LaLiga: Valencia vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 10 match between Valencia and Villarreal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Villarreal travel to Estadio Mestalla to face struggling Valencia in a round 10 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Valencia are number 19 in the table on six points after nine matches. Villarreal rank as number 12 with nine points after nine matches played.

Form: Valencia vs Villarreal

Valencia Form

Valencia claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-3 against Real Sociedad. Afterwards, they recorded a 2-2 draw with Racing Santander, before also drawing 0-0 with Athletic Club. Valencia just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Mestalla. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 3-1 win against SSC Napoli. Then a 0-0 draw with Elche followed before they lost against Liverpool with a 4-3 scoreline. Villarreal claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to seven.

Betting facts for Valencia and Villarreal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Valencia and Villarreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Valencia vs Villarreal

Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Luis Rioja will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Villarreal hope Pape Gueye can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.

Betting markets: Valencia vs Villarreal

Full-time result

Valencia won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio Mestalla. They drew two and lost six as well, while Villarreal won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Villarreal have not lost to Valencia in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Valencia only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Valencia probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Villarreal managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Villarreal have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Valencia when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Villarreal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.