Zürich 1-1 Villarreal: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 24 November 2016

Result

Zürich 1-1 Villarreal

Europa League · Thursday 24 November 2016, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Zürich · Villarreal · Europa League predictions

Zürich 1-1 Villarreal: match report

Zürich drew with Villarreal 1-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 24 November 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Bruno opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Zürich's goal came from Roberto Rodriguez (87', penalty). Villarreal scored through Bruno (14').

Discipline: Zürich received 2 yellow cards; Villarreal received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Zürich were 73rd on 5 points from 4 and Villarreal 71st on 5 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Zürich lined up in a 3-5-2 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Zürich wins, 1 draw and 2 for Villarreal.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · BrunoVillarreal · 0-1
  • 23'Yellow card · Víctor RuizVillarreal
  • 31'Yellow card · Cédric BrunnerZürich
  • 87'Penalty goal · Roberto RodriguezZürich · 1-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Antonio RukavinaVillarreal
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Antonio MarchesanoZürich
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Mateo MusacchioVillarreal

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Zürich 0, draws 1, Villarreal 2.

Team news

Zürich line-up (3-5-2)

Andris Vaņins, Alain Nef, Umaru Bangura, Ivan Kecojević, Cédric Brunner, Kay Voser, Antonio Marchesano, Burim Kukeli, Sangone Sarr, Moussa Koné, Marco Schönbächler

Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Sergio Asenjo, Cote, Mateo Musacchio, Víctor Ruiz, Jonathan dos Santos, Manu Trigueros, Bruno, Denis Cheryshev, Alexandre Pato, Cédric Bakambu, Antonio Rukavina