There are several phenomenal matches on the program in Spanish LaLiga on Saturday, and this time we have analyzed the duel that will be played at “El Madrigal”, where the Villarreal players will host Real Madrid. The match between these two teams is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
Few expected Villarreal to win a trophy in the Europa League last season, an impression that has never been stronger, given that the “yellow submarine” celebrated in the grand final against Manchester United, which was the favorite in that match.
As for the Spanish La Liga, in the last round, the Unai Emery team played a fantastic away match against third-placed Betis and celebrated with 0: 2, so at the moment Villarreal is in sixth place in the table with only three points short of fourth-placed Barcelona, and this fourth position will be the primary goal of the “yellow submarine” in this year’s edition of La Liga, as it is the last place that brings a place in the Champions League at the end of the championship.
When it comes to home matches, so far the team led by Unai Emery with a lot of success has played twelve matches as the host and suffered only two defeats, with as many as seven triumphs, but also three draws, and the last duel at home is the played recently against Mallorca when the “yellow submarine” celebrated with 3:0 without any major problems.
In the end, the Villarreal manager will not be able to count on Coquelin, Moreno and Pena who are injured for this very important match against Real Madrid.
If last season was quite successful for the Villarreal, then we certainly cannot say the same for Madrid who did not win in La Liga, but also in the Champions League, where the royal club every season has the highest possible goals set.
Namely, at the moment, Real Madrid is on the first place in the table of the Spanish La Liga with three points more than the second-placed Sevilla, which has a match in hand, considering that the Andalusians in the premier match of the 24th round without major problems defeated Elche with 2:0.
In any case, Real Madrid holds everything in their hands, and with the victory over Villarreal, they would again escape Sevilla to a six-point advantage, which is not a naive difference in a championship like the La Liga.
For several weeks now, Carlo Ancelotti has not been able to count on his best footballer Karim Benzema, who is injured, and it is evident that the royal club scored slightly fewer goals in that period than when the French footballer led the team’s attack, but most importantly is that the results were not lacking. In the last round, the first placed team on the table with a lot of trouble at home came to a triumph over Granada, and the only goal in the match was scored by Asensio, which was the reason for the great celebration at the “Santiago Bernabeu”.
Like Villarreal, Madrid managed to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League without any major problems.
Unfortunately, the draw was not in favor of Carlo Ancelotti’s team this time either, who won against PSG for opponents in the eighth finals of the best European club competition, and the first duel between the two giants is scheduled for Tuesday, so it is possible that the Italian expert will rest some of his best players, in order to be fully ready for the match with the Parisians.
Even without that, the situation is not the best, considering that Benzema, as we have already mentioned, will not be at this match either, while Diaz, Azar and Mandy are uncertain for now.
Real has played eleven matches on the side so far and suffered only one defeat, from Getafe, while in other matches, the leader in the table achieved as many as eight triumphs with two draws.
Our Prediction
If we look at the last few matches between Villarreal and Real Madrid, we will come to the conclusion that these matches ended mostly without a winner, which was the case in the last match between these two teams when there were no goals.
We believe that the leader on the table will not lose at “El Madrigal”, which is why we advise you to try bet Draw no bet Real Madrid: at 1.98 odd or for the bravest, we advise you to try with a clean draw at 3.50 odd.
Betting Tip
Draw @ 3.50
