Villarreal 5-1 Athletic Club: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 13 May 2023
Result
Villarreal 5-1 Athletic Club
La Liga · Saturday 13 May 2023, 16:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Villarreal 5-1 Athletic Club: match report
Villarreal won against Athletic Club 5-1 in La Liga on Saturday 13 May 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Álex Baena opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Villarreal's goals came from Álex Baena (24'), Nicolas Jackson (37'), Nicolas Jackson (50'), an own goal by Aitor Paredes (61') and Álex Baena (90'). Athletic Club scored through Oihan Sancet (45+3', penalty).
Discipline: Villarreal received 4 yellow cards; Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Villarreal were 5th on 54 points from 33 and Athletic Club 8th on 47 points from 33. Villarreal went on to finish that season 5th with 64 points, and Athletic Club 8th with 51.
Villarreal lined up in a 4-3-3 and Athletic Club in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Álex Baena of Villarreal (8.9), ahead of Nicolas Jackson (8.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Villarreal win, 5 draws and 4 for Athletic Club.
Key events
- 1'Yellow card · Étienne Capoue
- 24'Goal · Álex Baena
- 37'Goal · Nicolas Jackson
- 45'Yellow card · Dani Parejo
- 45+3'Penalty goal · Oihan Sancet
- 45+3'Yellow card · Pau Torres
- 50'Goal · Nicolas Jackson
- 54'Yellow card · Ander Herrera
- 54'Yellow card · Aitor Paredes
- 58'Yellow card · Alfonso Pedraza
- 61'Own goal · Aitor Paredes
- 68'Yellow card · Iñaki Williams
- 90'Goal · Álex Baena
Head-to-head
Team news
Villarreal line-up (4-3-3)
Pepe Reina, Juan Foyth, Aïssa Mandi, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza, Étienne Capoue, Dani Parejo, Álex Baena, Samuel Chukwueze, Nicolas Jackson, Yéremy Pino
Athletic Club line-up (4-2-3-1)
Unai Simón, Iñigo Lekue, Yeray Álvarez, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Dani García, Ander Herrera, Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Álex Berenguer, Iñaki Williams