Villarreal vs Almeria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th September 2023

Villarreal welcome Almeria for a clash in the La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday.

Villarreal are number 15 in the table on three points after four matches. Almeria rank as number 19 with one point after four matches played.

Almeria have only managed to claim one point after a single draw from four matches this season. After four encounters, Villarreal have scraped together three points which hands them number 15 in the La Liga table.

Villarreal took down Almeria in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Villarreal could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded 16 times. This is an average of 1.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Almeria are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while Almeria claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

Villarreal had a good reading on Almeria in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 2-0, respectively.

Villarreal vs Almeria Prediction

Villarreal Form

In their last three matches, Villarreal won 0-1 against Mallorca, before losing 3-4 against Barcelona and 3-1 to Cadiz. Villarreal won three of their previous six matches at Estadio de la Ceramica in the La Liga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 16 goals to ten against.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, Villarreal look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

Almeria Form

In their past three games, Almeria lost 1-3 against Real Madrid, drew 1-1 with Cadiz, and lost 2-3 against Celta Vigo. Almeria only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Almeria naturally hope for a a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the La Liga.

Going forward, Villarreal and Almeria are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Sunday.

Villarreal vs Almeria Squads

Villarreal Squad

Quique Setien will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Almeria from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/4), Pepe Reina (0/0), Aissa Mandi (0/1), Alberto Moreno (0/1), Jorge Cuenca (1/4), Juan Foyth (1/4), Kiko (0/1), Mattia Caldara (0/0), Raul Albiol (0/2), Alejandro Baena (1/4), Daniel Parejo (0/3), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/4), Francis Coquelin (0/0), Manuel Trigueros (0/0), Ramon Terrats (0/4), Santi Comesana (0/4), Alexander Soerloth (2/4), Alfonso Pedraza (0/4), Ben Brereton (0/3), Diego Collado (0/0), Gerard Moreno (1/4), Ilias Akhomach (0/2), Javi Ontiveros (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (0/3), Yeremi Pino (0/1).

Almeria Squad

Here is the full team squad of Almeria. The 48 year-old Vicente Moreno will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bruno Iribarne (0/0), Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/0), Luis Maximiano (0/3), Alex Centelles (0/0), Cesar Montes (0/0), Houboulang Mendes (0/0), Juan Brandariz (0/3), Kaiky (1/2), Lazaro (0/2), Marc Pubill (0/4), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Sergio Akieme (1/4), Alejandro Pozo (0/3), Arnau Puigmal (0/2), Dion Lopy (0/3), Edgar Gonzalez (0/3), Gonzalo Melero (0/3), Idrissu Baba (0/4), Lucas Robertone (0/4), Sergio Arribas (2/4), Adrian Embarba (0/4), Ibrahima Kone (0/3), Largie Ramazani (0/4), Leo Baptistao (0/2), Luis Suarez (0/4), Marko Milovanovic (0/1).

Villarreal vs Almeria Team News

At the time of writing, Villarreal have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Almeria this coming Sunday. There is no need for Alfonso Pedraza to show up in the Villarreal dressing room, as he is suspended.

Alberto Moreno and Francis Coquelin are all absent from the Villarreal squad that faces Almeria at Estadio de la Ceramica.

When Almeria take on Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica, they will only have one player missing from their selection.

Martin Svidersky nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Almeria.

Villarreal vs Almeria Lineups

Villarreal vs Almeria H2H

Villarreal go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-0 the last two times they played Almeria. Villarreal claimed six wins against Almeria in the last ten encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Villarreal vs Almeria Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Almeria and Villarreal. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 21/20 with the bookies.

Villarreal vs Almeria Betting Tips

Alexander Soerloth scored twice in the six most recent games for Villarreal, with Adrian Embarba providing two goals for Almeria in his last six.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments Villarreal won five times, drew one and lost four times. Almeria claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at Estadio de la Ceramica, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Villarreal. The same outcome paid dividends in eight of the last 10 away games for Almeria.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Villarreal managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Almeria averaging 0.8 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. In Villarreal's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.1 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Almeria's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.