LiontipsAlaves vs Villarreal. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Alaves managed to stay in top-flight last season, but now they are in danger again - they are among three teams who are sharing the 18th place, and only four points ahead of last-placed Eibar.
After Round 31 Babazorros have six victories and nine draws, which gives them 27 points. They are four points short of 15th place. After draw against Athletic (0:0) White-Blues managed to defeat Huesca (1:0).
Brazilian defender Ely is ruled out with a knee injury.
Villarreal managed to advance to the Europa League semi-final. They easily past the group stage and then defeat Salzburg, Dinamo Kyiv and Dinamo Zagreb.
In La Liga Yellow Submarine secured 12 wins and 13 draws over 31 matches and is now on 5th position with 49 points. Guests won't be able to reach the top-four, but they still have to fight for Europa League qualification. After loss to Osasuna (1:2) Valencians trashed Levante (5:1). We had a prediction for that match.
Estupinan and Iborra, who have a knee injury, are sidelined for this match.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Villarreal won three last head-to-heads and two of four last head-to-head matches finished with a 2:1 score
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet won in three of last five Alaves' home games
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In four of last five H2H matches teams scored in both halves
Tip and bets
Alaves is facing an intense relegation battle right now. But Villarreal can't slip up too, because any mistake can be fatal for their European qualification ambitions. We think that favourite will succeed in this match - they are simply a better team in terms of starting eleven.
Our prediction - Villarreal to win.
Head-to-head matches between those teams are usually high-scoring. In our opinion, we can expect more of the same here.
Our second wager - total over 2 goals.
