Atletico Madrid 2-2 Villarreal: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Atletico Madrid

2 : 2

Villarreal

M. Pubill59'
G. Simeone85'

66' (pen)G. Moreno
78' (pen)G. Mikautadze

Metropolitano StadiumA. HernandezCapacity 70,460Sun, 23 Aug 202617:00

Atletico Madrid4-4-2

Line ups

4-4-2Villarreal Villarreal crest

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Substitutions

46'
46.7
R. Mendoza
106.0A
A. Baena
66'
67.7
Koke
146.9
M. Llorente
66'
76.9
Lee Kang-In
86.9
P. Barrios
66'
188.2
M. Pubill
196.3
J. Alvarez
79'
117.2
A. Lookman
26.7
J. Gimenez

Unused

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

60'
106.6
A. Moleiro
77.2
G. Moreno
61'
226.9
A. Perez
177.3
T. Buchanan
79'
196.9
N. Pepe
266.3
C. Macia
79'
97.3
G. Mikautadze
116.5
I. Akhomach
85'
146.2
S. Comesana
216.7
T. Oluwaseyi

Unused

Home

T. Lemar
Coach's decision
Out
C. Romero
Lacking Match Fitness
Out
A. Sorloth
Muscle Injury
Out
O. Vargas
Coach's decision
Out

Away

A. Diatta
Red Card
Out
W. Kambwala
Transfer negotiations
Out

Player of the match

Jan Oblak

Goalkeeper · Atletico Madrid

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes29

Pass accuracy86%

Goalkeeping

Saves4

Goals conceded2

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Jan OblakG	4	2	2,91	+0,91	25/29	3/7
Luiz JúniorG	2	2	0,87	-1,13	25/26	2/3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,32xG1,44

11Shots6

2On target2

0Big chances3

22Touches in box23

47%Possession53%

4Corners2

Second half

0,46xG2,16

8Shots7

2On target4

0Big chances3

12Touches in box14

58%Possession42%

1Corners1

xG race

32 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Atletico Madrid0,79 xG · 2 scored

Villarreal3,58 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Atletico Madrid36

Open play 32Set piece 1Dribble 1Defensive 2

Villarreal26

Open play 18Set piece 1Dribble 3Foul won 2Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Atletico Madrid49% pressure

Villarreal51% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

0.79xG3.58

19Shots13

13On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Tajon Buchanan 0.03 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

19 v 13

Atletico Madrid shoot right, Villarreal left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AMAtletico MadridVILVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Atletico MadridVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Atletico MadridDefensive line 41%

VillarrealDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Atletico MadridUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Koke and Simeone, 11 passes between them.

VillarrealUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Gueye and Comesaña, 22 passes between them.

Tactical battle

55control45

Georges Mikautadze

11 touches in box

In possession

60,6%Field tilt39,4%

14Passes into box8

29Progressive passes27

16Carries into final third11

16Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,29Press intensity (PPDA)11,69

10High turnovers8

9Regains within 5s11

27,5sBall recovery time26,7s

21Interceptions14

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

139Carries115

1659mCarry distance1363m

21Progressive carries14

931mProgressive carry distance823m

4Carries into the box5

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won11

15Take-ons attempted25

430mProgressive pass distance493m

2Through balls1

8Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,99Expected threat (xT)0,99

0,79Action value (VAEP)1,31

36Shot-creating actions26

4Goal-creating actions4

0,63Expected assisted goals1,46

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,7Passes per attack4,1

15,6sAttack duration12,3s

2,01 m/sAttack directness2,12 m/s

7Build-up attacks3

9Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

34Touches in box37

56Final third entries39

1Big chances6

0,87xG on target2,91

0Big chances missed4

Passing

7/20 (35%)Crosses2/6 (33%)

21/40 (53%)Long balls16/33 (48%)

10Throw-ins9

13Free kicks10

7Goal kicks9

Duels

56Total44

47/81 (58%)Ground34/81 (42%)

4/10 (40%)Aerial6/10 (60%)

8/14 (57%)Dribbles11/24 (46%)

5Dispossessed13

Defending

56Recoveries48

10Interceptions13

26Tackles11

65%Tackles won82%

9Clearances23

1Big chances scored2

1Big saves1

2Errors led to shot3

1Fouled in final third3

7,67Average rating7,12

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Atletico MadridThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 76-90

VillarrealThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal75%

88%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals25%

They concede

63%1+ goal100%

25%2+ goals50%

13%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 2-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Atletico MadridshootallowVillarreal

6.8%+1.6Six-yard box4.3%

64.5%+3.5Penalty area-2.059.1%

20.5%-4.8Edge of the box+4.229.4%

8.2%Long range7.2%

498 shots taken · 487 faced

VillarrealshootallowAtletico Madrid

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box5.4%

65.4%+4.4Penalty area-3.857.3%

23.0%-2.3Edge of the box+2.727.9%

4.2%-4.3Long range9.4%

457 shots taken · 445 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Atletico Madrid and Villarreal drew 2-2 at Metropolitano Stadium in La Liga. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: M. Pubill (59'), G. Simeone (85') for Atletico Madrid; G. Moreno (66' pen), G. Mikautadze (78' pen) for Villarreal. Atletico Madrid finished with ten men after Robin Le Normand was sent off. In their last 31 meetings, Atletico Madrid have won 11, Villarreal 8, with 12 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.