La Liga · 2024

Villarreal 4–2 Sevilla · La Liga

4–2Historical match

Sevilla

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Villarreal won 4–2.

Shots
1217
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
1.061.51
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Villarreal beat Sevilla 4–2. Recorded in this match (Villarreal – Sevilla): shots 12–17, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 1.06–1.51, possession 51%–49%. 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.

Villarreal's recent record differs from the season

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Villarreal's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.87 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for3 goals/match1.87 goals/match1.13 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots17 shotsVillarreal 12 shots, Sevilla 17 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsVillarreal 7 shots, Sevilla 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.06 xG1.51 xGVillarreal 1.06 xG, Sevilla 1.51 xG
  • Possession51%49%Villarreal 51%, Sevilla 49%
  • Corners3 corners5 cornersVillarreal 3 corners, Sevilla 5 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls14 foulsVillarreal 8 fouls, Sevilla 14 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Pape Gueye · Villarreal · 8′ · 0.02 xG · goalDodi Lukebakio · Sevilla · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlfonso Pedraza · Villarreal · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEtta Eyong · Villarreal · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDodi Lukebakio · Sevilla · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdrià Pedrosa · Sevilla · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSuso · Sevilla · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDenis Suárez · Villarreal · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSuso · Sevilla · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTajon Buchanan · Villarreal · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRamón Martínez · Sevilla · 85′ · 0.04 xG · goalYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 4′ · 0.05 xG · goalRamón Martínez · Sevilla · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAdrià Pedrosa · Sevilla · 26′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDodi Lukebakio · Sevilla · 47′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLucien Agoumé · Sevilla · 48′ · 0.06 xG · on targetThierno Barry · Villarreal · 64′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDodi Lukebakio · Sevilla · 68′ · 0.07 xG · on targetPape Gueye · Villarreal · 14′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAlvaro Garcia-Pascual · Sevilla · 15′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 31′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDjibril Sow · Sevilla · 29′ · 0.10 xG · goalPeque Fernández · Sevilla · 68′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedThierno Barry · Villarreal · 75′ · 0.14 xG · on targetPape Gueye · Villarreal · 53′ · 0.19 xG · goalAdrià Pedrosa · Sevilla · 73′ · 0.19 xG · on targetAlex Baena · Villarreal · 39′ · 0.25 xG · goalDjibril Sow · Sevilla · 45′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedJuanlu Sánchez · Sevilla · 69′ · 0.31 xG · on target
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  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Villarreal: 12 shots, 7 on target, 1.01 xG. Sevilla: 17 shots, 6 on target, 1.52 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Yéremy Pino · Villarreal · 4′Pape Gueye · Villarreal · 8′Alex Baena · Villarreal · 39′Pape Gueye · Villarreal · 53′Djibril Sow · Sevilla · 29′Ramón Martínez · Sevilla · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 1.01 xG · Sevilla 1.52 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Villarreal
2Draws
1Sevilla
Sevilla — Villarreal · La Liga1–2
Villarreal — Sevilla · La Liga3–2
Sevilla — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Sevilla — Villarreal · La Liga2–1
Villarreal — Sevilla · La Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Villarreal favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Sevilla in 4

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Window

Season

Villarreal38 matchesSevilla38 matches
1.87 goals/match ▲Goals scored38/381.11 goals/match
1.34 goals/match ▲Goals allowed38/381.45 goals/match
1.72 xG/match ▲Expected goals38/381.12 xG/match
14.1 shots/match ▲Shots38/3812.4 shots/match
4.71 shots/match ▲Shots on target38/384.08 shots/match
47.6%Possession38/38● 50.6%
4.82 corners/matchCorners38/38● 4.87 corners/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls38/3812.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples38 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 May 2025, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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