Athletic Club 1-0 Villarreal: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by I. Williams
BILBAO. Athletic Club prevails over Villarreal 1-0 after I. Williams scored just 1 goal (59').
BILBAO. Athletic Club defeats 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 the presence of 46,081 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias who was helped by Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 57% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Athletic Club was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Athletic Club won the encounter.
Athletic Club shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Villarreal shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 2 yellow cards (R. Garcia and M. Vesga). On the opposite side, Villarreal received 1 yellow card (A. Moreno).
After this match, Athletic Club will have 18 points like Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano to move up in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will stay with 18 points like Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano to move up in the 8th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
M. Trigueros
G. Lo Celso
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29'29'
I. Lekue
O. de Marcos
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45'45'
R. Garcia
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50'50'
A. Moreno
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59'59'
I. Williams
R. Garcia
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64'64'
N. Jackson
J. L. Morales
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64'64'
Y. Pino
S. Chukwueze
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69'69'
U. Vencedor
R. Garcia
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82'82'
G. Guruzeta
I. Williams
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82'82'
J. Morcillo
A. Berenguer
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86'86'
J. Cuenca
Kiko
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87'87'
A. del Moral
D. Parejo
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89'89'
M. Vesga
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Athletic Club will play away against Girona on the 4th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (0 draws).
Villarreal will host Mallorca on the 6th of November with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).
Athletic Club: Formation and Lineups
Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor chose 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 .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Iñaki Williams
The player who no doubt impressed Athletic Club the most 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 and Lineups
Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, 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 .
Substitutes
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
The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli. His rating is 7.22. He performed 5 saves.
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