Athletic Club vs Villarreal match stats & report

2–0 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 16 · San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao · Ref Víctor García

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Athletic Club beat Villarreal 2–0 in La Liga on 8 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.08–0.53. Villarreal had 58% of the ball.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal match statistics

Athletic ClubVillarreal

42% Ball possession 58%
1.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.53
12 Total shots 11
4 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 3
15 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
392 Passes 555
82% Pass accuracy 84%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

15' Goal Aitor Paredes (assist Ruíz de Galarreta) Athletic Club
35' Yellow card S. Comesana Villarreal
55' Yellow card O. Sancet Athletic Club
68' Yellow card B. Prados Diaz Athletic Club
69' Goal I. Williams (assist O. Sancet) Athletic Club

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Athletic Club

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ernesto Valverde

13 Julen Agirrezabala

17 Yuri 4 Aitor Paredes 3 D. Vivian 18 Óscar de Marcos

24 B. Prados Diaz 16 Ruíz de Galarreta

7 Álex Berenguer 8 O. Sancet 9 I. Williams

12 G. Guruzeta

Bench N. Williams , Mikel Jauregizar , Unai Gómez , Mikel Vesga , N. Serrano , Unai Núñez , A. Gorosabel , A. Djalo , Unai Simón , Javi Martón , Íñigo Lekue , Yeray

Villarreal

Confirmed 4-4-2 Marcelino

13 D. Conde

12 Juan Bernat 2 Logan Costa 3 R. Albiol 17 Kiko Femenia

16 Álex Baena 10 Dani Parejo 14 S. Comesana 21 Yeremy Pino

15 T. Barry 18 P. Gueye

Bench Gerard Moreno , Ayoze Pérez , Luíz Júnior , Denis Suárez , Pau Cabanes De La Torre , W. Kambwala , E. Bailly , Pau Navarro , Arnau Solà

Form guide

Athletic Club at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Villarreal away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 7.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Apr 24	Athletic Club v Villarreal	1–1
5 Nov 23	Villarreal v Athletic Club	2–3
13 May 23	Villarreal v Athletic Club	5–1
30 Oct 22	Athletic Club v Villarreal	1–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Athletic Club vs Villarreal head-to-head record