Villarreal vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th May 2024

The penultimate round of the La Liga season presents an interesting battle between Villarreal and Real Madrid. The match takes place on Sunday at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Real Madrid enjoy the view from the top of the table with 93 points after 36 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Villarreal find themselves positioned as number 8 in the La Liga with 51 points following 36 rounds.

Entering the round top of the table Real Madrid have established a sizeable lead in the title chase, allowing them some room to spare should they lose a point or two. However, there are still 2 matches left, thus Real Madrid will have to be at their best when visiting Villarreal and their loyal home crowd.

Villarreal are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the La Liga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Villarreal took a hit when Real Madrid handed them a 4-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-2 win.

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Celta Vigo, they were left empty-handed in a 3-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Sevilla in a 3-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Girona in their most recent outing. Villarreal won four of their previous six La Liga games at the Estadio de la Ceramica. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 14 goals.

They were hoping to book a ticket for a European competition, but as the season nears it end, Villarreal look to be drawing a blank this season.

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bayern Munich got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Granada got hammered in a 0-4 victory. Deportivo Alaves was the most recent victim in a 5-0 win for Real Madrid. Real Madrid recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding five. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

In current form, we favour Real Madrid to claim a win, when they challenge Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica. We doubt, the home side is able to stop the visitors.

Villarreal fought their way to three wins and ten points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 20 times in these matches, but also let in 26 goals. Real Madrid won 12 games, picked up 39 points, scored 37 and conceded 14 goals in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. Villarreal have a record of 14 wins, nine draws and 13 defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Madrid enjoy a record of 29 wins, six draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Squads

Villarreal Squad

Garcia will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Madrid from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/35), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/15), Alberto Moreno (2/26), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Daniel Budesca (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/9), Jorge Cuenca (3/27), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/22), Raul Albiol (0/25), Stefan Lekovic (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (2/14), Alejandro Baena (2/33), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (3/31), Denis Suarez (0/0), Etienne Capoue (1/31), Francis Coquelin (0/16), Manuel Trigueros (0/13), Ramon Terrats (0/17), Santi Comesana (2/25), Alexander Soerloth (19/32), Alfonso Pedraza (1/19), Bertrand Traore (1/9), Gerard Moreno (10/29), Goncalo Guedes (3/15), Ilias Akhomach (2/29), Jorge Pascual (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (6/28), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Real Madrid Squad

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

Andriy Lunin (0/20), Diego Pineiro (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/13), Thibaut Courtois (0/3), Antonio Rüdiger (1/31), Daniel Carvajal (4/27), David Alaba (0/14), Eder Militao (0/8), Ferland Mendy (0/22), Francisco Garcia (1/24), Jacobo Ramon (0/0), Nacho Fernandez (0/27), Vinicius Tobias (0/0), Arda Guler (4/9), Aurelien Tchouameni (3/27), Brahim Diaz (8/30), Daniel Ceballos (0/18), Eduardo Camavinga (0/29), Federico Valverde (2/35), Jude Bellingham (19/27), Luka Modric (2/30), Nico Paz (0/4), Toni Kroos (1/32), Joselu (9/33), Lucas Vazquez (2/27), Rodrygo (10/32), Vinicius Junior (15/25).

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Real Madrid, since seven could be missing. Alfonso Pedraza gets a day off from the Villarreal squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Eric Bailly, Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez are missing from the squad, Villarreal will field against Real Madridon Sunday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Real Madrid, who are looking at six players nursing various problems. Daniel Carvajal is ineligible for selection in the Real Madrid squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rüdiger, Vinicius Junior, David Alaba, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Villarreal.

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Lineups

Villarreal vs Real Madrid H2H

Villarreal were defeated by 4-1 in their last encounter with Real Madrid, but did win the reverse match 3-2, though. Villarreal go into their upcoming match against Real Madrid with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-4-4 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.

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Results

The past ten matches between Villarreal and Real Madrid have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies.

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

Scoring 19 goals during a La Liga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Alexander Soerloth is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Alexander Soerloth to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Villarreal won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Real Madrid won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost zero in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Villarreal on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Real Madrid''s last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Villarreal and Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Villarreal averaging 1.3 goals a game. Real Madrid scored 1.7 goals on average in these, as both teams scored eight times in this run. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Real Madrid, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.5 times goals per game.