Villarreal vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Match Analisys and Prediction

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Villarreal will be looking to maintain their perfect record in Group C of the Europa Conference League when they play host to Hapoel Be’er Sheva in Valencia on Thursday.

With the hosts’ Estadio de la Ceramica under renovation, the Yellow Submarine are having to play at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, the home of fellow La Liga side Levante.

Villarreal bid farewell to 50-year-old Unai Emery, who has made the switch to Aston Villa to succeed Steven Gerrard, having steered Villarreal to Europa League glory in 2020-21, the club’s first and only trophy in their 99-year history.

The Yellow Submarine are one of the only teams in this season’s competition, alongside West Ham United, who have a perfect record in the group stage after four games, including a 2-1 victory away to Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Thursday.

Villarreal, who won 2-1 over Almeria in Emery’s final game in charge at the weekend, have already qualified for the knckout stages and have also secured top spot in Group C with two matches to spare.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva have also put together a strong run of form heading into the contest, as they are unbeaten in each of their last seven matches across all competitions.

They ended their four-game drawing run when they claimed a 4-1 away win in the Israeli Premier League over Hapoel Jerusalem last weekend, moving up to third in the table and within five points of leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Elyaniv Barda is yet to guide his side to victory in this season’s competiton, but they still have a good chance of joining Villarreal in the knockout stages.

Hapoel have taken three points from their first four matches and they currently sit third in Group C, two points behind second-placed Lech Poznan with whom they drew twice against ealier this month.

Villarreal vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva head to head

These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Europa Conference League on September 15, where Villarreal claimed a 2-1 away victory.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-2 Villarreal 15/09/22

Villarreal latest home form

Villarreal have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. They managed to defeat Almeria 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded five.

Villarreal 4-3 Lech Poznan 08/09/22

Villarreal 1-1 Sevilla 18/09/22

Villarreal 5-0 Austria Vienna 06/10/22

Villarreal 2-0 Osasuna 17/10/22

Villarreal 2-1 Almeria 23/10/22

Villarreal latest away form

Villarreal have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 3-0 to Barcelona in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded five.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-2 Villarreal 15/09/22

Cadiz 0-0 Villarreal 01/10/22

Real Sociedad 1-0 Villarreal 09/10/22

Austria Vienna 0-1 Villarreal 13/10/22

Barcelona 3-0 Villarreal 20/10/22

Hapoel Be’er Sheva latest home form

Hapoel have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Sektzia Nes Tziona in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded six.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-2 Villarreal 15/09/22

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-0 Bnei Sakhnin 18/09/22

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 2-2 Hapoel Haifa 10/10/22

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-1 Lech Poznan 13/10/22

Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-1 Sektzia Nes Tziona 17/10/22

Hapoel Be’er Sheva latest away form

Hapoel have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their 10 most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hapoel Jerusalem 4-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

Austria Vienna 0-0 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 08/09/22

Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-3 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 11/09/22

Maccabi Netanya 1-2 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 01/10/22

Lech Poznan 0-0 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 06/10/22

Hapoel Jerusalem 1-4 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 22/10/22

Villarreal news

Villarreal Alfonso pedraza is set to miss out while Gerard Moreno is doubtful, both with hamstring injuries, while Etienne Capoue is doubtful with a muscle injury.

Manu Morlanes and Alex Baena are both available for selection despite receiving red cards against Almeria at the weekend, with Juan Foyth doubtful with a knee injury.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva news

Eitan Tibi and Or Dadia are both ruled out for Hapoel Be’er Sheva with hamstring injuries, while Mariano Bareiro is sidelined with a knee problem.

Top scorer Rotem Hatuel, who has scored 10 goals so far this season in 19 games, should start in attack alongside Shapi Suleymanov and Tomer Hemed.

Prediction and Odds

Villarreal are already through to the knockout stages as group winners, and the pressure is on Hapoel Be’er Sheva as they look to claim their first win in Group C.

The hosts managed to hold on for a victory in the reverse fixture and we can see them coming away with maximum points once again.

Odds: 1 1.82 X 2.10 2 3.21