Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd April 2026

Real Oviedo enjoy home advantage, when visitors Villarreal swing by on Thursday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Villarreal are now third in the LaLiga table after collecting 61 points in 31 rounds, Real Oviedo trail them on 27 points. This leaves them as number 19 in the table after 31 rounds played.

Real Oviedo 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.

Real Oviedo go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Villarreal scored 17 goals, conceded 13 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Villarreal won 2-0 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Real Oviedo, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Prediction

Real Oviedo Form

In the previous three matches, Real Oviedo lost 4-2 against Levante, beat Sevilla by 1-0 and won 0-3 against Celta Vigo. Real Oviedo won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored five and conceded four goals.

Villarreal Form

Two victories are what Villarreal have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Real Sociedad 3-1. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Girona, before winning again 1-2 against Athletic Club. Villarreal won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and six scored.

Villarreal are favoured by the bookmakers, and while we are certain, Real Oviedo is going to put up a fight, we believe the visitors will prevail in the end.

Real Oviedo fought their way to one wins and five points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Villarreal claimed seven wins from 16 goals scored and six conceded in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga. This earned them a total of 22 points. Real Oviedo are looking at a record of six wins, nine draws and 16 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal are looking at 19 wins, four draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga.

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Squads

Real Oviedo Squad

Almada 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):

Aaron Escandell (0/31), Horatiu Moldovan (0/0), Miguel Narvaez (0/0), Adrian Fernandez (0/0), David Carmo (1/21), David Costas (1/20), Eric Bailly (1/11), Jaime Vazquez (0/0), Javi Lopez (0/19), Marco Esteban (0/1), Nacho Vidal (0/22), Rahim Alhassane (0/22), Alberto Reina (4/30), Dani Calvo (0/15), Diego Tejon (0/0), Kwasi Sibo (0/22), Leander Dendoncker (1/19), Luka Ilic (1/18), Nicolas Fonseca (0/14), Ovie Ejaria (0/7), Pablo Agudin (0/5), Santi Cazorla (0/21), Santiago Colombatto (0/26), Alex Fores (0/15), Federico Vinas (9/27), Haissem Hassan (0/30), Ilyas Chaira (4/29), Lucas Ahijado (0/15), Omar Falah (0/0), Thiago Borbas (0/7), Thiago Fernandez (0/10).

Villarreal Squad

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

Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/28), Alex Freeman (0/5), Alfonso Pedraza (1/23), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/19), Rafa Marin (1/19), Santiago Mourino (1/24), Sergi Cardona (1/25), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (9/30), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/25), Hugo Lopez (0/2), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (4/25), Renato Veiga (0/27), Santi Comesana (3/29), Tajon Buchanan (6/29), Thomas Partey (0/19), Alfon Gonzalez (2/16), Ayoze Perez (2/18), Georges Mikautadze (9/26), Gerard Moreno (8/17), Nicolas Pepe (5/30), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/24).

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Team News

Villarreal face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Thursday against Real Oviedo. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Villarreal travelling party for their next match.

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Lineups

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal H2H

Villarreal beat Real Oviedo twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 3-1, respectively. Real Oviedo go into their upcoming match against Villarreal with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last three matches between Real Oviedo and Villarreal.

Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Real Oviedo claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Villarreal won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Real Oviedo should feel good about scoring this coming Thursday, since Villarreal managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to seven clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

In the last three encounters between Real Oviedo and Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Real Oviedo averaged 0.33 goals a game. Villarreal scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Real Oviedo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Villarreal, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.