La Liga · 2023Sun, 4 Feb 2024, 13:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Villarreal

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Cádiz

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Villarreal	Cádiz
Shots	19 shots/match▲	8 shots/match
Shots on target	4 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	1.15 xG/match▲	0.7 xG/match
Possession	59%●	41%
Corners	13 corners/match●	2 corners/match
Fouls	14 fouls/match	14 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Villarreal: 19 shots, 4 on target, 1.12 xG. Cádiz: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.68 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 1.12 xG · Cádiz 0.68 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Cádiz's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Villarreal's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Cádiz's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.65 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.2 goals/match	0.65 goals/match	1.18 goals/match

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

Villarreal have a visible home split

moderate

Villarreal's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.3 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season11.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14.3 shots/match	11.7 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Villarreal have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.1%●PossessionVillarreal · Cádiz40.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.7 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Villarreal	Cádiz	Baseline
Possession	51.1%	40.3%	49.1%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Villarreal

2Draws

2Cádiz

1 Sept 2023Cádiz — Villarreal · La Liga3–1

24 May 2023Villarreal — Cádiz · La Liga2–0

1 Oct 2022Cádiz — Villarreal · La Liga0–0

20 Mar 2022Cádiz — Villarreal · La Liga1–0

26 Oct 2021Villarreal — Cádiz · La Liga3–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Villarreal favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Cádiz in 5 · 3 too close

1.43 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 23/230.65 goals/match

1.96 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 23/23▲1.35 goals/match

1.46 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 23/230.82 xG/match

1.67 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 23/23▲1.46 xG/match

11.7 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 23/239.3 shots/match

15.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 23/23▲14.2 shots/match

4.22 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 23/232.78 shots/match

6.09 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 23/23▲4.83 shots/match

51.1%●Possessionseason · 23/2340.3%

4.87 corners/match●Cornersseason · 23/233.91 corners/match

5.35 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 23/235.61 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

13 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 23/2315.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 23/23▲22%

83%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 23/2348%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Villarreal62.5

Cádiz2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Villarreal53.3

Cádiz2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Villarreal5

Cádiz24.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Villarreal27.5

Cádiz32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Villarreal50

Cádiz82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Villarreal60

Cádiz20

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Villarreal49.4

Cádiz26.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Villarreal23 matchesCádiz23 matches

1.43 goals/match▲Goals scored23/230.65 goals/match

1.96 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲1.35 goals/match

1.46 xG/match▲Expected goals23/230.82 xG/match

11.7 shots/match▲Shots23/239.3 shots/match

4.22 shots/match▲Shots on target23/232.78 shots/match

51.1%●Possession23/2340.3%

4.87 corners/match●Corners23/233.91 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13 fouls/matchFouls23/2315.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Villarreal12 matchesCádiz12 matches

1.5 goals/match▲Goals scored12/120.5 goals/match

1.83 goals/matchGoals allowed12/12▲1.5 goals/match

1.71 xG/match▲Expected goals12/120.65 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots12/127.67 shots/match

4.58 shots/match▲Shots on target12/122.5 shots/match

54%●Possession12/1237.9%

6.25 corners/match●Corners12/123.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.9 fouls/matchFouls12/1215.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.81 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.91 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 4 Feb 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4