Villarreal vs Valencia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Villarreal will be looking to make it back-to-back victories in La Liga when they welcome Valencia to Estadio de la Ceramica on Tuesday.

The hosts are currently seventh in the table, six points behind sixth-placed Real Sociedad, while Valencia are 10th, seven points behind their Tuesday’s opponents.

Villarreal secured their spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League by drawing 1-1 with Bayern Munich in the second leg of their quarter-final last week, and the Yellow Submarine are now preparing for a two-legged last-four clash against Liverpool, with the first leg due to take place at Anfield on April 27.

Unai Emery’s side’s league form has been patchy in recent weeks, losing three of theeir four matches between March 5 and April 2, but they secured a point at home to Athletic Bilbao on April 9 before recording a 2-1 victory over Getafe o Saturday through goals from Gerard Moreno and Manu Trigueros.

The Yellow Submarine have been impressive at home in La Liga this season, picking up 32 points from their 16 matches, but Valencia’s away form has been relatively strong, securig 20 points from 16 matches.

Valencia head into the match off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Osasuna on Saturday, and they have only been victorious in one of their last five league matches during a disappointing run.

However, Los Che will take on Real Betis in the Copa del Rey final next weekend, and are on course to better their 13th-place finish in La Liga last season, as they will face Villarreal, Levante, Athletic Bilbao, Real Betis, Espanyol and Celta Vigo in their final six league matches.

Jose Bordalas’ side are currently seven points clear of 13th-placed Elche, so a top-half finish seems likely, which would be a step in the right direcetion after such a disappointing 2020-21 campaign.

Villarreal vs Valencia head to head

The two teams have previously met on 53 occasions across all competitions, where Valencia have claimed 24 victories while Villarreal have won 19, and they have drawn in 10. Valencia have scored 74 goals and conceded 65. In their last five meetings, Valencia have won four while Villarreal have won once.

Valencia 2-1 Villarreal 28/08/20

Villarreal 2-1 Valencia 18/10/20

Valencia 2-1 Villarreal 05/03/21

Valencia 3-2 Villarreal 16/07/21

Valencia 2-0 Villarreal 30/10/21

Villarreal latest home form

Villarreal have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their 11 most recent matches. In their last home game, they secured a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded three.

Villarreal 1-1 Juventus 22/02/22

Villarreal 5-1 Espanyol 27/02/22

Villarreal 1-0 Celta Vigo 12/03/22

Villarreal 1-0 Bayern Munich 06/04/22

Villarreal 1-1 Athletic Bilbao 09/04/22

Villarreal latest away form

Villarreal have most recently been on an upturn in form on the road, having been unbeaten in their two most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on April 2 when they lost 2-0 to Levante in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five.

Juventus 0-3 Villarreal 16/03/22

Cadiz 1-0 Villarreal 20/03/22

Levante 2-0 Villarreal 02/04/22

Bayern Munich 1-1 Villarreal 12/04/22

Getafe 1-2 Villarreal 16/04/22

Valencia latest home form

Valencia have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they were defeated 2-1 by Osasuna in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded seven.

Valencia 1-4 Barcelona 20/02/22

Valencia 1-0 Athletic Bilbao 02/03/22

Valencia 3-1 Granada 05/03/22

Valencia 0-0 Cadiz 03/04/22

Valencia 1-2 Osasuna 16/04/22

Valencia latest away form

Valencia have recently been on a relatively good run of form away from home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on February 13 when they lost 2-1 to Alaves. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded three.

Alaves 2-1 Valencia 13/02/22

Mallorca 0-1 Valencia 26/02/22

Getafe 0-0 Valencia 12/03/22

Elche 0-1 Valencia 19/03/22

Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia 11/04/22

Villarreal news

Villarreal will again be missing the services of Alberto Moreno through injury, but the hosts are otherwise in strong shape in their first-team squad.

Gerard Moreno is likely to rest, with Arnaut Danjuma potentially returning alongside Paco Alcacer, while the likes of Juan Foyth, Etienne Capoue and Raul Albiol could also feature.

Valencia news

Yunus Musay, Maxi Gomez and Gabriel Paulista all missed out against Osasuna through injury, and they remain injury doubts.

If Gomez is again ruled out, Hugo Duro could retain his place alongside Goncalo Guedes in attack, with Bryan Gil playing off the left despite struggling to have an impact against Osasuna.

Prediction and Odds

While Villarreal may be focusing on their upcoming Champions League clash with Liverpool, they are not likely to disappoint their supporters especially as they play at home.

Valencia could be a strong opponent but their eight previous meetings have ended in a home win, which could again repeat on Tuesday.

Odds: 1 1.95 X 2.05 2 2.20