BILBAO. Athletic Club beats Villarreal 1-0 after I. Williams scored just 1 goal (59′). Villarreal lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 46,081 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias assisted by Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 20 Total 6
- 7 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 82
- 73 Dangerous attack 42
- 82 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal had a superior ball possession 57% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletic Club won the match.
Athletic Club shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Villarreal shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 2 yellow cards (R. Garcia and M. Vesga). On the other side, Villarreal received 1 yellow card (A. Moreno).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club will have 21 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will stay with 18 points like Rayo Vallecano to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Girona on the 4th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (0 draws).
Villarreal will host Mallorca on the 6th of November with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón , Óscar de Marcos , Yeray Álvarez , Iñigo Martínez , Yuri Berchiche , Oihan Sancet , Mikel Vesga , Nico Williams , Raúl García , Álex Berenguer and Iñaki Williams .
The home team had on the bench: Ander Capa, Íñigo Lekue , Asier Villalibre, Gorka Guruzeta , Aitor Paredes, Oier Zarraga, Mikel Balenziaga, Jon Morcillo , Julen Agirrezabala, Ander Herrera, Unai Vencedor and Daniel Vivian.
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 4 changes: O. de Marcos for I. Lekue (29′), R. Garcia for U. Vencedor (69′), I. Williams for G. Guruzeta (82′) and A. Berenguer for J. Morcillo (82′).
Best player: Iñaki Williams
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Iñaki Williams.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enrique Setién Solar played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Kiko Femenía , Aïssa Mandi , Pau Torres , Alberto Moreno , Giovani Lo Celso , Dani Parejo , Francis Coquelin , Samuel Chukwueze , Arnaut Danjuma and José Luis Morales .
These were the players on the bench: Iker Álvarez, Raúl Albiol, Manu Trigueros , Carlo Adriano García, Alberto del Moral, Yéremy Pino , Pepe Reina, Johan Mojica, Jorge Cuenca and Nicolas Jackson .
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: G. Lo Celso for M. Trigueros (25′), S. Chukwueze for Y. Pino (64′), J. L. Morales for N. Jackson (64′), Kiko for J. Cuenca (86′) and D. Parejo for A. del Moral (87′).
Best player: Gerónimo Rulli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli. His rating is 7.22. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Madrid – Girona – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – Real Betis – 0-2
- Osasuna – Real Valladolid – 2-0
- Athletic Club – Villarreal – 1-0