La Liga · 2026

Atlético Madrid 2–2 Villarreal · La Liga

2–2Full-time analysis

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

MetricAtlético MadridVillarrealBaseline
Rest days3.83 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 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

  1. Half-time
  2. 50′Santiago MouriñoYellow card · Villarreal
  3. 54′Alex BaenaYellow card · Atlético Madrid
  4. 59′Marc PubillGoal · Atlético Madrid
  5. 66′Gerard MorenoPenalty goal · Villarreal
  6. 76′Robin Le NormandRed card · Atlético Madrid
  7. 77′Morten HjulmandYellow card · Atlético Madrid
  8. 78′Georges MikautadzePenalty goal · Villarreal
  9. 85′Giuliano SimeoneGoal · Atlético Madrid
  10. 90′José María GiménezYellow card · Atlético Madrid
  11. 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
Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga5–1
Atlético Madrid — Villarreal · La Liga2–0
Atlético Madrid — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga2–2
Villarreal — 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

Atlético Madrid / Villarreal

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

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