Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Villarreal vs Liverpool stats tab covers Champions League (Europe), Semi-finals on 3 May 2022. It compares 8 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Villarreal 2, Liverpool 5; Shots off target: Villarreal 2, Liverpool 6; Possession: Villarreal 44%, Liverpool 56%; Corner kicks: Villarreal 1, Liverpool 2; Fouls: Villarreal 18, Liverpool 14; Yellow cards: Villarreal 4, Liverpool 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Liverpool led shots on target, 5 to 2 over Villarreal, Liverpool had more possession, 56% to 44% over Villarreal, and Liverpool led corner kicks, 2 to 1 over Villarreal. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Villarreal committed more fouls, 18 to 14 over Liverpool and Villarreal had more yellow cards, 4 to 1 over Liverpool. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.