Valencia – Villarreal Prediction & Picks (30.11.2019)

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Valencia – Villarreal SOCCER PICKS

Valencia and Villarreal face at Estadio de Mestalla, in a match for the 15th round of the First Division. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 2. But the last time they met in this stadium was in 18‑04-2019, for UEFA Europa League, which ended Valencia’s victory by (2‑0). Toni Lato (13 ‘) and Dani Parejo (54’) scored the goals of Valencia.

Valencia :

The home team is currently in 10th position, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home against Granada by (2‑0). In the last game, he lost out against Real Betis by (2‑1). The team comes to this match after a home draw with Chelsea for (2-2).

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 7 games ago. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games for this competition. In 14 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 comeback.

Valencia comes for this match after a 2-2 draw against Chelsea, in a match for the Champions League group stage. We remember that the local team lost against Betis 2-1, in the last round of the Spanish league. In this match against Villarreal, coach Albert Celades must maintain his tactical system at 4-4-2, favoring a more dominant style of play. Dani Parejo and Maxi Gómez are Valencia’s top scorers, with 6 goals scored each. For this match, the local coach cannot count on Kondogbia, Piccini, Gonçalo Guedes and Cheryshev, all with physical problems.

Villarreal:

The visiting team is currently in 12th position, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against Mallorca by (3‑1). In the last game, he lost at home against Celta de Vigo by (1‑3). In his last 7 away matches for the championship, Villarreal records 2 wins and 5 losses, so he won 6 points in 21 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of their last 30 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 14 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.

Villarreal comes for this match after a defeat, by 1-3, against Celta de Vigo, thus adding the fourth consecutive game without a victory in this Spanish championship: the team’s only goal was scored by Chukwueze. In this game away from home, coach Javier Calleja must choose a more cautious strategy, looking for spaces to fight back. The midfielder Cazrola is one of the most important players in the tactical scheme of Villarreal, being the athlete responsible for creating the offensive process. For this game, the coach cannot use Iborra, suspended, in addition to Guerra, Moreno and Soriano, all injured.


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