Villarreal – Malaga 3–2

	1H	2H	T
VIL	1	2	3
M	0	2	2

Match report

Villarreal beat Malaga 3–2 at Villarreal Stadium in La Liga. Santi Comesaña opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Villarreal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Daniel Budesca

38'

⚽Santi Comesañaassist Santi Comesaña

40'

2H

51'

⚽Lindqvistassist Johnson

55'

Rossi

⚽A. Diatta

63'

⇄Luíz Júnior↓ A. Diatta

68'

⇄Romano↓ Hansen

74'

⚽Hansen

⇄Arnau Tenas↓ Santi Comesaña

77'

⇄Pereira↓ Novak

⚽Santi Comesañaassist J. Foyth

86'

Momentum

VIL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

M

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 4, 2022 · 19:00

VenueVillarreal Stadium

Attendance35,067 / 41,746 (84%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking VIL

#17·

#6

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Andersen

7.9

Lineups

VIL 4-3-36.94Formation6.974-3-3 M

7.0Diatta 17.6Johnson 26.5Weber 37.0Dubois 47.3Vidić 56.9Kovač 67.9Andersen 76.9Lopez 86.9Lindqvist 96.3Rossi 106.8Novak 116.6Hansen

Villarreal

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Malaga

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Johnson7.6 2Weber6.5 3Dubois7.0 4Vidić7.3 5Kovač6.9 6Andersen7.9 7Lopez6.9 8Lindqvist6.9 9Rossi6.3 10Novak6.8 11Hansen6.6

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