Villarreal vs Levante

2 January 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Fernando Niño 19’
  • Gerard Moreno 54’
  • Sergio León 73’

Match summary

Villarreal saw off Levante 2-1. Villarreal led 1-0 at half-time.

Fernando Niño put Villarreal ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Alfonso, Gerard Moreno made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, set up by Samuel Chukwueze, and Sergio León pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 73rd minute, set up by Nemanja Radoja.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Levante's 0.55 from 9.

Match stats

Villarreal Levante
12 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.73 xG 0.55
1.73 Non-penalty xG 0.55
10 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Villarreal Levante
Kick-off
Fernando Niño
Assist: Alfonso1-0 (Villarreal)
19’
Half-time1-0
Gerard Moreno
Assist: Samuel Chukwueze2-0 (Villarreal)
54’
73’
Sergio León
Assist: Nemanja Radoja2-1 (Levante)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Yeremi Pino
Levante
  • Mickaël Malsa

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.55 19’ Fernando Niño (Villarreal), 1-0 19’ 54’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 2-0 54’ 73’ Sergio León (Levante), 2-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.55 19’ Fernando Niño (Villarreal), 1-0 Niño 19’ 54’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 2-0 Moreno 54’ 73’ Sergio León (Levante), 2-1 León 73’
Villarreal 1.73 xGLevante 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Levante attacking Villarreal attacking 
19’ Fernando Niño (Villarreal), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 65’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 73’ Sergio León (Levante), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 75’ Jorge De Frutos (Levante), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 57’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 70’ Sergio León (Levante), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Coke (Levante), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Coke (Levante), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Mickaël Malsa (Levante), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Fernando Niño (Villarreal), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 65’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 73’ Sergio León (Levante), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 75’ Jorge De Frutos (Levante), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 57’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 70’ Sergio León (Levante), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 81’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Coke (Levante), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Coke (Levante), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Mickaël Malsa (Levante), 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
Rubén Peña DEF900 0.000.132
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Alfonso DEF7810 0.000.571
Manu Trigueros MID901 0.020.061
Daniel Parejo MID901 0.060.613
Moi Gómez MID690 0.000.021
Gerard Moreno FWD9014 0.680.000
Fernando Niño FWD4811 0.570.091
Yeremi Pino FWD481 0.090.000
Juan Foyth Sub420 0.000.000
Samuel Chukwueze Sub4213 0.230.111
Estupiñán Sub211 0.070.071
Jaume Costa Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 62% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.37
Levante win 16% Avg odds 5.97

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal DDWDL
Levante WLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 2-1 Levante, 15 Feb 20 Next meeting: Levante 1-5 Villarreal, 18 Apr 21  All Villarreal vs Levante 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.