Villarreal – Valencia PREDICTION (21.01.2017)
Villarreal – Valencia Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews
Villarreal and Valencia meet at Camp El Madrigal, in a match for the 19th day of the Primera División. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stadium was on 31-12-2015, in a game for the Primera División, that ended the victory of Villarreal by (1-0). The only goal of the meeting was scored by Bruno (64 ‘). The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between 5th and 17th place, in fact this is a game between the 5th place in home games and the 11th as a visitor.
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in 5th place, having won 31 points. In the last game, they drew with Deportivo La Coruna away by (0-0), after in the previous game to have tied (1-1) at home, in a game against Barcelona. This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 11 points, with 8 goals scored and 6 conceded, and 20 points at home with 18 goals scored and 6 conceded. For the league, Villarreal had 20 points in 27 chances, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 9 games at their stadium. There have been 1 period in the last 17 home games for all competitions: they conceded 5 of their 14 goals in the minutes (0′-15 ‘).
Villarreal return to play at home in this Spanish Championship with the goal of maintaining the good phase that crosses and prolong the series of consecutive games without losing. On the final day, the team drew without a goal against Deportivo La Coruna, adding in this way the fifth consecutive game without losing. Before that, the team had received the Barcelona and did not obtain more than a tie to 1-1. With 18 games played, Villarreal have eight victories, seven draws and three defeats, occupying the sixth place in the league table. This game is up for a run down.
The visiting team is currently in 17th place with 16 points, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, he drew away against Osasuna by (3-3). In the last game, won at home against Espanyol by (2-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. In the last 9 away games for the championship Valencia have recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 27.
For this competition, you have not won as a visitor for 5 games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches This competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency for goals to be scored, as 7 of his last 9 games for this competition have finished with over 2.5 goals. In 17 games in this event, only achieved 1 turnaround in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Valencia come on the pitch in this eighteenth round of the Spanish Championship a little less pressure after having returned to win in the competition and also seeks the third victory as a visitor. On the final day, the team received Espanyol and got a 2-1 victory, putting an end to the eight consecutive games without winning. Before, the team had acted in the ground of the Osasuna and, in a very busy game, got a tie to 3-3. After 17 games, the Valencia team have four wins, four draws and nine defeats, taking the seventh place in the league table. For this game, the manager should keep the team in 4-3-3 or 4-5-1.