LiontipsVillarreal vs Alaves. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Current holder of the Europa League put up a successful performance in the group stage of the Champions League, in the decisive match team managed to beat Atalanta (3:2) and earned a spot in the playoffs. Yellow Submarine recorded three victories and a draw, which brought 10 points, one point ahead of Man United.
Team got off to a confident start in the Spanish Cup, in the first stage team crushed Viktoria (8:0) and then recorded an easy away victory over Sanluqueno (7:1).
Yellow Submarine recorded five victories and seven draws in La Liga, which brought them 22 points and an 11th spot in the standings. Team's weakest link is their offensive line, they scored only 21 goals so far. In two most recent rounds Unai Emery's team put up an impressive display and beat Rayo Vallecano (2:0) and Real Sociedad (3:1).
Coquelin and Pena won't feature in this match.
Alaves have completely failed the start of the season - fans were already looking up possible Segunda opponents, but something miraculous happened.
After six defeats in first rounds The Glorious ones unexpectedly beat the current champion. After that success players gained self-confidence and managed to pull away from the bottom of the standings, but team suffered a drop of form after that.
Visitors are approaching the Villarreal match with four victories and three draws in the asset, which brought 15 points and an 18th spot in the standings. Team has the worst goal-scoring record in the league, they scored only 13 goals.
In five most recent rounds The White-Blues picked up two points out of games against Sevilla (2:2) and Getafe (1:1). Babazorros were eliminated from the Spanish Cup, after a successful match against Unami (3:0) Basques suffered a defeat to modest Linares (1:2).
Pina and Navarro won't feature in the match.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 out of 6 most recent matches of Alaves
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 out of 6 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаCorrect score 3:1
In 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches Villarreal recorded a victory
СтавкаPenalty: yes
In 2 out of 5 most recent matches of the hosts penalties were awarded
Tip and bets
We think that only a miracle can help the Basques to record a victory in this match. Unai Emery's team has some experienced players in the squad and their performance is getting better with every single match. In our opinion, hosts will record a victory due to their class and home advantage.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1) on Villarreal
We don't think that visitors will contain Valencia today - Basques are in a poor form and they are unlikely to beat such a strong opponent. Moreover, the Glorious ones are not looking so good in head-to-head matches.
Our second bet is on Villarreal to win by two goals
