Villarreal vs Valencia

17 March 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jorge Cuenca 54’

Match summary

Villarreal won 1-0 at home to Valencia. It was goalless at half-time.

Jorge Cuenca put Villarreal ahead with a header in the 54th minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Valencia's 1.08 from 14. Álex Baena had a penalty saved for Villarreal.

Match stats

Villarreal Valencia
13 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 7
6 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.19 xG 1.08
1.44 Non-penalty xG 1.08
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Villarreal Valencia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jorge Cuenca1-0 (Villarreal)
54’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Kiko Femenía
  • Aissa Mandi
  • Jorge Cuenca
  • Francis Coquelin
  • Álex Baena
Valencia
  • José Gayá

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 2.24 1.08 54’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), 1-0 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 1.08 54’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), 1-0 Cuenca 54’
Villarreal 2.24 xGValencia 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Villarreal attacking 
39’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 80’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 20’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 54’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 13’ Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Sergi Canos (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 76’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Cenk Özkacar (Valencia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 53’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Yerson Mosquera (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Peter (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Sergi Canos (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Cenk Özkacar (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 80’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 20’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 54’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 13’ Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Sergi Canos (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 76’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Cenk Özkacar (Valencia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 53’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Yerson Mosquera (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Peter (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Sergi Canos (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Cenk Özkacar (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Filip Jorgensen GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.000
Aissa Mandi DEF900 0.000.000
Yerson Mosquera DEF901 0.060.000
Jorge Cuenca DEF7212 0.390.000
Bertrand Traoré MID801 0.130.000
Santiago Comesaña MID902 0.160.391
Francis Coquelin MID500 0.000.000
Álex Baena MID882 0.790.274
Alexander Sørloth FWD903 0.220.071
Gonçalo Guedes FWD720 0.000.000
Daniel Parejo Sub400 0.000.000
Carlos Romero Sub180 0.000.000
Gerard Moreno Sub182 0.500.051
Etienne Capoue Sub100 0.000.000
Morales Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 43% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Valencia win 29% Avg odds 3.37

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal DDWWW
Valencia WLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 3-1 Villarreal, 02 Jan 24 Next meeting: Valencia 1-1 Villarreal, 31 Aug 24  All Villarreal vs Valencia 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.