Villarreal vs Athletic Club result and stats
Win probability: home 43%, draw 26%, away 31%

Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersVillarreal beat Athletic Club 1–0 at home in the La Liga on Saturday 27 September 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Villarreal 43%, the draw 26% and Athletic Club 31%, so a home win had a 43% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
VIAC
14Shots16
5On target4
6Corners5
13Fouls11
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Recent form
Villarreal
W @ Sevilla2–1 · 23 Sep
W v Osasuna2–1 · 20 Sep
L @ Atlético Madrid0–2 · 13 Sep
D @ Celta Vigo1–1 · 31 Aug
W v Girona5–0 · 24 Aug
Athletic Club
D v Girona1–1 · 23 Sep
L @ Valencia0–2 · 20 Sep
L v Alaves0–1 · 13 Sep
W @ Real Betis2–1 · 31 Aug
W v Rayo Vallecano1–0 · 25 Aug
Head to head
In 8 league meetings since 2021, Villarreal won 1, Athletic Club won 4 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 6 Apr 2025, was a 0–0 draw.
Villarreal 0–0 Athletic Club6 Apr 2025
Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal8 Dec 2024
Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal14 Apr 2024
Villarreal 2–3 Athletic Club5 Nov 2023
Villarreal 5–1 Athletic Club13 May 2023
Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal30 Oct 2022