LiontipsVillarreal vs Barcelona. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
This week, Villarreal played the fifth match in the Champions League. The Yellow Submarine performed no worse than Manchester United, but opponent managed to convert their chances and recordeda victory, which brought them a spot in the knock-out phase of the tournament.
Ronaldo scored the first goal at 78th minute and Sancho put the final nail in the coffin at 90th minute. Now Villarreal will have to fight for the play-off spot in the final match of the group stage.
Valencian team also got off to a poor start in La Liga, after 13 rounds of the current season team has three victories and seven draws, which brought them 16 points and a 12th spot in the standings. After a victory over Getafe (1:0) Unai Emery's men drew to Celta (1:1) on an away game.
Team's offensive line is looking weak, Yellows also conceded one goal per game on average.
Moreno and Foyth won't feature in this game.
On Tuesday, Barcelona played the second match under Xavi's management. Fifth round of the Champions League group stage brought one point to the team after the draw against Benfica (0:0). Catalan team had a huge advantage in this game, but failed to convert their chances.
Team currently has two victories and a draw, which brought them seven points and a 2nd spot before the closing match and a good chance to advance into the knock-out phase of the tournament.
Start of La Liga tournament brought a number of defeats, so Blaugranas found themselves at the mid-table and Ronald Koeman was sacked. After 13 rounds club has five victories and five draws, which earned them 20 points and a 7th position in the standings. Team is nine points behind the first-placed Real Madrid.
Barca's offensive line is starting to perform better, they scored 20 goals, seven of them were scored by Depay. Team has the fourth-worst defensive record, they conceded more than one goal per game on average.
Aguero, Braithwaite, Wague, Pedri, Roberto and Fati won't feature in this game.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent matches of the visitors
СтавкаYellow cards: total over 3,5
This bet played in 3 out of 4 most recent matches of Villarreal
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 out of 4 most recent matches of the hosts goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Barcelona won four most recent head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Both teams are not looking good in the first part of the season, so far opponents are searching for their game and both sides want to pick up three points. We offer to place a bet on the Catalan team, they are playing better with a new head coach. Hosts are far from their best form, so The Blaugrana need to get advantage of that.
Our prediction - Barcelona to win
Teams will try to perform cautiously on defense, in matches like that the outcome may be decided by one single mistake. We think that visitors will showcase their offensive potential and will record a confident victory.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by two goals
