Valladolid vs Villarreal prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-25 12:00.
[p]Real Valladolid will hope they have finally kickstarted their season after ending an eight-match winless streak (D2, L6). Paulo Pezzolano’s side would have been bottom of La Liga heading into this round, but they came from behind to beat Alavés 3-2 last time out to secure a result that left the relieved manager praising his players for their “ability to turn adverse situations around.”[/p]
[p]The win also lifted some of the pressure on the boss, although he is far from out of the woods yet, given that the White and Violets are still in the relegation zone. The Uruguayan now needs to ensure Valladolid avoid a third straight defeat at Estadio JosĂ© Zorrilla – a fate they have not suffered since February 2021 – although reversals to Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano are their only home losses in ten months (W8, D5).[/p]
[p]History suggests there may be some more pain on the way against opponents Villarreal however, as the Yellow Submarine have only lost one of the last seven H2Hs (W4, D2), keeping five clean sheets in the process! That will provide some cheer to the visitors, who have wobbled either side of the international break, with a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid followed by a 1-1 draw against Getafe.[/p]
[p]Manager Marcelino laid the blame at the officials’ door for his side’s failure to win the latter of those two games, in which they controversially conceded an 87th minute penalty. He will be hoping such a result does not derail their otherwise strong start to the campaign, as Villarreal head into this round in the top-four in La Liga and having picked up three wins from five games on the road (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Valladolid’s Selim Amallah, who has scored in back-to-back appearances, has seen nine of his last 11 goals serve as the first or last of the match. He will be looking to steal the limelight from Villarreal’s top scorer Ayoze Pérez, who has remarkably netted four of his six goals this season in either first or second half stoppage time![/p]
[p]Hot stat: A league-high nine of Villarreal’s ten La Liga matches this season have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]