Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 8 match between Real Madrid and Villarreal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Villarreal go up against Real Madrid this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio Bernabeu.
Real Madrid are placed fourth with 15 points after seven matches. Villarreal occupy a position as nineth in the league on eight points.
Form: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Rayo Vallecano by 4-1, before winning 2-3 against Elche. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid took six wins in their last six LaLiga matches on home soil, as they scored 20 and let in five goals.
Villarreal Form
In their last three matches, Villarreal lost against Real Betis by 1-2, beat Malaga by 1-3 winning 3-1 against Levante. Villarreal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in eight.
Betting stats and facts for Real Madrid and Villarreal
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Real Madrid and Villarreal played across all tournaments.
- Real Madrid have won 13 of the last 15 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Real Madrid have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Real Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Real Madrid home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Madrid have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
Gerard Moreno shows decent form right now for Villarreal, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Kylian Mbappe also look a nice prospect as he scored seven goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Betting markets: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
Full-time result
Real Madrid won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Villarreal won three games, drew two and lost five in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Real Madrid are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Amazingly, Villarreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their 21 last matches. Real Madrid have not lost to Villarreal in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Real Madrid scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Villarreal only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Villarreal games. Of the previous 10 outings, Villarreal scored the opening goal five times, whereas Real Madrid were first on target in eight of their last 10 games. Real Madrid have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Villarreal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Villarreal. They performed an average of 1.8 goals in these.
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