Elche vs Villarreal Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Elche vs Villarreal Intro
There’s less and less rounds left in LaLiga campaign ,and Elche are in dire straits. They’re amongst the bottom teams in the league table and urgently need to start picking up wins. They’re up against Villarreal, who have enjoyed contrasting fortunes, sitting at the top of the pile. Kick off is on Saturday February 4, 2023 at 3:15 PM at Estadio Martinez Valero. Entering matchweek 20, Quique Setien’s Villarreal squad find themselves among the league’s best clubs with 31 points from 19 games and sitting the 5th on the table. Meanwhile, Pablo Machin’s Elche squad sit in last place on the table on 6 points. There’s a decent gap between Elche and Villarreal in the LaLiga table. The sides are divided by 25 points and 15 places.
Elche vs Villarreal Form
Elche have only won 2 points in their last 5 games and lost to Sevilla last time out. That being said, Villarreal lost to Rayo Vallecano but have still picked up 10 points in the last five games. Things need to change for Elche at home – they have only managed 1 points from their five games. In the guests’ five matches away from home, Villarreal have taken just 4 points.
Elche vs Villarreal H2H
Villarreal hold a slight advantage over the 14 meetups in this fixture.They have won on 5 occasions compared to Elche’s 4 wins. There have also been 5 draws. This fixture is always an intriguing match up. But Villarreal has won 2 more than Elche in the last six meetings between the two.
Elche vs Villarreal Analysis
Elche lost their last game. Pablo Machin’s squad faced Sevilla. Th match ended with a score of 0-3. Now Pablo Machin’s men focus on their next opponents, Villarreal. Against Sevilla, Elche claimed 18% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Elche struck a total of 4 shots in attack while in defence conceding 20 shots to Sevilla. In their last game Villarreal came away with a defeat. Rayo Vallecano was their last opponnent. When the referee called fulltime, the score was 0-1. Stats against Rayo Vallecano show that Villarreal had 62% of ball possession. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Villarreal, a total of 12 shots were taken in attack with 11 shots conceded in the last game.
Elche vs Villarreal Odds
Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Elche and Villarreal is Villarreal.
