Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 27 match between Villarreal and Elche and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Elche go up against Villarreal this coming Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Ranked as number 4 in the LaLiga standings, Villarreal, have so far collected 51 points this season, while Elche collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 26 rounds.
Form: Villarreal vs Elche
Villarreal Form
Villarreal hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Levante by 0-1, before winning 2-1 against Valencia. The streak ended in a recent 4-1 defeat against Barcelona. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Villarreal but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 11 goals while conceding seven.
Elche Form
Elche have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Osasuna, they got a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Athletic Club, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 2-2 game with Espanyol. Elche didn’t manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored six goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Villarreal and Elche
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Villarreal and Elche. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Villarreal have won 6 of the last 8 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Elche have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Elche matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Elche have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Elche away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Villarreal vs Elche
Andre Silva shows decent form right now for Elche, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Villarreal, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Georges Mikautadze also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Popular betting markets: Villarreal vs Elche
Full-time result
Villarreal claimed six wins in their previous 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments. They lost four as well, while visitors Elche won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost seven. Villarreal have not lost to Elche in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Villarreal scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Elche got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Elche played. Elche should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Villarreal only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Elche claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Villarreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Elche played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals themselves during this run.
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