Villarreal vs Cadiz

21 March 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gerard Moreno 5’ (pen)
  • Carlos Bacca 67’
  • Álex Fernández 69’

Match summary

Villarreal won 2-1 at home to Cadiz. Villarreal led 1-0 at half-time.

Gerard Moreno put Villarreal ahead from the penalty spot in the 5th minute, Carlos Bacca made it 2-0 in the 67th minute, set up by Gerard Moreno, and Álex Fernández pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Cadiz's 0.95 from 9.

Match stats

Villarreal Cadiz
13 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.51 xG 0.91
1.76 Non-penalty xG 0.91
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Villarreal Cadiz
Kick-off
Gerard Moreno
Penalty1-0 (Villarreal)
5’
Half-time1-0
Carlos Bacca
Assist: Gerard Moreno2-0 (Villarreal)
67’
69’
Álex Fernández2-1 (Cadiz)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Raúl Albiol
  • Juan Foyth
  • Manu Trigueros
Cadiz
  • Cala
  • Fali
  • Jens Jonsson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 0.95 5’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-0 5’ 67’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), 2-0 67’ 69’ Álex Fernández (Cadiz), 2-1 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 0.95 5’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-0 Moreno 5’ 67’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), 2-0 Bacca 67’ 69’ Álex Fernández (Cadiz), 2-1 Fernández 69’
Villarreal 2.51 xGCadiz 0.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cadiz attacking Villarreal attacking 
67’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 5’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 69’ Álex Fernández (Cadiz), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 60’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Ramiro Funes Mori (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Fali (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Salvi Sánchez (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+6’ Jorge Pombo (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Mario (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Iván Alejo (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Jens Jonsson (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Alberto Perea (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ José Mari (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 5’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 69’ Álex Fernández (Cadiz), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 60’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Ramiro Funes Mori (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Fali (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 27’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Salvi Sánchez (Cadiz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+6’ Jorge Pombo (Cadiz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Mario (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Iván Alejo (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Jens Jonsson (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Alberto Perea (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ José Mari (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.02 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 DEF901 0.040.172
Ramiro Funes Mori DEF901 0.080.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF900 0.000.071
Samuel Chukwueze MID842 0.120.051
Juan Foyth MID900 0.000.000
Daniel Parejo MID902 0.090.203
Manu Trigueros MID771 0.100.000
Gerard Moreno FWD90114 0.910.961
Carlos Bacca FWD7713 1.160.000
Paco Alcácer Sub130 0.000.000
Moi Gómez Sub130 0.000.031
Yeremi Pino Sub60 0.000.041
Alfonso Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 67% Avg odds 1.43
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.34
Cadiz win 11% Avg odds 8.41

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal LDLLW
Cadiz LDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cadiz 0-0 Villarreal, 25 Oct 20 Next meeting: Villarreal 3-3 Cadiz, 26 Oct 21  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.