackson FWD6823 1.450.031
Yeremi Pino FWD843 0.920.082
Ramón Terrats Sub310 0.000.021
Giovani Lo Celso Sub220 0.000.192
Gerard Moreno Sub224 0.360.000
Manu Trigueros Sub610 0.000.461
Alberto Moreno Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 45% Avg odds 2.14
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.59
Athletic Bilbao win 28% Avg odds 3.34

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal LLWWD
Athletic Bilbao WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Villarreal, 30 Oct 22 Next meeting: Villarreal 2-3 Athletic Bilbao, 05 Nov 23  All Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao 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.