Villarreal vs Malaga
Spanish La Liga
Date: Sunday, 12 February 2017
Kick-Off at 11:00 UK/ 12:00 CET
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal.
Villarreal will welcome Malaga to Estadio de La Ceramica on Sunday afternoon as they hope to move withing distance of the 4th position.
The yellow Submarines are in the 6th spot in the league table with 35 points and are 4 points behind Atletico Madrid. They have picked up just 6 points from a possible 15 in the January fixtures as most if their outings have ended in stalemate.
Villarreal have been good on defense since the beginning of this calendar year, having kept 3 clean sheets so far. They need nothing less than a win to keep up with the top 4 pressure.
On the contrary, Malaga have been on a long poor form, they have never won a game since December of 2016. The Albicelestes have drawn 3 times and lost 5 in their last 8 outings in the league.
Malaga are are in the 14th position in the table with 22 points to their name, they seriously need a win in this game to halt their poor form.
Villarreal vs Malaga: Head to Head Statistics
- Both teams have only met in the Spanish Primera Division and they have played 27 games against each other.
- yellow Submarines have won 11 games against Malaga, drawn 8 games and lost games.
- Villarreal have kept clean sheets in each of their last 3 meetings against Albicelestes.
- At Estadio de La Ceramica, Villarreal have dominated the game, they have won 7 games against Albicelestes, they have drawn 3 times and lost 3 times
- yellow Submarines are unbeatean in their last 6 games at home against Malaga, with 4 wins and 2 draws.
Villarreal vs Malaga: Prediction
Though Villarreal are not in the best of form, they are a lot better than Malaga. They have list just a game in their last 5 league games, won once and drawn 3 games. Meanwhile, Malaga are winless with just a draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 games.We see The yellow Submarines as the winners in this game, considering Malaga’s poor run of games on the road. The two teams have been struggling in front of goals recently, we are expecting a low turn out on goal.
Villarreal vs Malaga: Bet Tips
Villarreal to win at 1.76Under 2.5 goals 1.80
