Villarreal vs Real Madrid

7 January 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Yeremi Pino 47’
  • Gerard Moreno 63’ (pen)
  • Karim Benzema 60’ (pen)

Match summary

Villarreal won 2-1 at home to Real Madrid. It was goalless at half-time.

Yeremi Pino put Villarreal ahead in the 47th minute, set up by Gerard Moreno, Karim Benzema equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, and Gerard Moreno won it from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Villarreal created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Real Madrid 2.17 from 13.

Match stats

Villarreal Real Madrid
17 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 2.17
1.67 Non-penalty xG 1.42
14 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Villarreal Real Madrid
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Yeremi Pino
Assist: Gerard Moreno1-0 (Villarreal)
47’
60’
Karim Benzema
Penalty1-1 (Real Madrid)
Gerard Moreno
Penalty2-1 (Villarreal)
63’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • José Reina
  • Raúl Albiol
  • Pau Torres
  • Álex Baena
Real Madrid
  • Eduardo Camavinga

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 2.42 2.17 47’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), 1-0 47’ 60’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-1 60’ 63’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 2-1 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 2.17 47’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), 1-0 Pino 47’ 60’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-1 Benzema 60’ 63’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 2-1 Moreno 63’
Villarreal 2.42 xGReal Madrid 2.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Villarreal attacking 
60’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 63’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 78’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 5’ Francis Coquelin (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 20’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 90+9’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 90’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+1’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+5’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 53’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 1’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+7’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 63’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 78’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 5’ Francis Coquelin (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 20’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 90+9’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 90’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+1’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+5’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 53’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 1’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+7’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 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
Juan Foyth DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF901 0.030.000
Alberto Moreno DEF721 0.020.361
Álex Baena MID904 0.150.000
Daniel Parejo MID902 0.080.031
Francis Coquelin MID891 0.360.000
Samuel Chukwueze FWD902 0.220.253
Gerard Moreno FWD88111 0.740.483
Yeremi Pino FWD8111 0.340.061
Alfonso Sub180 0.000.061
Morales Sub90 0.000.091
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld Sub24 0.470.141
Manu Trigueros Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 28% Avg odds 3.48
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67
Real Madrid win 46% Avg odds 2.08

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WLLWW
Real Madrid WDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 0-0 Real Madrid, 12 Feb 22 Next meeting: Real Madrid 2-3 Villarreal, 08 Apr 23  All Villarreal vs Real Madrid 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.