Villarreal vs Girona

31 August 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Cristhian Stuani 54’

Match summary

Girona took a 1-0 win at Villarreal. It was goalless at half-time.

Cristhian Stuani put Girona ahead in the 54th minute, set up by Borja.

There was little between the sides on chances: Villarreal created 1.13 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Girona 0.83 from 14.

Match stats

Villarreal Girona
13 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.13 xG 0.83
1.13 Non-penalty xG 0.83
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Villarreal Girona
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
54’
Cristhian Stuani
Assist: Borja0-1 (Girona)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Mario
  • Manu Trigueros
  • Nicola Sansone
Girona
  • Pedro Alcalá
  • Aday Benítez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.13 0.83 54’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 0-1 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.13 0.83 54’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 0-1 Stuani 54’
Villarreal 1.13 xGGirona 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Girona attacking Villarreal attacking 
21’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 54’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 6’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 11’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 38’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Pedro Porro (Girona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Pedro Alcalá (Girona), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Pere Pons (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Aday Benítez (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Aday Benítez (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Borja (Girona), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 54’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 6’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 11’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 38’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Pedro Porro (Girona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Pedro Alcalá (Girona), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Pere Pons (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Aday Benítez (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Borja (Girona), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Aday Benítez (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 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 DEF900 0.000.132
Álvaro González DEF900 0.000.000
Víctor Ruiz DEF900 0.000.000
Alfonso DEF903 0.130.000
Santiago Cáseres MID670 0.000.000
Pablo Fornals MID904 0.300.062
Santiago Cazorla MID761 0.070.442
Manu Trigueros MID901 0.060.051
Gerard Moreno FWD903 0.480.273
Karl Toko Ekambi FWD841 0.100.071
Carlos Bacca Sub230 0.000.000
Miguel Layún Sub140 0.000.000
Nicola Sansone Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 60% Bet365 odds 1.57
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Girona win 16% Bet365 odds 6.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Villarreal LD
Girona DL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Girona 0-1 Villarreal, 14 Apr 19  All Villarreal vs Girona 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.