Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 25 match between Villarreal and Valencia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Form hasn’t been great recently for Villarreal, who hope to turn things around against Valencia this coming Sunday. This is a round 25 match in the current LaLiga campaign, and they face each other at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Villarreal claimed 48 points after 24 rounds. Meanwhile, Valencia amassed 26 points and rank as number 15 in the LaLiga at the moment.
Team form: Villarreal vs Valencia
Villarreal Form
Villarreal have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Espanyol by 4-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Getafe, before achieving a 0-1 win against Levante. Villarreal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded seven times.
Valencia Form
In their last three matches, Valencia lost against Athletic Club and Real Madrid by 1-2 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Levante by 0-2. Valencia claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for Villarreal and Valencia
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Villarreal and Valencia. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Villarreal have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Villarreal have won 5 of the last 7 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Villarreal have lost 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Valencia away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have won 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Villarreal vs Valencia
Largie Ramazani shows decent form right now for Valencia, 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 this coming Sunday. Siding with Georges Mikautadze also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Popular markets: Villarreal vs Valencia
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Villarreal won five times and lost five as well. Valencia won five times, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Villarreal have not lost to Valencia in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Villarreal scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Valencia scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Villarreal managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Valencia performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Villarreal have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Valencia.
Total goals
Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Valencia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
