La Liga· Season 2025
Match Summary
Villarreal defeated Athletic Club 2:1. The match was played in La Liga 2025. Goals were scored by S. Cardona 26′, A. Gonzalez 45′, G. Guruzeta 84′. 5 yellow cards were shown. Athletic Club had 61% possession while Villarreal held 39%. Athletic Club had 18 shots (6 on target) compared to 12 (6 on target) for Villarreal. Expected goals: Athletic Club 1.20 — Villarreal 1.29. Athletic Club made 5 substitutions, Villarreal made 5. VAR was involved: Goal cancelled (Nicolas Pépé 90′).
Match Events
Key match events between Athletic Club and Villarreal — 3 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.
assist: T. Oluwaseyi
assist: Y. Berchiche
Rivalry since 2010
Athletic Club vs Villarreal Head to Head Results· 29
Athletic Club and Villarreal have met 29 times — Athletic Club won 9, Villarreal won 8, with 12 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Athletic Club leads the head-to-head with 9 victories from 29 meetings. A combined 69 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.38 per match (33 for the home side, 36 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 16 matches (55%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 10 games (34%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–1 in 2023.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026