As part of the ninth round of the Spanish Primera, Villarreal will host Elche. The guests are in the relegation zone, but the hosts are also outside the top ten, not living up to high expectations. Who will be able to improve their standings on October 17th? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Villarreal
Current form
Villarreal made a terrible start to the season and scored only two points in the first five rounds of the Primera. Then the situation began to improve - victories were won over Malaga (3:1) and Levante (3:1), and in the away match with Real Madrid there was only a 0:1 defeat. On October 13, the club won the Champions League, leaving no chance for Italian Napoli in the home match (3:1). Thus, the yellow submarine was rehabilitated for the defeat by Borussia (2:3) in the first round.
Disqualifications and injuries
Buchanan and Pepe are injured.
Interesting betting trends
In each of the last four matches, the hosts conceded one goal.
The club has won three of the last four face-to-face matches
Elche at the Primera level can only fight for survival so far, the beginning of this season also predicts an uphill struggle to maintain a residence permit. The outsider scored six points in eight matches and is in 18th place, behind Levante in additional indicators. In the last two rounds, the guests managed to score four points: in September they managed to beat Espanyol away (3:1), and last week there was a goalless draw with Celta (0:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The guests have no losses in the squad on the eve of the match.
Interesting betting trends
The team has lost only one of the last four matches.
Villarreal has managed to recover from a weak start: Inigo Perez's men have won three of their last four matches. Nevertheless, the hosts still occupy only 11th place in the standings, having scored only eight points in eight matches. Therefore, in the home match with Elche, only a victory is needed - only three points will allow us to get closer to the top 6. Recently, the yellow submarine has been confidently dealing with outsiders, so it is unlikely that Elche will be able to impose competition on the favorite.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (-1.5) for Villarreal in 2.15
Despite the pre-match scenario, Elche clearly does not intend to give up in advance. The guests also need a victory, otherwise they may get stuck in the relegation zone for a long time. The visitors' offensive zone is not the worst - they managed to score in five of the last six matches. For sure, Villarreal's defense will not stand either. However, the visitors are far from ideal in a defensive game, so it's worth betting on an exchange of goals.
Our betting tip is that both will score in 1.65
Betting on corners
Villarreal usually wins confidently on corners in home matches. This did not happen only in the recent match with Napoli, where the opponents served three corners each. Elche is much lower in class and will surely lose to the favorite in terms of the number of corners.
Our betting tip is an Asian head start (-2.5) on the corners at Villarreal in 1.90
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Péter Gulácsi