Villarreal vs Valencia

19 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld 10’ (pen), 17’

Match summary

Villarreal won 2-0 at home to Valencia. Villarreal led 2-0 at half-time.

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld put Villarreal ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute and Groeneveld made it 2-0 in the 17th minute, set up by Juan Foyth.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.80 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Valencia's 0.31 from 5.

Match stats

Villarreal Valencia
12 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.80 xG 0.31
2.05 Non-penalty xG 0.31
3 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Villarreal Valencia
Kick-off
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld
Penalty1-0 (Villarreal)
10’
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld
Assist: Juan Foyth2-0 (Villarreal)
17’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Manu Trigueros
  • Serge Aurier
Valencia
  • Eray Cömert
  • Marcos de Sousa
  • 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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.80 0.31 10’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), 1-0 10’ 17’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), 2-0 17’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.80 0.31 10’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), 1-0 Groeneveld 10’ 17’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), 2-0 Groeneveld 17’
Villarreal 2.80 xGValencia 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Villarreal attacking 
10’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 90’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 81’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 15’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 17’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 44’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 70’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+4’ José Gayá (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 69’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 90’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 81’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 15’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 17’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 44’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 70’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Villarreal), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+4’ José Gayá (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 69’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gerónimo Rulli GK900 0.000.000
Juan Foyth DEF8210 0.000.291
Aissa Mandi DEF901 0.100.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF900 0.000.000
Yeremi Pino MID470 0.000.261
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.291
Daniel Parejo MID820 0.000.432
Manu Trigueros MID901 0.020.061
Giovani Lo Celso MID722 0.080.171
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld FWD7225 1.750.052
Samuel Chukwueze Sub433 0.840.000
Boulaye Dia Sub180 0.000.000
Moi Gómez Sub180 0.000.461
Vicente Iborra Sub80 0.000.000
Serge Aurier Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 73% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.57
Valencia win 10% Avg odds 9.42

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WLLDW
Valencia DWDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 2-0 Villarreal, 30 Oct 21 Next meeting: Villarreal 2-1 Valencia, 31 Dec 22  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.