Champions League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg
Apr 6, 2022 at 8pm UK
Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal1 - 0Bayern
The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between Villarreal and Bayern Munich.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Villarreal and Bayern Munich, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Bayern Munich could line up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg with Villarreal.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Barcelona 0-2 Villarreal
Sunday, May 22 at 9pm in La Liga
Sunday, May 22 at 9pm in La Liga
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 3 | 62 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 26 | 59 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 7 | 55 |
Last Game: Wolfsburg 2-2 Bayern
Saturday, May 14 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga
Saturday, May 14 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga
Next Game: Viktoria Koln vs. Bayern
Friday, July 29 at 1am in DFB-Pokal
Friday, July 29 at 1am in DFB-Pokal
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 60 | 77 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 33 | 69 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 33 | 64 |
We said: Villarreal 0-2 Bayern Munich
Back-to-back league defeats to sides whom they would have expected to beat is not a recipe for success for Villarreal ahead of the visit of Bayern, but they normally prove to be a tough nut to crack at home. However, playing on rival turf in the Champions League has not phased Bayern for several years now, and we can only picture Nagelsmann's free-scoring crop claiming a healthy first-leg advantage. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayern Munich win with a probability of 49.5%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 26.32% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayern Munich win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (8.27%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 1-0 (6.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Villarreal | Draw | Bayern Munich |
| 26.32% | 24.18% | 49.5% |
| Both teams to score 55.68% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
