Match Report
Atlético de Madrid went into the game 2nd in the table on 16 points; Villarreal sat 9th on 8 — an 8-point gap. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Atlético de Madrid ran at 2.29 scored and 1 conceded, Villarreal at 1.86 and 1.71.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 11 Atlético de Madrid wins, 10 for Villarreal, 11 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Only 41% of these meetings ended in a home win. Recent editions have opened up: 3.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.38 historically.
The match was played at Riyadh Air Metropolitano (capacity 70,460). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Atlético de Madrid: Marc Pubill (59'), Giuliano Simeone (85') · Villarreal: Gerard Moreno (66'), Georges Mikautadze (78')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético de Madrid 52% · Villarreal 48% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-3