Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, taking place on Sunday, 05 November 2023, at The Estadio de la Cerámica in Villareal.
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Villarreal, Recent FormVillarreal will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 3-2 away win against Granada. In that game they had 54% possession and managed 6 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Granada who had 17 attempts and 8 on target.
It seems pretty certain that José 'Pacheta' Rojo Martín will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, they've scored in 10 of their 11 games this season.
They've had a terrible run of form at The Estadio de la Cerámica recently and having lost 4 of their last 6 home games managing just 1 win.
Gerard Moreno will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 5 goals in the last 6 league games for Villarreal.
Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormAthletic Bilbao were forced to settle for a share of the points in their last league match, which wound up a 2-2 draw against Valencia. Their share of possession in that meeting was 58%, while racking up 12 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target. Valencia had 11 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Manager Ernesto Valverde will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 9 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 8 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They've kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 6 away games.
It's been a mixed run of form for Athletic recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Iñaki Williams will be looking to cause Villarreal some problems having scored 2 goals in Athletic Bilbao's last 6 away games in the league.
Athletic Bilbao will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Villarreal, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 5-1 defeat.
Lehoiak will be confident of finding the net in this one against Villarreal, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 7 encounters between the two sides.
In the league, Villarreal has had a good run at home against Athletic, being unbeaten in their last 5 meetings at The Estadio de la Cerámica.
Athletic man Raúl García will be confident about extending his scoring record against Villarreal, having hit the netting 3 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
Villarreal manager José 'Pacheta' Rojo Martín has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Francis Coquelin (Cruciate ligament), Alfonso Pedraza (Physical discomfort), Yeremy Pino (Hamstring) and Denis Suárez (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Ernesto Valverde has a number of injury concerns in his Athletic squad to contend with: Yeray Álvarez López (Muscle), Yuri Berchiche Izeta (Physical discomfort) and Ander Herrera (Hamstring)
Villarreal Playing at home | Athletic Bilbao Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 56' | Time first goal scored | 15' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 55' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 5 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 4-3 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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