LaLiga: Villarreal vs Elche – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 9 match between Villarreal and Elche and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Villarreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Elche swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Villarreal are placed 11th with eight points after eight matches. Elche occupy a position as 18th in the league on six points.

Form: Villarreal vs Elche

Villarreal Form

Villarreal beat Levante by 3-1, lost 1-0 against Real Madrid, before defeating SSC Napoli 3-1. Villarreal claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored 18 and conceded 11 goals.

Elche Form

Elche have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Real Madrid, they came out empty-handed in a 2-3 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-3 win against Espanyol. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Celta Vigo. Elche 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 nine.

Betting facts for Villarreal and Elche

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 Villarreal and Elche played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Villarreal vs Elche

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Pape Gueye, who is performing well for Villarreal. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Elche.The visitors will be looking to Fer Nino to find the net once again, after managing five LaLiga goals for Elche in recent matches.

Popular markets: Villarreal vs Elche

Full-time result

Villarreal won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Elche won three of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and four defeats as well. Villarreal have not lost to Elche in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Villarreal scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Elche scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 11 consecutive home games Villarreal played. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive away games Elche played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Villarreal managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Elche kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Villarreal and Elche.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Villarreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Elche, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Villarreal conceded a goal in their last 22 matches.