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La Liga · 2025Metropolitano Stadium

Atlético Madrid 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

Atlético Madrid won 2–0.

Shots
88
Shots on target
31
Expected goals
1.170.97
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 2–0. Recorded in this match (Atletico Madrid – Villarreal): shots 8–8, shots on target 3–1, expected goals 1.17–0.97, possession 61%–39%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.75 corners/match ●CornersAtletico Madrid · Villarreal6.5 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAtletico MadridVillarrealBaseline
Corners6.75 corners/match6.5 corners/match4.71 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Atletico Madrid have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.8% ●PossessionAtletico Madrid · Villarreal48.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAtletico MadridVillarrealBaseline
Possession59.8%48.8%49.4%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots8 shotsAtlético Madrid 8 shots, Villarreal 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots1 shotAtlético Madrid 3 shots, Villarreal 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.17 xG0.97 xGAtlético Madrid 1.17 xG, Villarreal 0.97 xG
  • Possession61%39%Atlético Madrid 61%, Villarreal 39%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersAtlético Madrid 8 corners, Villarreal 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsAtlético Madrid 12 fouls, Villarreal 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsAtlético Madrid 2 cards, Villarreal 4 cards

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.

Koke · Atletico Madrid · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Moleiro · Villarreal · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPablo Barrios · Atletico Madrid · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRenato Veiga · Villarreal · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarc Pubill · Atletico Madrid · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJulián Alvarez · Atletico Madrid · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGiuliano Simeone · Atletico Madrid · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Mouriño · Villarreal · 54′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNicolás González · Atletico Madrid · 52′ · 0.09 xG · goalSergi Cardona · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.15 xG · on targetGiuliano Simeone · Atletico Madrid · 14′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Moleiro · Villarreal · 22′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Moleiro · Villarreal · 15′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blockedPablo Barrios · Atletico Madrid · 9′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Atletico Madrid: 8 shots, 3 on target, 1.03 xG. Villarreal: 8 shots, 1 on target, 1.07 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′Pablo Barrios · Atletico Madrid · 9′Nicolás González · Atletico Madrid · 52′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Atletico Madrid 1.03 xG · Villarreal 1.07 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Atlético Madrid
3Draws
0Villarreal
Atlético Madrid — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga2–2
Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga1–2
Atlético Madrid — Villarreal · La Liga3–1
Villarreal — Atlético Madrid · La Liga2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Madrid favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Villarreal in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Madrid4 matchesVillarreal4 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 2 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 0.75 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.74 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 15 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 5.25 shots/match
59.8% ●Possession4/448.8%
6.75 corners/match ●Corners4/46.5 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards4/41.75 cards/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls4/410.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-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.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 13 Sept 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAtlético MadridVillarreal
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2025/26
Head-to-headAtlético Madrid — Villarreal
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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