Villarreal 2-1 Cádiz: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 21 March 2021

Result

Villarreal 2-1 Cádiz

La Liga · Sunday 21 March 2021, 15:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

Villarreal · Cádiz · La Liga predictions

Villarreal 2-1 Cádiz: match report

Villarreal defeated Cádiz 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 21 March 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Gerard Moreno opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Villarreal's goals came from Gerard Moreno (5', penalty) and Carlos Bacca (67'). Cádiz scored through Álex Fernández (69').

Discipline: Villarreal received 3 yellow cards; Cádiz received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Villarreal were 7th on 40 points from 27 and Cádiz 15th on 29 points from 27. Villarreal went on to finish that season 7th with 58 points, and Cádiz 12th with 44.

Villarreal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cádiz in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Gerard Moreno of Villarreal (8.1), ahead of Álex Fernández (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Villarreal wins, 3 draws and 0 for Cádiz.

Going into the match Villarreal's last five read W-L-L-D-L and Cádiz's D-W-L-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Jens JönssonCádiz
  • 5'Penalty goal · Gerard MorenoVillarreal · 1-0
  • 14'Yellow card · Juan CalaCádiz
  • 35'Yellow card · Juan FoythVillarreal
  • 60'Yellow card · Manu TriguerosVillarreal
  • 67'Goal · Carlos BaccaVillarreal · 2-0
  • 69'Goal · Álex FernándezCádiz · 2-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Raúl AlbiolVillarreal
  • 90+4'Yellow card · FaliCádiz

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Villarreal 0, draws 3, Cádiz 0.

Team news

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Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Raúl Albiol, Ramiro Funes Mori, Pervis Estupiñán, Samuel Chukwueze, Dani Parejo, Juan Foyth, Manu Trigueros, Gerard Moreno, Carlos Bacca

Cádiz line-up (4-4-2)

Conan Ledesma, Iza Carcelén, Fali, Juan Cala, Alfonso Espino, Salvi, Jens Jønsson, José Mari, Álex Fernández, Álvaro Negredo, Rubén Sobrino