Villarreal vs Malaga

2–0Full-time

WWWDDLGoals 21-15

WDWDLDGoals 14-9

Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal · Capacity 24,500 · grass · Referee: Javier Estrada Fernandez

Match events

32'G. Castro
38'Adalberto Peñaranda
45'Chuca
57'Roberto Soriano (Denis Cheryshev)
60'Adrián
64'Chuca (Nicola Sansone)
68'Nicola Sansone (Carlos Bacca)
69'Juanpi Añor (Youssef En-Nesyri)
75'G. Castro (Jony)
76'Nicola Sansone (Pablo Fornals)
76'Juankar
80'Keko Gontán (Borja Bastón)
81'Jaume Costa
82'Carlos Bacca (Dani Raba)
83'Recio

Lineups

4-3-1-2

4-2-3-1

Javi CallejaCoach

Míchel

Bench (7)

Match trends

Villarreal have averaged 2.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Malaga have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 3 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Villarreal wins

2Draws

2Malaga wins

8-6Goals

1–0Apr 1, 2018, 4:30 PM

1–1Feb 12, 2017, 11:00 AM

0–2Sep 10, 2016, 4:15 PM

1–0Feb 13, 2016, 5:15 PM

0–1Sep 23, 2015, 8:00 PM

2–1May 17, 2015, 5:00 PM

1–1Jan 10, 2015, 5:00 PM

2–0Apr 21, 2014, 8:00 PM

Pre-match comparison

2.1Goals scored per game1.4

1.5Goals conceded per game0.9

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Javier Estrada Fernandez

5.42Yellow cards / game

0.17Red cards / game

0.25Penalties scored / game

Based on 12 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Villarreal

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

50%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

25%

Malaga

0-15'

0%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

50%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

—Expected goals (xG)—

3Shots on target2

14Total shots10

9Shots off target4

2Blocked shots4

5Shots inside the box7

9Shots outside the box3

6Corners4

9Offsides3

18Fouls12

2Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves1

480Total passes378

378Accurate passes274

79%Pass accuracy72%

Player ratings

1Nicola SansoneVillarreal⚽ 28.3
2Pablo FornalsVillarreal🅰️ 17.9
3Rodri HernándezVillarreal7.5
4Mario GasparVillarreal7.5
5AdriánMalaga🟨7.4
6Víctor RuizVillarreal7.3

Box score

Villarreal

17Cédric BakambuF · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels20%

8Pablo FornalsM · 90'

🅰️ 17.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels58%

16

16Rodri HernándezM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels71%

11

11Jaume CostaD · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels67%

2Mario Gaspar (C)D · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels50%

6Víctor RuizD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels60%

25

25M. BarbosaG · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels100%

23

23D. BoneraD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels60%

33

33ChucaM · 64'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels38%

20Roberto SorianoM · 57'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels40%

9Carlos BaccaF · 82'

🅰️ 17.0

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels33%

Bench (7)

30Pau TorresD

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22

22Antonio RukavinaD

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7Denis CheryshevM · 33'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels33%

31Ander CanteroG

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28Dani RabaM · 8'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels100%

18Nicola SansoneF · 26'

⚽ 28.3

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels0%

26

26R. GuerraM

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Malaga

10Juanpi AñorM · 69'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels42%

11

11G. CastroM · 75'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels57%

4Luis HernándezD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels67%

20

20Keko GontánM · 80'

7.1

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels67%

8

8AdriánM · 90'

🟨7.4

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels88%

14Recio (C)M · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels42%

18Roberto RosalesD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels57%

7JuankarD · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1RobertoG · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels—

16Adalberto PeñarandaF · 90'

🟨6.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels21%

22

22P. BaysseD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels71%

Bench (7)

26Youssef En-NesyriF · 21'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels75%

9Borja BastónF · 10'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels—

21JonyM · 15'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels33%

12

12CifuD

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25Andrés PrietoG

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3Diego GonzálezD

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5

5E. RolonM

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