Real Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th October 2024

Bookmakers favour Real Madrid to win against Villarreal in their next LaLiga match. This takes place this coming Saturday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Villarreal will put up a fight at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, though.

Placed twoth in the table Real Madrid have amassed 18 points after eight matches. On 17 points, Villarreal rank threeth with eight matches played this season.

Both Real Madrid and Villarreal go into the match with the aim of improving or at least consolidate their current position in the upper echelons of the LaLiga standings. Neither will be short on motivation this coming Saturday.

Real Madrid show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Villarreal are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the LaLiga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in 20 goals, leaving an average of two per match. They fought their way to zero clean sheets.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Real Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction

Real Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Real Madrid beat Deportivo Alaves 3-2, drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid, before losing 1-0 against Lille. Real Madrid won five of their last six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, scoring 17 and conceding three along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Villarreal Form

In their last three matches, Villarreal lost against Barcelona by 1-5, beat Espanyol by 1-2 winning 3-1 against Las Palmas. Villarreal performed a very admirable four wins in six LaLiga away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored nine times, while also conceding five goals.

A home win for Real Madrid is the obvious choice at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Villarreal come visiting.

Real Madrid fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last two games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in two goals. Villarreal scored nine goals and conceded 11 in their last three games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them two wins and seven points. Real Madrid are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the LaLiga. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording five wins and three draws. Villarreal are looking at five wins, two draws and one defeat in the LaLiga.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal Squads

Real Madrid Squad

Ancelotti will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Andriy Lunin (0/0), Thibaut Courtois (0/8), Antonio Rüdiger (0/8), Daniel Carvajal (1/7), David Alaba (0/0), Eder Militao (1/8), Ferland Mendy (0/6), Francisco Garcia (0/6), Jesus Vallejo (0/1), Lucas Vazquez (1/6), Arda Guler (0/6), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/7), Brahim Diaz (1/5), Daniel Ceballos (0/2), Eduardo Camavinga (0/0), Federico Valverde (1/8), Jude Bellingham (0/4), Luka Modric (0/8), Endrick (1/7), Kylian Mbappe (5/7), Rodrygo (3/8), Vinicius Junior (3/8).

Villarreal Squad

Below is the full team squad of Villarreal. The manager Garcia will pick his starting XI against Real Madrid from these players:

Diego Conde (0/8), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/6), Juan Bernat (0/3), Juan Foyth (0/0), Kiko (0/8), Logan Costa (1/6), Raul Albiol (0/6), Sergi Cardona (1/8), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alejandro Baena (1/7), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (1/8), Denis Suarez (0/3), Pape Gueye (0/7), Ramon Terrats (0/6), Santi Comesana (0/8), Ayoze Perez (6/7), Gerard Moreno (0/2), Ilias Akhomach (0/7), Nicolas Pepe (1/7), Thierno Barry (2/7), Yeremi Pino (0/6).

Real Madrid vs Villarreal Team News

Real Madrid could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Villarreal. For their upcoming match in round 9, Real Madrid are unable to call upon Daniel Carvajal, who is suspended.

Vinicius Junior and David Alaba are all absent from the Real Madrid squad that faces Villarreal at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Villarreal face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Real Madrid. Alfonso Pedraza and Pape Gueye sit this one out for Villarreal, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Real Madrid.

Names like Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Real Madrid.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal Lineups

Real Madrid vs Villarreal H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? Real Madrid enter the match against Villarreal with a 3-5-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Real Madrid and Villarreal. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/3 with the bookies on Saturday.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Ayoze Perez look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, having hit the target five times in recent LaLiga matches for Villarreal. His total for the season says six goals scored in this LaLiga campaign. With five goals lately for Real Madrid in the LaLiga, Kylian Mbappe is also a player worth mentioning.

Real Madrid won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Villarreal won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost two in this run. Villarreal have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Real Madrid managedfive clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams scored eight times in the last ten encounters between Real Madrid and Villarreal, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Real Madrid scored 1.8 goals on average, while Villarreal pulled 1.5 goals on average. Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Villarreal, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games.