Villarreal – Malaga 1–0

	1H	2H	T
VIL	1	0	1
M	0	0	0

Match report

Villarreal beat Malaga 1–0 at Villarreal Stadium in La Liga. A. Diatta opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Villarreal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽A. Diattaassist A. Diatta

21'

2H

Sergi Cardona

61'

⇄Luíz Júnior↓ A. Diatta

77'

⇄Rossi↓ Vidić

⇄Arnau Tenas↓ Santi Comesaña

86'

⇄Novak↓ Dubois

Momentum

VIL

⚽

M

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offApr 21, 2021 · 20:00

VenueVillarreal Stadium

Attendance40,076 / 41,746 (96%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking VIL

#16·

#5

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

1.3Expected goals (xG)0.3

13Total shots8

5Shots on target3

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks4

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Johnson

7.9

Lineups

VIL 4-3-37.02Formation7.154-3-3 M

7.3Diatta 16.8Walsh 27.1Haas 37.8Martin 46.5Almeida 57.4Bianchi 66.9Keller 76.6Janssen 87.9Johnson 96.8Weber 107.3Dubois 117.6Vidić

Villarreal

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Malaga

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

1Walsh6.8 2Haas7.1 3Martin7.8 4Almeida6.5 5Bianchi7.4 6Keller6.9 7Janssen6.6 8Johnson7.9 9Weber6.8 10Dubois7.3 11Vidić7.6

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL