La Liga Gameweek 1 Fri, Aug 15 2025 · 20:30 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal
2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.54 – 0.90
Oviedo
  • E. Eyong 29’
  • P. Gueye 36’
  • 27’ Alberto Reina
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Villarreal beat Oviedo

Villarreal entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Eyong and Gueye. Oviedo played with ten men from the 27th minute after Reina was sent off. Villarreal finished with the higher xG (2.54 vs 0.90).

Villarreal ✓72%
Draw18%
Oviedo10%

Model vs reality

Villarreal goals
2
Model 2.25 · xG 2.54
Oviedo goals
0
Model 0.70 · xG 0.90
Total goals
2
Model 2.95 · xG 3.44
Score 2–0
13%
Most likely 2–0 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 45%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchP. GueyeVillarreal · 1 goal
9.2
  • RefereeAlejandro Muñiz Ruiz
  • Coaches— · V. Paunovic
  • VenueEstadio de la Cerámica

Timeline

  1. Luíz JúniorYellow card · Foul
    13’
  2. ✕ S. RondónMissed penalty
    14’
  3. Alberto ReinaYellow card · Foul
    18’
  4. Alberto ReinaSecond yellow · Tripping
    27’
  5. E. Eyong 1–0
    29’
  6. P. Gueye 2–0Assist N. Pépé
    36’
  7. Half time · 2–0
  8. ⇄ Marco EstebanFor H. Hassan
    46’
  9. ⇄ T. BuchananFor Gerard Moreno
    47’
  10. ⇄ Federico ViñasFor S. Rondón
    63’
  11. V. PaunovicYellow card
    69’
  12. ⇄ Alberto MoleiroFor J. Foyth
    70’
  13. ⇄ Dani ParejoFor P. Gueye
    70’
  14. ⇄ Borja SánchezFor L. Ilić
    77’
  15. ⇄ Omar FalahFor I. Chaira
    77’
  16. ⇄ A. Pedraza SagFor N. Pépé
    82’
  17. ⇄ T. ParteyFor Santi Comesaña
    82’
  18. ⇄ Santi CazorlaFor Abdel Rahim
    85’
  19. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Villarreal25 shots · 17 in box, 8 outside
Oviedo5 shots · 3 in box, 2 outside
VillarrealOviedo
68% Possession 32%
2.54 Expected goals (xG) 0.90
2.35 Expected points (xPts) 0.49
25 Shots 5
10 Shots on target 4
11 Shots off target 1
4 Blocked shots 0
17 Shots inside the box 3
8 Shots outside the box 2
662 Passes 324
92% Pass accuracy 82%
10 Corners 1
3 Goalkeeper saves 8
10 Fouls 8
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
7.33 Team rating 6.70

Line-ups

Villarreal 4-4-2

17.2 Luíz Júnior(G)
237.5 Sergi Cardona 46.9 Rafa Marín 86.9 J. Foyth ↓70’ 157.9 S. Mouriño
217.3 Yeremy Pino 189.2★ P. Gueye ↓70’ 146.9 Santi Comesaña ↓82’ 198.5 N. Pépé A↓82’
296.5 E. Eyong 77.2 Gerard Moreno ↓47’
  • 1Luíz Júnior (G)7.2
  • 23Sergi Cardona7.5
  • 4Rafa Marín6.9
  • 8J. Foyth↓70’6.9
  • 15S. Mouriño7.9
  • 21Yeremy Pino7.3
  • 18P. Gueye ★↓70’9.2
  • 14Santi Comesaña↓82’6.9
  • 19N. PépéA↓82’8.5
  • 29E. Eyong6.5
  • 7Gerard Moreno↓47’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 17T. Buchanan↑47’6.2
  • 10Dani Parejo↑70’6.9
  • 20Alberto Moleiro↑70’6.2
  • 24A. Pedraza Sag↑82’6.7
  • 16T. Partey↑82’6.3

Unused: Rubén Gómez, Pau Navarro, J. Valou, Adrià Alti, I. Akhomach, Denis Suárez, Pau Cabanes

Oviedo 4-2-3-1

138.7 Aarón Escandell(G)
36.9 Abdel Rahim ↓85’ 126.5 Dani Calvo 156.6 Oier Luengo 226.3 Nacho Vidal
54.3 Alberto Reina 66.7 Kwasi Sibo
77.3 I. Chaira ↓77’ 216.3 L. Ilić ↓77’ 106.5 H. Hassan ↓46’
236.0 S. Rondón ↓63’
  • 13Aarón Escandell (G)8.7
  • 3Abdel Rahim↓85’6.9
  • 12Dani Calvo6.5
  • 15Oier Luengo6.6
  • 22Nacho Vidal6.3
  • 5Alberto Reina4.3
  • 6Kwasi Sibo6.7
  • 7I. Chaira↓77’7.3
  • 21L. Ilić↓77’6.3
  • 10H. Hassan↓46’6.5
  • 23S. Rondón↓63’6.0

Substitutes used

  • 30Marco Esteban↑46’6.2
  • 9Federico Viñas↑63’6.9
  • 29Omar Falah↑77’6.3
  • 8Santi Cazorla↑85’6.6
  • 16Borja Sánchez↑77’6.3

Unused: Miguel Narvaez, H. Moldovan, O. Ejaria, B. Dominguès, Álex Cardero, Lamine Gueye

Coach: V. Paunovic

Player stats

Top rated
P. GueyeVillarreal9.2
2nd
Aarón EscandellOviedo8.7
3rd
N. PépéVillarreal8.5

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Luíz Júnior G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 85% 13 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
Sergi Cardona D 90 0 0 3 (0) 1 95% 59 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
Rafa Marín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 79 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.9
J. Foyth D 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 38 0 3 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Mouriño D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 99% 87 2 1 0/0 1/1 7.9
Yeremy Pino M 90 0 0 2 (1) 5 82% 57 0 2 0/1 1/0 7.3
P. Gueye M 70 1 0 3 (2) 1 93% 68 4 1 1/1 1/3 9.2
Santi Comesaña M 82 0 0 3 (0) 1 95% 74 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
N. Pépé F 82 0 1 4 (4) 6 93% 57 2 0 2/7 0/0 8.5
E. Eyong F 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/1 1/2 6.5
Gerard Moreno F 47 0 0 2 (2) 5 79% 34 0 0 1/2 0/0 7.2
T. Buchanan M 43 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 29 0 3 0/0 0/2 6.2
Dani Parejo M 20 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Alberto Moleiro M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 15 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
A. Pedraza Sag M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
T. Partey M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 12 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3

Oviedo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Aarón Escandell G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 76% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.7
Abdel Rahim M 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 32 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.9
Dani Calvo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 32 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Oier Luengo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 28 4 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
Nacho Vidal D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 24 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
Alberto Reina M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 24 0 0 0/0 1/0 4.3
Kwasi Sibo M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 31 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
I. Chaira F 77 0 0 2 (2) 0 96% 25 1 0 1/3 2/3 7.3
L. Ilić M 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 18 1 2 0/1 1/0 6.3
H. Hassan F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 0 1/4 0/0 6.5
S. Rondón F 63 0 0 2 (1) 0 53% 15 0 0 2/3 1/1 6.0
Marco Esteban D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Federico Viñas F 27 0 0 1 (1) 0 60% 5 1 0 1/1 0/2 6.9
Omar Falah D 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Santi Cazorla M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.6
Borja Sánchez M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.