Villarreal vs Arsenal

UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals

Villarreal

2–1

90:00

Full time

Arsenal

Estadio de la CerámicaVillarreal

Artur Soares Dias, PortugalReferee

Scorers1Manu Trigueros5′1Raúl Albiol29′

Scorers1N. Pépé73′ P

Villarreal vs Arsenal was played in UEFA Europa League (Semi-finals) on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 21:00 (GMT+2) at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, refereed by Artur Soares Dias, Portugal, and ended 2-1.

Last updated: Sunday 4 October 2026 - 10:00 (Cairo time)

Match Timeline

AllHighlights

VillarrealArsenal

First half

Manu TriguerosGoal1-0Assist: S. Chukwueze

5′

Raúl AlbiolGoal2-0Assist: Gerard Moreno

29′

35′

N. PépéGoal disallowed (VAR)

Pau TorresYellow card

37′

44′

Dani CeballosYellow card

Second half

Off Paco AlcácerOn F. Coquelin

46′

57′

Dani CeballosYellow card

Dani CeballosRed card

58′

T. ParteyYellow card

63′

Off M. ØdegaardOn Gabriel Martinelli

É. CapoueYellow card

67′

Off J. FoythOn Mario Gaspar

70′

73′

N. PépéPenalty goal2-1

É. CapoueYellow card

É. CapoueRed card

Off Manu TriguerosOn Moi Gómez

80′

Off PedrazaOn Alberto Moreno

81′

85′

Off B. SakaOn P. Aubameyang

90′

P. AubameyangYellow card

90+5′

Off N. PépéOn Willian

Off E. Smith RoweOn Mohamed Elneny

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Match momentum

Pressure over match minutes

Villarreal72%

Home side pressing and controlling

Arsenal28%

0'90'90'

47%Possession53%

9Shots9

6Shots on target2

3Corners3

Top Trends

Arsenal to winFrom the latest Arsenal resultsArsenal won 4 of the last 5 matches (80%)⁦4/5⁩80%

Arsenal to win

From the latest Arsenal results

Arsenal won 4 of the last 5 matches (80%)

⁦4/5⁩Hits

80%Rate

Arsenal

Team Form

Last 5 matches

VillarrealLLLWW

ArsenalWWWWL

Smart Facts

1Previous meetings between the two teams in all competitions

0.0Average goals per match between the two teams

100%of recent meetings ended in a draw

Team Stars

Top-rated player of each team from match stats

Raúl AlbiolVillarrealDefender7.7

Rating

7.7

Goals

1

Assists

0

Shots

1

Successful passes

32

M. ØdegaardArsenalMidfielder7.2

Rating

7.2

Goals

0

Assists

0

Shots

0

Successful passes

13

VS

Scoring Periods

VillarrealHome

3goals

15'30'45'60'75'90'

ArsenalAway

Attack Direction

VillarrealFocus: left flank

Left wing55%

Center18%

Right wing27%

ArsenalFocus: central areas

Left wing14%

Center71%

Right wing14%

L 55%C 18%R 27%

R 14%C 71%L 14%

Win Probability

Villarreal

39%

Draw

28%

Arsenal

33%

Most likely reasons

Preliminary analysis (home advantage) — updates when the model is available.

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Match info

Date29/04 · 21:00

RoundSemi-finals

StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica · Villarreal

RefereeArtur Soares Dias, Portugal

CompetitionUEFA Europa League