Villarreal vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 09/02/2022, 11:46  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/02/2022 at 12:46 in LaLiga Predictions

The year 2022 hasn’t been very stable for Real Madrid, despite winning the Super Cup, and they have another tricky game on the line as they travel to Villarreal for their next La Liga outing. Villarreal have been on the rise and got to this game with 35 points, in sixth place, while Real Madrid remain top, on 53 points. Three points in this game could push a resurgent Villarreal to the top four, and that will inform their ambitions for this game, Villarreal have two straight wins ahead of this game, both yielding clean sheets. They beat Real Betis away in their most recent game, having earlier beaten Mallorca 3-0, and in their last five matches, they’ve failed to score in just one. Three times in the last five matches, Villarreal have scored two or more goals and three of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last eight matches against Villarreal, however, they’ve managed just three wins in that run. Their first leg meeting in La Liga ended 0-0 and in their last four visits at Villarreal, Real Madrid have failed to win, all ending in draws. Real Madrid are coming from a 1-0 win over struggling Granada, which ended a two-game winless streak. It was also their first clean sheet in four matches, but things will not get any easier here. Injuries to Ferland Mendy and Karim Benzema haven’t been easy on Real Madrid and now with the Champions League returning, Carlo Ancelotti has to make do with a tight squad. The positive thing going into this game is that Real have a six-point lead going into the tough matches ahead, and they can really boost this with a win here. Three times in their last five matches they’ve managed to score two goals, and they’ve only failed to score in one of the five matches.