Villarreal vs Real Valladolid
Spain – LaLiga
Date: Saturday, 21 September 2019
Kick-off at 12:00 UK/ 13:00 CET
Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica (Villareal).
Villarreal vs Real Valladolid Preview
The game features two sides who struggled last season but has made a slightly more encouraging start to the season. Villarreal necessarily produce their best performances in a long time last time in Leganes while Valladolid will be satisfied with their return of five points from four games after playing all of their opening three matches away from home.
Villarreal made a shaky start to the campaign with four goals conceded thrilling draw with new boys Granada but slowly but surely they have seen quieter in all departments. Moi Gomez has added a touch of flair and guile to their attacking play while André-Frank Anguissa has added some much needed steel in midfield. Defensively they are still something of a work in progress but the clean sheet in a 3-0 win in Butarque last time will do their confidence a world of good.
Meanwhile Real Valladolid came into this match after below par showing against Osasuna at home. They managed to get a point from the game but the boys just really could leave the Jose Zorrilla to third. They had a solid rating so far this season though, and they may enjoy life a little more when the pressure off and most people expect them to lose, that will be the case again here.
We may see some changes from Villarreal here despite last week's victory. Gerard Moreno scored last weekend and should start in attack ahead of Carlos Bacca by Samuel Chukwueze potentially come on the flanks. Rubén Peña can also come into the team at right back. Valladolid also can consider freshing things but they will be without Enes Unal available to play against his parent club.
Villarreal vs Valladolid Predictions
Javier Calleja man may be on the downside of things right now. However, it should be noted that they used to be one of the best in the competition for quite a long time before this. In fact, they used to be a perennial contender for European places before their fall from grace.
Until now, they have been determined to get back where they belong. Considering that they are at home, and take a relatively inexperienced squad, the upper hand going into the host.
In addition, the submarine had lost only three times in front of his home crowd this year and scored two goals or more in four appearances before them here. By contrast, their counterparts who won in 17 of their previous 20 road trip, and had failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 24 games on the road.
Finally, h2h clashes have also been favorable to the party which hosts the fixture, with 15 of the previous 19, the team will win.
Taking all this into account, the top pick is an easy win for the home team.
Villarreal vs. Valladolid Betting Tips
They have played a lot Head-To-Head match in their history, with both teams be as good most of the time. Of the last 20 games they have played, Valladolid won 10 times with Villarreal won 8 times. As we see, based on their tradition, the game ended in a draw is not something that we often see in their H2H matches. Something we usually see is the lack of scoring in almost every game. Currently, they are both in the middle of the table, with Villarreal a little better. They are 10 with a ratio of 10: 8 goals. On the other hand, Valladolid is 12 with only four: the ratio of goals 5. Predicting the winner here will be a tough job, with a low chance to win Villarreal, because I did not become really confident in that case. So, probably the safest bet is under 2.5 goals.
