Real Madrid took advantage of Barcelona’s slip-up last weekend to move level on points with the Catalans at the top of La Liga standings after the 0-2 victory over Valladolid.
Los Blancos did not shine in the first post-World Cup game. They have been struggling a lot to break the deadlock and they only made it count after Valladolid were left with ten men on the pitch (a red card for Sergio Leon).
Karim Benzema proved out to be the savior for Carlo Ancelotti’s squad once again. The Frenchman completed a brace within the final seven minutes of the game to grant his team an important three-pointer.
Real Madrid now have seven wins in eight league games on the road this term. Such an impressive record will be in danger on Saturday evening when they face Villarreal in the 16th round of La Liga.
El Submarino Amarillo will also enter this match in high spirits. They have managed a 2-1 win over Valencia last weekend with goals from Samu Chukwueze and Juan Foyth.
It was the second straight La Liga win for Villarreal who moved up to 7th position in the table as a consequence. If we count both competitive and non-competitive matches, Quique Setien’s men are on a streak of six subsequent victories.
Head-to-head
- As many as 10 of the last 22 H2H clashes between these two teams in Villarreal ended without a winner.
- We saw no goals in the previous two head to head outings.
- Villarreal have only managed to beat Real Madrid 4 times in the previous 44 attempts.
Prediction
Real Madrid won seven of eight league matches on the road this season but Villarreal also possess a great home record of four wins, one draw, and one loss in six outings at Estadio de la Ceramica this term.
El Submarino Amarillo are very tough to break down in front of their fans. We will try with another low-scoring stalemate between these two teams and we’ll go with Draw & Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the 5.50 odds.
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