He Villarreal It ended a year in which it lost just ten of the forty-three games it played, representing just 23% of the defeats in the year ending, although it also has a negative record of goals conceded in 2024 .
The ten games lost in 2024 represent significant data for a team that closed 2023 with a high losing record and that in the second half of that year even questioned its continuation in the category, because at that time the team of Castellón added eleven defeats, one more than the entire current year.
The main Achilles heel of the 2024 team is the agreed goals, since the team Marcelino Garcia Toral They conceded 1.4 goals against per game, one of the highest goals against averages the team can remember and more considering that the Asturian coach’s teams are characterized by their defensive stability. Specifically, the team scored a total of 63 goals against those 43 games.
Additionally, the team’s calendar year win data shows the team’s resurgence in 2024 after 2023 instability.
The arrival of Marcelino in November 2023 brought the team stability and a competitive level that meant it did not lose 73% of its official matches in 2024. Thus, the team added a total of 19 victories from forty’ t three matches. official of the year that is now ending, representing 44% victories, to which added a total of 14 draws, 33% of the matches played.
Villarreal’s losses came Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Club and Betis in the second half of the year, while before that they lost against Olympique de Marseille -in European competition-, Valencia, Las Palmas, Atlético de Madrid and Celta de Vigo in early 2024.
It is also noteworthy that this year, the team does not find a balance between home and away games and it is noteworthy that this year it won more away games, ten, than at home, nine.
In terms of scoring, the team scored 83 goals in these 43 games, an average of 1.9 goals scored per game, compared to 1.4 goals scored against resulting from 63 goals in 43 games.
Certainly this average of goals against was recognized by Marcelino himself as “the great burden” of Villarreal in 2024, saying on several occasions that they “work throughout the year to try to reduce that number”, considering that it “prevents them from being more competitive”.
Source: La Verdad
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