La Liga · 2024

Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal · La Liga

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 2–0.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
1.170.53
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Villarreal 2–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Villarreal): shots 12–11, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 1.17–0.53, possession 42%–58%. 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 Athletic Club.

3.8 days ▲Rest daysAthletic Club · Villarreal7.09 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAthletic ClubVillarrealBaseline
Rest days3.8 days7.09 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches1 match—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsAthletic Club 12 shots, Villarreal 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotAthletic Club 4 shots, Villarreal 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.17 xG0.53 xGAthletic Club 1.17 xG, Villarreal 0.53 xG
  • Possession42%58%Athletic Club 42%, Villarreal 58%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersAthletic Club 3 corners, Villarreal 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls10 foulsAthletic Club 15 fouls, Villarreal 10 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.

Alex Baena · Villarreal · 41′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJuan Bernat · Villarreal · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNico Serrano · Athletic Club · 88′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGerard Moreno · Villarreal · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 29′ · 0.03 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 61′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 66′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPape Gueye · Villarreal · 37′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 69′ · 0.07 xG · goalGerard Moreno · Villarreal · 64′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSanti Comesaña · Villarreal · 54′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 39′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAitor Paredes · Athletic Club · 15′ · 0.21 xG · goalYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 41′ · 0.31 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.54 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.19 xG. Villarreal: 11 shots, 1 on target, 0.80 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Aitor Paredes · Athletic Club · 15′Iñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 69′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 1.19 xG · Villarreal 0.80 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletic Club
2Draws
1Villarreal
Athletic Club — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Athletic Club · La Liga2–3
Villarreal — Athletic Club · La Liga5–1
Athletic Club — Villarreal · La Liga1–0
Villarreal — Athletic Club · 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: Athletic Club favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Villarreal in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club17 matchesVillarreal15 matches
1.53 goals/matchGoals scored17/15▲ 1.8 goals/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/151.67 goals/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals17/15▲ 1.68 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots17/15▲ 14.3 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on target17/15▲ 4.53 shots/match
47.7% ●Possession17/1547.5%
5 corners/match ●Corners17/154.4 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls17/1511.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 15home / 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, 8 Dec 2024, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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