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La Liga · 2024

Villarreal 0–0 Athletic Club · La Liga

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Villarreal and Athletic Club drew 0–0.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.740.73
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Villarreal and Athletic Club drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Villarreal – Athletic Club): shots 12–11, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.74–0.73, possession 57%–43%. 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.

Athletic Club's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Athletic Club's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.53 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 for0.4 goals/match1.53 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsVillarreal 12 shots, Athletic Club 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsVillarreal 4 shots, Athletic Club 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.74 xG0.73 xGVillarreal 1.74 xG, Athletic Club 0.73 xG
  • Possession57%43%Villarreal 57%, Athletic Club 43%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersVillarreal 6 corners, Athletic Club 5 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls13 foulsVillarreal 9 fouls, Athletic Club 13 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.

Tajon Buchanan · Villarreal · 38′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMaroan Sannadi · Athletic Club · 74′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBeñat Prados · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThierno Barry · Villarreal · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDani Parejo · Villarreal · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 16′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 32′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 43′ · 0.04 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 80′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMikel Jauregizar · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 3′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 14′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJuan Foyth · Villarreal · 38′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedThierno Barry · Villarreal · 31′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMaroan Sannadi · Athletic Club · 83′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Villarreal · 17′ · 0.15 xG · on targetAyoze Pérez · Villarreal · 18′ · 0.25 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 41′ · 0.39 xG · off target or blockedJuan Foyth · Villarreal · 50′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blockedThierno Barry · Villarreal · 69′ · 0.83 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Villarreal: 12 shots, 4 on target, 2.07 xG. Athletic Club: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.85 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 2.07 xG · Athletic Club 0.85 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Villarreal
1Draws
3Athletic Club
Athletic Club — Villarreal · La Liga2–0
Athletic Club — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Athletic Club · La Liga2–3
Villarreal — Athletic Club · La Liga5–1
Athletic Club — Villarreal · La Liga1–0

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · Athletic Club in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Villarreal29 matchesAthletic Club30 matches
1.76 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/301.53 goals/match
1.34 goals/matchGoals allowed29/30▲ 0.8 goals/match
1.77 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/301.47 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots29/3013.2 shots/match
4.79 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/304.47 shots/match
49.1%Possession29/30● 49.2%
4.93 corners/matchCorners29/30● 5.33 corners/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls29/3012.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 30home / 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, 6 Apr 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsVillarrealAthletic Club
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2024/25
Head-to-headVillarreal — Athletic Club
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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