Villarreal vs Cadiz

24 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Nicolas Jackson 20’, 45+2’

Match summary

Villarreal beat Cadiz 2-0. Villarreal led 2-0 at half-time.

Nicolas Jackson put Villarreal ahead in the 20th minute and Jackson made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Gerard Moreno.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.97 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Cadiz's 2.12 from 16.

Match stats

Villarreal Cadiz
13 Shots 16
7 Shots on Target 8
7 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.97 xG 2.10
2.97 Non-penalty xG 2.10
12 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Villarreal Cadiz
Kick-off
Nicolas Jackson1-0 (Villarreal)
20’
Nicolas Jackson
Assist: Gerard Moreno2-0 (Villarreal)
45+2’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Alberto Moreno
Cadiz
  • Fede San Emeterio
  • Rubén Alcaraz

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 2.97 2.12 20’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 1-0 20’ 45+2’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 2-0 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.97 2.12 20’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 1-0 Jackson 20’ 45+2’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 2-0 Jackson 45+2’
Villarreal 2.97 xGCadiz 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cadiz attacking Villarreal attacking 
20’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 88’ Rubén Sobrino (Cadiz), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 47’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 1’ Theo Bongonda (Cadiz), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 13’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 62’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 80’ Gonzalo Escalante (Cadiz), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 76’ Gonzalo Escalante (Cadiz), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 63’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 68’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 57’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Jorge Meré (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 32’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Sergi Guardiola (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 56’ Rubén Sobrino (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 19’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Iván Alejo (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Iván Alejo (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Gonzalo Escalante (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ José Mari (Cadiz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Alfonso Espino (Cadiz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Alfonso Espino (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Sergi Guardiola (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Rubén Sobrino (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 88’ Rubén Sobrino (Cadiz), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 47’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 1’ Theo Bongonda (Cadiz), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 13’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 62’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 80’ Gonzalo Escalante (Cadiz), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 46’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 76’ Gonzalo Escalante (Cadiz), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 68’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 63’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 57’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Jorge Meré (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 32’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Sergi Guardiola (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 72’ Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Rubén Sobrino (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Iván Alejo (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Iván Alejo (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Gonzalo Escalante (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ José Mari (Cadiz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Alfonso Espino (Cadiz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Alfonso Espino (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Sergi Guardiola (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Rubén Sobrino (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ 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
José Reina GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.000
Aissa Mandi DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Alberto Moreno DEF721 0.320.000
Daniel Parejo MID901 0.060.031
Manu Trigueros MID902 0.140.000
Gerard Moreno MID7213 0.730.772
Giovani Lo Celso MID723 0.210.000
Yeremi Pino MID900 0.000.212
Nicolas Jackson FWD9022 1.430.402
Johan Mojica Sub180 0.000.000
Samuel Chukwueze Sub181 0.090.000
Ramón Terrats Sub180 0.000.000
Álex Baena Sub10 0.000.000
Jorge Pascual Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.63
Cadiz win 15% Avg odds 6.21

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WWDWW
Cadiz LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cadiz 0-0 Villarreal, 01 Oct 22 Next meeting: Cadiz 3-1 Villarreal, 01 Sep 23  All Villarreal vs Cadiz 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.