Villarreal and Valencia face at the Ceramic Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Quarter-finals). The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 matches. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 23-09-2018, for the First Division, which ended in a draw by (0-0). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Villarreal:
Until reaching this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Quarter-finals), the home team eliminated: Zenit St. Petersburg and Sporting Lisbon. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 36 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last match they played, for the First Division, they lost with Real Betis out by (2-1). In the last 5 home league matches for the UEFA Europa League Villarreal has 3 wins and 2 draws.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 10 matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 25 of the last 29 matches they have played have ended with Over 1,5 goals.
Villarreal enter this performance after a snub, by 2-1, in the displacement to Real Bétis field, registering in this way the third consecutive game without beating, all in the Spanish championship. In the last round of the Europa League, the local club eliminated the Russians from Zenit St. Petersburg. The Spanish team has already shown that it can not recover a negative result, since in the 6 games in which it began to lose, in only 1 it achieved the comeback. However, it is a team that presents a lot of quality in the finalization, so it manages to create a good number of scoring opportunities. We believe that Villarreal will use, whenever possible, the right flank to create danger, taking advantage of the depth that the Chukwueze end offers. The main absences in the visiting team are Jaume Costa and Bonera, both with physical problems.
Valencia:
The visiting team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Quarter-finals) after having played previous qualifiers with: Krasnodar and Celtic. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 10 wins and 5 draws in his stadium. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Rayo Vallecano by (2-0). In the last 10 away matches Valencia has won 4, tied 4 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition .
Valencia enters this game after a slight rebuff, 2-0, in the displacement to Rayo Vallecano, in a game for the Spanish championship. To reach this stage of the Europa League, the visiting club eliminated Krasnodar. The team of the city of Valencia presents quality in maintaining possession of the ball, being that often opts to use the short pass, instead of risking losing possession of the ball. In addition, Valencia usually uses the left flank to create their dangerous situations, taking advantage of the depth offered by the extreme Cheryshev. The player responsible for driving and defining the offensive process of Valencia is captain Dani Parejo. Out of this game due to injury will be Kondogbia.
