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Athletic Club vs Villarreal is a closely balanced Spanish fixture in which repeated draws sit beside sharp changes in venue advantage. Athletic won 2–0 at San Mamés in December 2024, the teams drew 0–0 in April 2025, and Villarreal won 2–1 in Bilbao in April 2026. A future meeting will ask whether Athletic restore home control or Villarreal extend their capacity to unsettle it.
Past matches, Athletic Club vs Villarreal
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Athletic Club
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2D
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30M
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7F
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23M
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22F
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25F
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6M
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4D
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20M
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5D
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27G
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19D
Villarreal Substitutes
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D
4
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F
19
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F
9
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M
20
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M
10
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D
24
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G
25
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D
5
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M
38
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D
3
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F
22
Match events
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19'Pau Navarro Yellow Card
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20'P. Navarro Yellow Card
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26'⚽S. Cardona Normal Goal (Asst: T. Oluwaseyi)
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45'⚽A. Gonzalez Normal Goal
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46'A. Gorosabel I. Lekue
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46'R. Marin P. Navarro
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66'A. Rego I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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66'A. Berenguer O. Sancet
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66'R. Navarro N. Williams
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66'A. Berenguer O. Sancet
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66'R. Navarro N. Williams
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66'A. Rego I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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68'N. Pepe A. Gonzalez
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69'G. Mikautadze T. Oluwaseyi
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69'N. Pepe A. Gonzalez
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75'Santi Comesaña Yellow Card
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77'Tajon Buchanan Yellow Card
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78'T. Buchanan Yellow Card
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78'A. Moleiro T. Buchanan
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82'N. Serrano I. Williams
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82'D. Parejo P. Gueye
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84'⚽G. Guruzeta Normal Goal (Asst: Y. Berchiche)
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89'N. Pepe Goal Disallowed - offside
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90' +1Andoni Gorosabel Yellow Card
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90' +1Gorka Guruzeta Yellow Card
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90'Nicolas Pépé Goal cancelled
Stats for this game
Matchup Athletic Club VS Villarreal
A contest resistant to a simple script
The evidence points to a meeting of comparable strengths rather than a settled hierarchy. Athletic won 2–0 at San Mamés on 8 December 2024, yet Villarreal held them to a 0–0 draw at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 6 April 2025. Earlier scorelines move between one-goal wins and stalemates, so the setting often matters as much as reputation.
Villarreal’s away answer
On 27 September 2025, Villarreal edged Athletic 1–0 at the Estadio de la Cerámica. The return in Bilbao on 12 April 2026 ended 2–1 to Villarreal, with Sergi Cardona and Alfon scoring before Gorka Guruzeta replied late. Athletic’s official report described a match turned by two first-half errors and a late push that fell short.
A new meeting can test whether Athletic turn territorial pressure into a margin or Villarreal again make the decisive moments count. That unresolved balance keeps the fixture engaging: a quiet draw, a narrow home win or an away response all fit its established character.
Past head to head stats
Athletic Club VS Villarreal
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Athletic Club VS Villarreal
Head-to-Head History
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