La Liga · Matchday 2
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:00:00 UTCRiyadh Air MetropolitanoMatchday 2
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Club Atlético de Madrid 49%Draw 22%Villarreal CF 29%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Club Atlético de MadridVillarreal CF
52Possession48
0.71Expected goals (xG)3.6
19Shots13
4Shots on target6
5Shots off target3
10Blocked shots4
6Shots inside box10
13Shots outside box3
5Corners3
3Offsides1
12Fouls13
3Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
4Saves2
520Passes498
459Accurate passes440
88Pass accuracy88
Match events
- 46'Rodrigo Mendoza → Álex Baena
- 50'Santiago Mouriño
- 54'Álex Baena
- 59'Marc Pubill (assist Giuliano Simeone)
- 60'Alberto Moleiro ← Gerard Moreno
- 61'Ayoze Pérez ← Tajon Buchanan
- 66'Koke → Marcos Llorente
- 66'Kang-in Lee → Pablo Barrios
- 66'Marc Pubill → Julián Álvarez
- 66'Gerard Moreno · penalty
- 75'Georges Mikautadze · VAR
- 76'Morten Hjulmand
- 76'Robin Le Normand
- 78'Georges Mikautadze · penalty
- 79'Ademola Lookman → José María Giménez
- 79'Nicolas Pépé
- 79'Georges Mikautadze ← Ilias Akhomach
- 85'Santi Comesaña ← Tani Oluwaseyi
- 85'Giuliano Simeone (assist Álex Baena)
- 90'José María Giménez
- 90'Juan Marcos Foyth
Club Atlético de Madrid · Villarreal CF
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
136.3Oblak
66.5↓66'Koke
226.5Grimaldo
116.5↓79'Lookman
176.5Hancko
244.9Normand
76.5↓66'Lee
236.2Hjulmand
187.5↓66'Pubill
208.3Simeone
46.5↓46'Mendoza
226.5↓61'Pérez
86.2Foyth
196.5↓79'Pépé
186.5Gueye
146.5↓85'Comesaña
16.3Júnior
126.5Veiga
106.5↓60'Moleiro
156.2Mouriño
97.5↓79'Mikautadze
206.5Romero
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Club Atlético de Madrid
- 13Jan Oblak6.3
- 6Koke6.5
- 22Álex Grimaldo6.5
- 11Ademola Lookman6.5
- 17Dávid Hancko6.5
- 24Robin Le Normand4.9
- 7Kang-in Lee6.5
- 23Morten Hjulmand6.2
- 18Marc Pubill7.5
- 20Giuliano Simeone8.3
- 4Rodrigo Mendoza6.5
Villarreal CF
- 22Ayoze Pérez6.5
- 8Juan Marcos Foyth6.2
- 19Nicolas Pépé6.5
- 18Pape Gueye6.5
- 14Santi Comesaña6.5
- 1Luiz Júnior6.3
- 12Renato Veiga6.5
- 10Alberto Moleiro6.5
- 15Santiago Mouriño6.2
- 9Georges Mikautadze7.5
- 20Carlos Romero6.5
Club Atlético de MadridTale of the tapeVillarreal CF
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
7 ptsTable2 pts
+1Goal difference-2
1Head-to-head wins1
49%Pre-match odds30%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Club Atlético de Madrid 1W1D1W Villarreal CF
Goals 5–7
- 2026-08-23Club Atlético de Madrid2–2Villarreal CF
- 2026-05-24Villarreal CF5–1Club Atlético de Madrid
- 2025-09-13Club Atlético de Madrid2–0Villarreal CF
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Atlético de Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Villarreal CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
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