Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 29Kick-off on March 18, 2018 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
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What was the result of Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid?
Villarreal won 2-1 on March 18, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 20′A. GriezmannAtletico Madrid (pen.)
- 82′E. ÜnalVillarreal
- 90′E. ÜnalVillarreal
Official lineup for Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Villarreal
4-2-3-1- 28Dani Raba
- 9C. Bacca
- 8Pablo Fornals
- 16Rodri
- 14Manu Trigueros
- 20R. Soriano
- 3Álvaro González
- 11Jaume Costa
- 2Mario Gaspar
- 23D. Bonera
- 1Sergio Asenjo
Atletico Madrid
4-4-2- 11Á. Correa
- 7A. Griezmann
- 18Diego Costa
- 5T. Partey
- 6Koke
- 8Saúl
- 19L. Hernández
- 24J. Giménez
- 16Šime Vrsaljko
- 2D. Godín
- 13Jan Oblak
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Villarreal have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Atletico Madrid have 13, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2018 | Las Palmas(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Girona(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Eibar(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Getafe(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Feb 22, 2018 | Lyon(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2018 | Lokomotiv(away) | 5-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 11, 2018 | Celta Vigo(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 8, 2018 | Lokomotiv(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 4, 2018 | Barcelona(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Leganes(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Villarreal wins, 2 draws, 1 Atletico Madrid win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2017 | Atletico Madrid 1-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Atletico Madrid 0-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Dec 12, 2016 | Villarreal 3-0 Atletico Madrid | La Liga |
| Feb 21, 2016 | Atletico Madrid 0-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Villarreal 1-0 Atletico Madrid | La Liga |
| Apr 29, 2015 | Villarreal 0-1 Atletico Madrid | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal on Oct 28, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Villarreal score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Atletico Madrid score 2.4 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Atletico Madrid | 2.4 | 0.4 | 10 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Villarreal sit 8th in La Liga (12 points from 10 matches) and Atletico Madrid sit 2nd (25 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
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