Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao

9 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alfonso 60’
  • Raúl García 43’

Match summary

Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Raúl García put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Muniain and Alfonso equalised in the 60th minute, set up by Samuel Chukwueze.

Athletic Bilbao had the better of the chances, with 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Villarreal's 0.92 from 11.

Match stats

Villarreal Athletic Bilbao
11 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.92 xG 2.05
0.92 Non-penalty xG 2.05
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Villarreal Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
43’
Raúl García
Assist: Muniain0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time0-1
Alfonso
Assist: Samuel Chukwueze1-1 (Villarreal)
60’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Aissa Mandi
  • Alfonso
Athletic Bilbao
  • Dani García
  • Oihan Sancet
  • Alex Petxarromán

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 0.92 2.05 43’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 43’ 60’ Alfonso (Villarreal), 1-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 2.05 43’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 García 43’ 60’ Alfonso (Villarreal), 1-1 Alfonso 60’
Villarreal 0.92 xGAthletic Bilbao 2.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Villarreal attacking 
43’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 32’ De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 41’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 60’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 22’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 57’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 80’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+3’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 20’ Moi Gómez (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 32’ De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 41’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 60’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 22’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 57’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 80’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+3’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 20’ Moi Gómez (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 63’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Sergio Asenjo GK900 0.000.000
Mario DEF821 0.020.000
Aissa Mandi DEF902 0.040.000
Serge Aurier DEF900 0.000.000
Alfonso DEF9011 0.310.081
Samuel Chukwueze MID8210 0.000.332
Vicente Iborra MID900 0.000.000
Manu Trigueros MID651 0.150.041
Yeremi Pino MID651 0.040.000
Moi Gómez FWD901 0.080.031
Paco Alcácer FWD651 0.090.000
Giovani Lo Celso Sub251 0.090.000
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld Sub251 0.040.061
Gerard Moreno Sub251 0.060.000
Juan Foyth Sub80 0.000.000
Francis Coquelin Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.21
Athletic Bilbao win 34% Avg odds 2.86

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WLWLL
Athletic Bilbao LWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Villarreal, 23 Oct 21 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Villarreal, 30 Oct 22  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.