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Villarreal

3–1

xG 2.90–0.94

Levante

Estadio de la Cerámica

Villarreal · Sun 20 Sept, 17:30 UK · La Liga · Cap 23,500

xVerdict

VIL deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with VIL. VIL held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
VIL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.83–0.60.

VILLVT
2.83Open play0.60
0.07Set play0.34
0.05Corners0.34
Shot profileFact
VIL were working into good areas, 21 shots for seven big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 21–6.

VILLVT

Shots

21 – 6

xG / shot

0.14 – 0.16

On target

7 – 1

Inside box

13 – 6

Outside box

8 – 0

Blocked

6 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

7 – 2

Big missed

4 – 2

KeeperFact
Neither keeper beat the xG they faced.
xAnalysis

The pair finished -0.43–-0.33.

VIL

-0.43

xG prevented

LVT

-0.33

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

VIL scored it in the 86'.

First half

  • 13'Yellow, Aïssa Mandi (Foul).
  • 41'Ayoze Pérez scores (right foot shot, Alberto Moleiro).
  • 42'Iván Romero scores (right foot shot, Jeremy Toljan).
  • 45+3'Yellow, Luís Castro (Argument).

Second half

  • 54'Alberto Moleiro scores (left foot shot, Ilias Akhomach).
  • 63'Víctor García on, Thiago Fernández off.
  • 63'Yanis Musuayi on, Iván Romero off.
  • 63'Ifeanyi Ndukwe on, Aïssa Mandi off.
  • 67'Georges Mikautadze on, Ayoze Pérez off.
  • 67'Gerard Moreno  on, Ilias Akhomach off.
  • 72'Dani Requena on, Enzo Bardeli off.
  • 79'Yellow, Unknown (Foul).
  • 79'Yellow, Tajon Buchanan (Holding).
  • 79'Santiago Mouriño on, Pau Navarro off.
  • 79'Nicolas Pépé on, Tajon Buchanan off.
  • 84'Petar Ratkov on, Oriol Rey off.
  • 86'Georges Mikautadze scores (left foot shot, Alberto Moleiro).
  • 87'Carlos Macià on, Pape Gueye off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3Fact
LVT went front three.
xAnalysis

VIL kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

VIL · 4-2-3-1LVT · 4-3-3

3610111217182223242524789131820222324FreemanNavarroMoleiroAkhomachVeigaBuchananGueyePérezCardonaSalibaGulácsiMandiDelaBruguéOlasagastiRomeroRyanBardeliReyToljanSánchezFernández
Player ratingsFact
VIL's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.2–6.6. Moleiro led the card at 9.4.

VIL

10Alberto MoleiroMF909.47
11Ilias AkhomachMF677.82
12Renato VeigaDF907.31
3Alex FreemanDF907.22
9Georges MikautadzeFW237.00
23Sergi CardonaDF906.91
17Tajon BuchananMF796.92
24Nathan SalibaMF906.80
25Péter GulácsiGK906.70
6Pau NavarroDF796.70
7Gerard MorenoFW236.70
18Pape GueyeMF876.60
15Santiago MouriñoDF116.50
19Nicolas PépéFW116.50
22Ayoze PérezFW676.41
16Carlos MaciàMF30.00

LVT

9Iván RomeroFW637.10
22Jeremy ToljanDF907.01
4Adrián DelaDF906.90
3Ifeanyi NdukweDF276.70
13Mathew RyanGK906.60
11Yanis MusuayiFW276.60
20Oriol ReyMF846.60
24Thiago FernándezFW636.50
10Petar RatkovFW66.50
7Roger BruguéFW906.40
18Enzo BardeliMF726.40
23Manu SánchezDF906.40
17Víctor GarcíaDF276.41
6Dani RequenaMF186.40
2Aïssa MandiDF636.30
8Jon Ander OlasagastiMF906.02
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 1–3.

VIL

  • Santi ComesañaUnavailable

LVT

  • Hugo SoteloUnavailable
  • Álex PrimoUnavailable
  • Karl Etta EyongUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with VIL.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 89–11, VIL to LVT.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
VIL held territory in LVT's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 33% of the night in LVT's third and 19% in VIL's.

VIL thirdMiddleLVT third
19%47%33%
VILLVT
Match statsFact
VIL had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 62%–38%.

VILLVT

Possession

62% – 38%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

613 – 367

Lge 455.2

Corners

7 – 1

Lge 4.8

Tackles

13 – 23

Lge 16.8

npxG

2.90 – 0.94