Villarreal vs Elche Prediction & Tips
Villarreal and Elche face at Estadio de la Cerámica, in a match for the 6 th round of the La Liga. In the last 3 years there are only 2 head-to-heads between these two teams: one on 06‑02‑2021, which ended in a draw by (2‑2), and the most recent one on 06‑12‑2020, which ended with a tie by (0‑0). Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
The home team is currently in the 15th place, with 3 points won, after 4 draws. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Atlético Madrid, by (2‑2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Mallorca, by (0‑0). This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in their stadium. Villarreal has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2 of the last 10 home matches.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 draws in the last matches. The defense has been in a good plan and has only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, but their offense needs to improve, as they haven’t managed to score in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition.
Villarreal comes for this match after an away draw, by 0x0, against Mallorca. The club coached by Unai Emery has a habit of playing in a tactical system in 4-4-2, where the two players who will panic in the “enemy’s” area are Boulaye Dia and Gerard Moreno. It is possible that in the midfield, coach Unai Emery chooses to line up Manu Trigueros, Étienne Capoue, Dani Parejo and Yéremi Pino. It should be noted that the owner of the defense is the experienced Raúl Albiol, a very intelligent player in the occupation of space. Home coach is unlikely to be able to rely on right wing Samuel Chukwueze as he is still recovering from a thigh injury.
The away team is in the 11 th position of the league, having won 6 points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Getafe, by (0‑1). This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses in their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Elche has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 5 matches they have conceded the first goal.
The team led by Fran Escriba comes for this match after a 1-1 draw at home, against Levante: Morales, in the 55 minute, restored equality on the scoreboard, thus allowing his team to win a point. It should be noted that Elche should return to line up in a tactical design in 5-3-2, where the two men who will cause discomfort in the defense of the “enemy” are Darío Benedetto and Lucas Pérez. In the most central part of the field, Tete Morente, Omar Mascarell and Raúl Guti will be called to intervene, with the owner of the defensive line being the experienced Spaniard Diego González. The visiting coach should not be able to count on central defender Pedro Bigas as he is suffering from a knee injury.
Villarreal – Elche FREE TIPS
AVillarreal – Win @ 1.55
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
