Villarreal vs Almeria match stats & report

2–1 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 5 · Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal · Ref Francisco Hernandez Maeso, Spain

Villarreal stats & fixtures · Almeria stats & fixtures

Villarreal beat Almeria 2–1 in La Liga on 17 September 2023. Expected goals finished 0.90–1.51. Villarreal had 63% of the ball.

Villarreal vs Almeria match statistics

VillarrealAlmeria

63% Ball possession 37%
0.90 Expected goals (xG) 1.51
10 Total shots 17
4 Shots on target 7
2 Shots off target 8
4 Blocked shots 2
9 Shots inside the box 10
6 Corners 6
16 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 3
497 Passes 295
86% Pass accuracy 76%
6 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

26' Yellow card Étienne Capoue Villarreal
44' Goal Sergio Akieme (assist L. Robertone) Almeria
45+5' Goal Gerard Moreno (assist Álex Baena) Villarreal
53' Yellow card Adri Embarba Almeria
84' Yellow card Chumi Almeria
89' Yellow card Arnau Puigmal Almeria
90+2' Yellow card Yeremy Pino Villarreal
90+4' Goal A. Sorloth (assist Alberto Moreno) Villarreal

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Villarreal

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Pacheta

13 F. Jörgensen

37 C. Romero 2 M. Gabbia 3 R. Albiol 8 J. Foyth

6 Étienne Capoue 10 Dani Parejo

16 Álex Baena 7 Gerard Moreno 21 Yeremy Pino

11 A. Sorloth

Bench S. Comesana , Alberto Moreno , Ilias Akhomach , Jorge Cuenca , B. Brereton , Pepe Reina , Kiko Femenia , A. Mandi , Denis Suárez , Manu Trigueros , José Luis Morales

Almeria

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Vicente Moreno

25 L. Maximiano

15 Sergio Akieme 3 Edgar González 22 C. Montes 21 Chumi

5 L. Robertone 6 D. Lopy

19 Sergio Arribas 11 Gonzalo Melero 10 Adri Embarba

9 L. Suárez

Bench L. Ramazani , I. Baba , Arnau Puigmal , Léo Baptistão , I. Koné , Diego Mariño , Fernando Martínez , Houboulang Mendes , Kaiky , Álex Centelles , Marezi , Lázaro

Form guide

Villarreal at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Almeria away

6–0–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.4 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Villarreal vs Almeria head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Mar 23	Almeria v Villarreal	0–2
23 Oct 22	Villarreal v Almeria	2–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Villarreal vs Almeria head-to-head record