Villarreal vs Athletic Club

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Miguel Sesma Espinosa 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Villarreal 3 · Athletic Club 12

Referee Stats

Miguel Sesma Espinosa

20 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.40
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	35%
Home wins	60%
Draws	10%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-16).
Athletic Club controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

48 / 19

Avg: 2.53 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Athletic Club (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

21 / 37

Avg: 1.11 / 1.95

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

0.79

2.53

1.11

1.00

1.95

74%

O2.5

53%

63%

BTTS

53%

63%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Villarreal rank3rd

Athletic Club rank12th

Villarreal points72

Athletic Club points45

Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26

14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Athletic Club: #12 · 45 pts · GD -15

41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals17-7

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Athletic Club last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals8-13

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Athletic Club trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home89%

Villarreal clean sheet at home26%

Athletic Club score away58%

Athletic Club clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first63%

Villarreal win after scoring first83%

Athletic Club score first11%

Athletic Club win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 50% · Athletic Club 33%

Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 33.0' · Athletic Club 13.0'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home2.53 vs 1.57

Villarreal concede at home1.00 vs 1.12

Athletic Club score away1.11 vs 1.12

Athletic Club concede away1.95 vs 1.57

Villarreal score 61% above league average, while Athletic Club score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: Villarreal are 11% below league average at home, and Athletic Club are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Villarreal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Athletic Club goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 10

31-45 8

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

373

506

Passes Accurate

302

435

Passes %

81%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Ilias Akhomach

1st substitution · For: T. Buchanan

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Unai Gómez

1st substitution · For: Robert Navarro

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Ruíz de Galarreta

2nd substitution · For: Mikel Vesga

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Gorka Guruzeta

3rd substitution · For: Jesús Areso

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Partey

2nd substitution · For: Dani Parejo

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Solomon

3rd substitution · For: Alberto Moleiro

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Mikautadze

4th substitution · For: T. Oluwaseyi

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ I. Williams

4th substitution · For: Maroan Sannadi

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Alberto Moleiro

Normal Goal

83'

83' T. Buchanan

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ N. Pépé

5th substitution · For: Pedraza

90+2'

90+2' Dani Parejo

Villarreal vs Athletic Club 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Athletic Club 1-0 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Miguel Sesma Espinosa. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 46', with Ilias Akhomach replacing T. Buchanan. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 57', with Unai Gómez replacing Robert Navarro. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Ruíz de Galarreta replacing Mikel Vesga. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Gorka Guruzeta replacing Jesús Areso. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. Partey replacing Dani Parejo. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Solomon replacing Alberto Moleiro. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 72', with G. Mikautadze replacing T. Oluwaseyi. Athletic Club made their 4th substitution at 75', with I. Williams replacing Maroan Sannadi. Villarreal took the lead at 77' when Alberto Moleiro scored, making the score 1-0. T. Buchanan received a yellow card for Villarreal at 83'. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 90', with N. Pépé replacing Pedraza. Dani Parejo received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90+2'.

Villarreal used 5 substitutions while Athletic Club used 4 substitutions. Villarreal got 2 yellow cards.