Villarreal – Alaves Prediction & Picks (02.03.2019)

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Villarreal – Alaves SOCCER PICKS

Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés face each other at Estadio de la Cerámica, in a match for the 26 th round of the First Division. Deportivo Alavés won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 10-28-2018. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 4 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 18th and 6th of the table of the league, in reality it is a confrontation between the 17th classified in games at home and the 11th as a visitor.

Villarreal:

After 4 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 23 points won. In their last match, they lost at Atlético Madrid with (2-0), after in the previous match they won (3-0) at home, against Sevilla. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 16 goals and suffered 17 at home, against 10 scored and 16 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, Villarreal won 11 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 matches played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 13 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 25 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).

Villarreal comes to this game with a slight, 2-0, in the displacement to the field of Atletico Madrid, placing a final point to the six games in a row without losing in several competitions. However, it must be emphasized that the locals present a very negative performance in their stadium, as they only won 2 of their 13 matches. On this day, against Alavés, we believe coach Javier Calleja will play in the usual 3-5-2, with Cazorla being the main responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. On the other hand, striker Carlos Bacca is one of the best scorers of the team in the championship, with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Cáseres, suspended, plus Trigueros and Bonera, both injured.

Deportivo Alavés:

The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 37 points won, after 10 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Real Betis, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Celta de Vigo by (0-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 23 points, against only 14 in their away matches. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Deportivo Alavés has 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (5 out of 12 matches). In 25 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 13 times, but have won the first leg in 4. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76’- 90 ‘).

The Deportivo Alavés comes to this game with a draw, by 0-0, at the reception to Celta de Vigo, thus totaling the third consecutive game without losing in this competition. Outside the home, visitors no longer win four days in a row. In this way, and playing in a complicated stadium, coach Abelardo must opt ​​for a more defensive strategy, exploring only the space in the back of the opponent. Striker Jonathan Calleri is the highlight of the visitors, with 4 goals and 2 assists. Out of this game will be Padilla and Tomás Pina, injured, in addition to Navarro, suspended.


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