Atlético Madrid 2–2 Villarreal — Match Stats & Analysis

La Liga · 2026Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC

Atlético Madrid

2–2Full-time analysis

Villarreal

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Atlético Madrid and Villarreal drew 2–2.

Shots: 1913
Shots on target: 46
Expected goals: 0.783.6
Possession: 52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atlético Madrid and Villarreal drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Atlético Madrid – Villarreal): shots 19–13, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.78–3.6, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Atlético Madrid.

3.83 days ▲Rest daysAtlético Madrid · Villarreal7 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal	Baseline
Rest days	3.83 days	7 days	—
Matches last 14 days	1 match	1 match	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

Shots19 shots13 shotsAtlético Madrid 19 shots, Villarreal 13 shots
Shots on target4 shots6 shotsAtlético Madrid 4 shots, Villarreal 6 shots
Expected goals0.78 xG3.6 xGAtlético Madrid 0.78 xG, Villarreal 3.6 xG
Possession52%48%Atlético Madrid 52%, Villarreal 48%
Corners5 corners3 cornersAtlético Madrid 5 corners, Villarreal 3 corners
Fouls12 fouls13 foulsAtlético Madrid 12 fouls, Villarreal 13 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsAtlético Madrid 3 cards, Villarreal 2 cards
Passes520 passes498 passesAtlético Madrid 520 passes, Villarreal 498 passes
Pass accuracy88.3%88.4%Atlético Madrid 88.3%, Villarreal 88.4%
Shots inside box6 shots10 shotsAtlético Madrid 6 shots, Villarreal 10 shots
Blocked shots10 blocks4 blocksAtlético Madrid 10 blocks, Villarreal 4 blocks
Goalkeeper saves4 saves2 savesAtlético Madrid 4 saves, Villarreal 2 saves
Offsides3 offsides1 offsideAtlético Madrid 3 offsides, Villarreal 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

Half-time
50′Santiago MouriñoYellow card · Villarreal
54′Alex BaenaYellow card · Atlético Madrid
59′Marc PubillGoal · Atlético Madrid
66′Gerard MorenoPenalty goal · Villarreal
76′Robin Le NormandRed card · Atlético Madrid
77′Morten HjulmandYellow card · Atlético Madrid
78′Georges MikautadzePenalty goal · Villarreal
85′Giuliano SimeoneGoal · Atlético Madrid
90′José María GiménezYellow card · Atlético Madrid
Full time

Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute

46′Atlético Madrid · 1 player changeAlex Baena
61′Villarreal · 2 player changesGerard Moreno · Tajon Buchanan
66′Atlético Madrid · 1 player changeMarcos Llorente
67′Atlético Madrid · 2 player changesJulián Alvarez · Pablo Barrios
79′Atlético Madrid · 1 player changeJosé María Giménez
79′Villarreal · 2 player changesIlias Akhomach · Carlos Maciá
85′Villarreal · 1 player changeTani Oluwaseyi

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Atlético Madrid

2Draws

1Villarreal

24 May 2026Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga5–1

13 Sept 2025Atlético Madrid — Villarreal · La Liga2–0

25 Jan 2025Atlético Madrid — Villarreal · La Liga1–1

19 Aug 2024Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga2–2

1 Apr 2024Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

3.83 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4