La Liga · Sun, 12 Apr 2026 ·
Athletic Club vs Villarreal — 1 - 2
Match report
Villarreal win 2-1 at Athletic Club
Villarreal beat Athletic Club 2-1 in La Liga matchday 31 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at San Mamés. G. Guruzeta (84') scored for Athletic Club, while S. Cardona (26') and A. Gonzalez (45') found the net for Villarreal. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Athletic Club had 61% of the ball and 18 shots (6 on target) against Villarreal’s 12 (6 on target). Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Athletic Club 10th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 11 | Getafe | 7 | -3 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 10 Jan 2027, Athletic Club – Villarreal
Match events
- 19'yellow cardPau NavarroYellow Card
- 26'goalS. CardonaAssist: T. Oluwaseyi
- 45'goalA. GonzalezNormal Goal
- 46'substitutionI. LekueOff: A. Gorosabel
- 46'substitutionP. NavarroOff: R. Marin
- 66'substitutionO. SancetOff: A. Berenguer
- 66'substitutionN. WilliamsOff: R. Navarro
- 66'substitutionI. Ruiz de GalarretaOff: A. Rego
- 69'substitutionA. GonzalezOff: N. Pepe
- 69'substitutionT. OluwaseyiOff: G. Mikautadze
- 75'yellow cardSanti ComesañaYellow Card
- 77'yellow cardTajon BuchananYellow Card
- 78'substitutionT. BuchananOff: A. Moleiro
- 82'substitutionI. WilliamsOff: N. Serrano
- 82'substitutionP. GueyeOff: D. Parejo
- 84'goalG. GuruzetaAssist: Y. Berchiche
- 90'VAR decisionNicolas PépéGoal cancelled
- 90+1'yellow cardGorka GuruzetaYellow Card
- 90+1'yellow cardAndoni GorosabelYellow Card
Lineups
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 15I. LekueD
- 3D. VivianD
- 14A. LaporteD
- 17Y. BerchicheD
- 18M. JauregizarM
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 9I. WilliamsM
- 8O. SancetM
- 10N. WilliamsM
- 11G. GuruzetaF
Substitutes
- 27A. PadillaG
- 2A. GorosabelD
- 7A. BerenguerF
- 5Y. AlvarezD
- 23R. NavarroM
- 4A. ParedesD
- 22N. SerranoF
- 30A. RegoM
- 20U. GomezM
- 6M. VesgaM
- 25IzetaF
- 19A. BoiroD
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 11A. GonzalezM
- 7G. MorenoF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 10D. ParejoM
- 19N. PepeF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 5W. KambwalaD
- 38A. DiattaM
- 22A. PerezF
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 4R. MarinD
- 3A. FreemanD
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 1.20Expected goals (xG)1.29
- 18Total shots12
- 6Shots on target6
- 4Shots off target3
- 8Blocked shots3
- 9Shots inside the box10
- 9Shots outside the box2
- 15Corners3
- 1Offsides3
- 15Fouls8
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves5
- 557Passes377
- 477Accurate passes288
- 86%Pass accuracy76%
- 1.63Goals prevented1.63
Player statistics
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Daniel VivianD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 14Aymeric LaporteD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Íñigo LekueD | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| 17Yuri BerchicheD | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 8Oihan SancetM | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Iñaki WilliamsM | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Nico WilliamsM | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 66 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Mikel JauregizarM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Gorka GuruzetaF | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 27Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 2Andoni GorosabelD | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | – | – | ||
| 5Yeray ÁlvarezD | – | – | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | – | – | ||
| 6Mikel VesgaM | – | – | ||
| 20Unai GómezM | – | – | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Alejandro RegoM | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Álex BerenguerF | 24 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Urko IzetaF | – | – |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaDTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 11Alfon GonzálezM | 69 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananM | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Pape GueyeM | 82 | 7.5 | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 69 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | – | – | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Willy KambwalaD | – | – | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaD | – | – | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 38Alassane DiattaM | – | – | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéF | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | – | – |