Match Report
27 points separated the sides: Villarreal 3rd on 72, Athletic Club 12th on 45. Villarreal's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Athletic Club were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.53, Villarreal 1.89 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 34 meetings between the two: 12 for Athletic Club, 10 for Villarreal and 12 drawn, at 2.56 goals per meeting.
J. Guzmán Mansilla took charge of the match — our records show 73 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. San Mamés Barria, capacity 53,289, hosted the game. Villarreal led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Athletic Club: Gorka Guruzeta (84') · Villarreal: Sergi Cardona (26'), Alfon González (45')
Key stats
Possession: Athletic Club 61% · Villarreal 39% · Total shots: 18-12 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 15-3