Match Summary

Villarreal defeated Sporting Gijon 3:1. The match was played in La Liga 2016. Goals were scored by Soldado 33′, C. Bakambu 47′, C. Bakambu 59′, Douglas Pereira 73′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Villarreal had 54% possession while Sporting Gijon held 46%. Villarreal had 19 shots (6 on target) compared to 14 (7 on target) for Sporting Gijon. Villarreal made 3 substitutions, Sporting Gijon made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Villarreal and Sporting Gijon — 4 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Match Statistics

Villarreal had 54% possession against Sporting Gijon's 46%. Villarreal registered 19 shots (6 on target) while Sporting Gijon managed 14 (7 on target). Corner kicks: 4–7. Fouls committed: 9–10.

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Villarreal have recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats. Sporting Gijon show 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Villarreal vs Sporting Gijon Head to Head Results

Villarreal and Sporting Gijon have met 8 times — Villarreal won 4, Sporting Gijon won 2, with 2 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Villarreal leads the head-to-head with 4 victories from 8 meetings. A combined 23 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.88 per match (14 for the home side, 9 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 5 matches (63%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–3 in 2012.

Recent Meetings (8)