Villarreal vs Valencia

31 December 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Samuel Chukwueze 45’
  • Juan Foyth 89’
  • Edinson Cavani 21’

Match summary

Villarreal came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Valencia, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Edinson Cavani put Valencia ahead in the 21st minute, Samuel Chukwueze equalised in the 45th minute, set up by Gerard Moreno, and Juan Foyth won it with a header in the 89th minute, set up by Daniel Parejo.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Valencia's 1.17 from 13.

Match stats

Villarreal Valencia
14 Shots 13
8 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.37 xG 1.17
2.37 Non-penalty xG 1.17
9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Villarreal Valencia
Kick-off
21’
Edinson Cavani0-1 (Valencia)
Samuel Chukwueze
Assist: Gerard Moreno1-1 (Villarreal)
45’
Half-time1-1
Juan Foyth
Assist: Daniel Parejo2-1 (Villarreal)
89’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Juan Foyth
Valencia
  • Eray Cömert
  • Yunus Musah
  • Edinson Cavani
  • Ilaix Moriba

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 2.37 1.17 21’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), 0-1 21’ 45’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), 1-1 45’ 89’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 1.17 21’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), 0-1 Cavani 21’ 45’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), 1-1 Chukwueze 45’ 89’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), 2-1 Foyth 89’
Villarreal 2.37 xGValencia 1.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Villarreal attacking 
1’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 89’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 18’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 45’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 25’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 29’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 8’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 19’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 82’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+8’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 89’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 18’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 45’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 25’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 29’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 8’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 19’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 82’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+8’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 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
Kiko Femenía DEF320 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.021
Alberto Moreno DEF811 0.010.000
Etienne Capoue MID902 0.150.311
Daniel Parejo MID9010 0.000.684
Álex Baena MID812 0.030.611
Samuel Chukwueze FWD7412 0.440.000
Gerard Moreno FWD9012 0.700.574
Yeremi Pino FWD743 0.470.091
Juan Foyth Sub5811 0.500.000
Nicolas Jackson Sub160 0.000.000
Morales Sub161 0.080.000
Alfonso Sub90 0.000.000
Manu Trigueros Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 47% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Valencia win 25% Avg odds 3.76

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal LWLLW
Valencia DLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 2-0 Valencia, 19 Apr 22 Next meeting: Valencia 1-1 Villarreal, 03 May 23  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.