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How Villarreal play under each ref or ref crew

Every Villarreal game grouped by individual official, or by the same one officials on the pitch. Over this sample Villarreal are 75-79 (48.7%); each ref and crew win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Jul 11, 2026, 5:12 a.m.·Last 5 seasons (2021-10-16 – 2026-05-24)

Villarreal record: 75-79 (48.7%)

Notable patterns

  • Whistle pattern

    Pattern

    In Villarreal games with Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, opponents draw 2.5 more fouls called per game than Villarreal (10-game sample).

    10 games in sample

    Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea profile →

  • Scoring pattern

    Pattern

    In Villarreal games with Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos, contests average 3.8 combined goals (+1.0 vs league), 80.0% finish over the 2.5-goal benchmark across 10 games.

    10 games in sample

    Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos profile →

Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos

10 games with Villarreal · ~8-2

Win rate

80.0%

Team baseline 48.7%

+31.3 pts vs team
Totals

3.8 avg

80.0% over 2.5

+1.0 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-0.6

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Balanced

José Luis Munuera Montero

9 games with Villarreal · ~6-3

Win rate

66.7%

Team baseline 48.7%

+18.0 pts vs team
Totals

3.6 avg

55.6% over 2.5

+0.8 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-0.6

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Balanced

César Soto Grado

9 games with Villarreal · ~5-4

Win rate

55.6%

Team baseline 48.7%

+6.9 pts vs team
Totals

3.4 avg

66.7% over 2.5

+0.6 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+0.1

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Balanced

Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

10 games with Villarreal · ~5-5

Win rate

50.0%

Team baseline 48.7%

+1.3 pts vs team
Totals

2.7 avg

60.0% over 2.5

-0.1 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-2.5

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Opponent tendency

Javier Alberola Rojas

8 games with Villarreal · ~4-4

Win rate

50.0%

Team baseline 48.7%

+1.3 pts vs team
Totals

2.9 avg

37.5% over 2.5

+0.1 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+0.1

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Balanced

Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

11 games with Villarreal · ~4-7

Win rate

36.4%

Team baseline 48.7%

-12.3 pts vs team
Totals

3.1 avg

63.6% over 2.5

+0.3 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-1.1

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Opponent tendency

Jesús Gil Manzano

8 games with Villarreal · ~2-6

Win rate

25.0%

Team baseline 48.7%

-23.7 pts vs team
Totals

2.5 avg

37.5% over 2.5

-0.3 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+0.0

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Balanced

Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

8 games with Villarreal · ~1-7

Win rate

12.5%

Team baseline 48.7%

-36.2 pts vs team
Totals

3.6 avg

75.0% over 2.5

+0.8 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+0.5

More fouls on Villarreal's opponents when positive

Balanced
What am I looking at?
  • Individual refs: stats for one official across all Villarreal games they worked, even with different partners.
  • Ref crews: stats when the same one officials worked together on Villarreal games (8+ games shown by default).
  • Team baseline: Villarreal went 75-79 (48.7%) across this sample. Ref and crew win rates show how they compare to that team average.
  • Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than Villarreal.

Scores, fouls, cards, and referee assignments from ESPN (1546 games, 183 with sportsbook totals). Referee coverage begins 2021-22 (ESPN gameInfo.officials). Matrix: 472/634 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 354 games skipped (no official listed).

League-wide ref profiles

César Soto Grado45.8% over 2.5Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea51.9% over 2.5Jesús Gil Manzano50.0% over 2.5Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos49.4% over 2.5José María Sánchez Martínez44.2% over 2.5José Luis Munuera Montero45.5% over 2.5Guillermo Cuadra Fernández55.3% over 2.5Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias54.7% over 2.5Alejandro José Hernández Hernández58.1% over 2.5Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz42.5% over 2.5Juan Martínez Munuera35.6% over 2.5Javier Alberola Rojas51.4% over 2.5