Ponferradina – Villarreal PREDICTION & TIPS
Ponferradina and Villarreal measure their strength at the Estadio El Toralín in a meeting for the Copa del Rey (16 round of 32). There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was on 09-02-2013 and ended with the result: Villarreal (3-0) Ponferradina. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Until arriving in this phase of the Copa del Rey (16 round of 32), the home team had to eliminate: Gimnástica Segoviana, Atletico Baleares and Rapido Bouzas. This is a team affected by the house factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 1 win, 4 draws and 10 defeats as a visitor, with 6 goals scored and 23 conceded, against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 home defeats, with 22 goals scored and 13 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat away with Guijuelo by (1-0). Ponferradina won 4, drew 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. The team has conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need to be improved. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 11 of his last 26 matches ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 18 in 26 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 13 games, he never managed to turn the board in the four games in which he conceded the first goal.
The Ponferradina team arrives in this unmotivated game after having added another defeat this season, this time at Guijuelo 1-0. It is important to emphasize that the local team currently contests the Spanish third division. In this first round by the King’s Cup, it is expected that coach Carlos Terrazas line up in the usual 4-2-3-1 with Pallarés being the most offensive reference of the home team. However, Brazilian offensive Yuri is one of Ponferradina’s top scorers with 2 goals scored. It seems that the coach can count on all the players at his disposal.
The visiting team makes its debut in this edition of the Copa del Rey with the intention of achieving a positive result and surprise the team of the house. This is a stronger team when playing in his stadium, because in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the Primera Division, he beat Las Palmas at home (4-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Villarreal won 3, drew 1 and lost 6. Their attack has regularly scored, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 15 of their last 31 games finished with Less than 1.5 goals. In 12 games, he only managed 1 turn in the scoring in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Villarreal team come to this game with a magnificent victory over Las Palmas by 4-0, adding the fifth consecutive game without losing in official matches: Sansone, Bakambu, Mario Gaspar and Navarro (goal against) were the authors of the goals . Still, it is important to note that the ” Yellow Submarine ” has not shown great consistency in its style of play. In this match against Ponferradina, very accessible team, coach Javier Calleja should keep the team in 4-4-2 with Bakambu and Bacca being the offensive references of Villarreal: the first player is the top scorer with 8 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Marín, Soriano, Rúben Semedo, Asenjo and Andrés Fernández, all injured.
Ponferradina – Villarreal FREE TIPS
Villarreal – Win @ 1.40
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.75
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.70
