Valencia – Villarreal, Prediction – La Liga

👏 Valencia has rarely lost at home lately

Valencia, at least for now, does not appear to be seriously involved in the battle for survival, although at paper it is not very far from the danger zone. The Bats have recorded some decent results in the league lately, mostly at Mestalla, where they have only 3 losses in the last 14 matches. It is very important that during this difficult period, the bats have almost no injured players. Only Diakhaby is out for the match, but he is suspended.

⏩ Villarreal were in very bad shape in the league

Villarreal are now practically without a chance for the top 4. A team from the top 4 can’t afford a series of 7 consecutive games without a victory in the championship. It is obvious that Villarreal is making serious efforts in the Europa League, where they have 7 wins and 1 draw this season, and next week they will play against Dynamo Kyiv. However, Villarreal must secure a place in the same tournament next season, so it is very important to beat Valencia.

Valencia can score at this Villarreal but are unlikely to keep a clean sheet

 Expert view: Valencia relies mainly on their home matches during this campaign, because as a guest there are many more losses. The Bats failed to score at home in only 3 matches for the campaign and these were exactly their 3 defeats at Mestalla, but they came from teams like Atletico and Sevilla, who are in the top places. At this Villarreal, who obviously has serious problems with the form, Valencia should not have a hard time scoring. For their part, Villarreal as a guest lost only to Sevilla and Barcelona during the season, so we expect them to score a goal as well. Prediction – BTTS at 1.90.