Almeria vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

Almeria welcome Villarreal for a clah in the La Liga at Power Horse Stadium on Saturday.

Almeria rank 15 with 25 points to their name from 23 matches, while visitors Villarreal rank seven in the table on 34 points.

Almeria are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Villarreal but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Almeria only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 18 for an average of 1.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Villarreal scored 12 goals, conceded 13 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Villarreal ran out 2-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again this coming Saturday.

Almeria vs Villarreal Prediction

Almeria Form

Almeria lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-3 by Real Betis and 6-2 against Girona. They turned the table by winning 1-0 against Barcelona. Almeria claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Villarreal Form

In their last three matches, Villarreal lost against Barcelona and Mallorca by 0-1 and 4-2, respectively, and beat Getafe by 2-1. Villarreal only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.

Are Villarreal strong enough presently to justify the prices with the bookies, even when travelling to face Almeria at Power Horse Stadium? It could be tight, but considering form and match history, we believe the visitors represents the best betting option.

Villarreal took five wins and 17 points in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the La Liga, as they scored 14 goals while also allowing six against. Almeria are looking at a record of seven wins, four draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga this season. Villarreal are looking at ten wins, four draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.

Almeria vs Villarreal Squads

Almeria Squad

The 53-year-old Rubi will select the starting eleven against Villarreal from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Diego Lazaro (0/0), Diego Marino (0/0), Fernando Martinez (0/22), Alex Centelles (0/1), Houboulang Mendes (0/12), Juan Brandariz (1/13), Kaiky (0/9), Lazaro (1/9), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Rodrigo Ely (0/22), Sergio Akieme (0/23), Srdjan Babic (1/20), Alejandro Pozo (0/18), Arnau Puigmal (0/12), Cesar de la Hoz (1/13), Gonzalo Melero (2/15), Inigo Eguaras (1/17), Lucas Robertone (1/22), Samu (1/19), Adrian Embarba (1/19), Dyego Sousa (0/13), El Bilal Toure (6/17), Francisco Portillo (2/15), Largie Ramazani (3/21), Leo Baptistao (3/18), Luis Suarez (2/8), Marko Milovanovic (0/2).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 64 year-old Villarreal manager Setien will select his starting XI from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/1), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/8), Aissa Mandi (0/9), Alberto Moreno (0/12), Jorge Cuenca (0/6), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/14), Pau Torres (0/20), Raul Albiol (0/20), Alejandro Baena (4/21), Daniel Parejo (1/23), Etienne Capoue (0/18), Francis Coquelin (1/16), Giovani Lo Celso (1/8), Johan Mojica (0/15), Manuel Trigueros (0/13), Ramon Terrats (0/10), Samuel Chukwueze (3/22), Alfonso Pedraza (0/13), Diego Collado (0/2), Fer Nino (0/3), Gerard Moreno (5/13), Javi Ontiveros (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (3/22), Nicolas Jackson (2/14), Yeremi Pino (2/22).

Almeria vs Villarreal Team News

Villarreal seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Power Horse Stadium to face Almeria.

Giovani Lo Celso is too injured to face Villarreal.

Almeria vs Villarreal Lineups

Almeria vs Villarreal H2H

Villarreal ended up winning 2-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Power Horse Stadium. Villarreal seem to have a bit of a love affair with Almeria, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Villarreal to win this match at best price odds of 21/20.

Almeria vs Villarreal Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Villarreal and Almeria. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/5 with the bookies.

Almeria vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Francisco Portillo, who is performing well for Almeria. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent La Liga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Villarreal.The visitors will be looking to Jose Luis Morales to find the net once again, after managing two La Liga goals for Villarreal in recent matches.

Power Horse Stadium witnessed Almeria winning seven of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew one and lost two in this run. Villarreal won six of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Almeria on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Villarreal in their last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Almeria managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Villarreal averaging 1.4 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Almeria witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.4 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Villarreal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.