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Villarreal Valencia betting prediction


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This will be a match between two teams that are having different campaigns so far. Villarreal is still among the top 6, with the best defense in the league and Valencia is struggling to stay clear of relegation, with one of the worst defenses in the league. Both teams have similar stats in their attacking systems. So we expect a balanced match, but with greater chances for the home team.
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Preview
Villarreal and Valencia meet at Camp El Madrigal, in a match for the 19th round of the Primera División. The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 3 head‑to‑heads they won 2 and lost 1. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Primera División, on 31‑12‑2015, Villarreal won by (1‑0). Bruno (64' ) scored the only goal of the match. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 5th and 17th of the league table, it’s also a match between the 5th best team in home matches and the 11th best in away matches.

Analysis Villarreal

After 8 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in the 5th position, havinf won 31 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Deportivo La Coruña by (0‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) at home, against Barcelona. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 11 points in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 6 conceded, against 20 points won at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 6 conceded. For the league, Villarreal won 20 points out of 27 possible points, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 home matches. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 17 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (0'‑15').

Villarreal will be back home in this competition trying to add to their undefeated streak and get back to winning. In the previous match, they had a 0-0 draw against La Coruna, away from home, their 5th consecutive match without a loss. Before that, they hosted Barcelona and had a 1-1 draw. After 18 rounds, they have 8 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, currently in 6th place. In this match, they should maintain a 4-4-2 formation.

Confirmed Lineup: Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Jaume Costa, Álvaro González, Víctor Ruíz, Manu Trigueros, Roberto Soriano, Bruno, Jonathan Dos Santos, Nicola Sansone, Alexandre Pato.
Coach: U. Emery Etxegoien.

Analysis Valencia

The away team is currently in the 17th position of the league, with 16 points won, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Osasuna, by (3‑3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Espanyol, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded at home, against 13 goals scored and 16 conceded in away matches. In the last 9 away league matches Valencia has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 27 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 5 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Valencia heads into their 18th match in this competition a bit more relieved after getting back to winning and will look for their 3rd win as a visitor. In the previous round, they hosted Espanyol and had a 2-1 win, putting an end to a streak of 8 matches without a win. Before that, they played away against Osasuna and had a 3-3 draw in a very open match. After 17 rounds, they have 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, currently in 17th place. In this match, they should use a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 formation.

Confirmed Lineup: Diego Alves, João Cancelo, Gayá, Ezequiel Garay, Eliaquim Mangala, Enzo Pérez, Dani Parejo, Carlos Soler, Santi Mina, Munir, Nani.
Coach: Voro.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Villarreal vs Valencia match, on 21 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Villarreal wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Villarreal vs Valencia on 21 January 2017 will be played at Villarreal, Estadio de la Cerámica.

 

Primera División - 2016/2017

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 47.63%
  • Draws 23.42%
  • Away team wins 28.95%
  • Over 1.5 77.89%
  • Over 2.5 56.32%
  • Over 3.5 33.68%
  • Goals 1118
  • Goals /match 2.94
  • Goals /match home 1.66
  • Goals /match away 1.28
  • Both teams score 56.05%
  • Goals after 80' 17.35%
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