Villarreal vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 19/11/2020, 00:34  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 19/11/2020 at 00:35 in LaLiga Predictions

Villarreal have stabilized well after their shaky start to the season and have gone six matches without a loss since their 4-0 defeat by Barcelona. They will be hosting Real Madrid in the 10th round of matches in the league and hope to bag three points which could take them top of the table. Villarreal head here placed second on 18 points, two behind league leaders Real Sociedad and two ahead of fourth placed Real Madrid. Heading to this game, Villarreal are unbeaten in nine matches, with seven wins therein and have won four straight matches ahead of the weekend game. They have three clean sheets in the last five matches and scored two or more goals in their last four matches. Playing at home, Villarreal are unbeaten in their last seven matches, winning six of them, and have scored two or more in six of the seven though they have only two clean sheets therein. In their last five league matches at home, Villarreal have managed just one clean sheet but are unbeaten in six league games played at home, winning five of them. They have scored two or more goals in four straight home matches and five of their last six home matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Villarreal and Real Madrid have drawn in three of their last five meetings and each of their last five meetings has produced over 2.5 goals.

Real Madrid, on their part, head to this game straight from a shock 4-1 loss to Valencia in the last match. They took the lead in that game, through Karim Benzema in the 23rd minute but it turned disastrous after that, with the champions conceding three penalties and Raphael Varane scoring an own goal. That result marked the seventh straight game that Real failed to keep a clean sheet, while they have now conceded two or more goals in three of their last four matches. Among the positives they have had in recent times though, they have been good in attack, scoring in nine of the last 11 matches, and in seven of the 11, they have scored two goals or more. Benzema has scored in each of the last four matches; he has been delivering well upfront and with five goals in the last four matches, he will be relied on to deliver here as they try to get a first win in three away games. In their six away games this season, Real Madrid have managed just two clean sheets but have scored in five of the games. They have conceded six goals in their last two away matches but have scored in four straight away games in the league. Four of their last five away matches have produced over 2.5 goals.