Match Details:
Date- Saturday, September 28
Time Of Kick-Off- 12:30 AM (IST)
Venue- El Madrigal
Villarreal Team News
Villarreal currently finds itself at the eighth spot in La Liga with eight points in hand. The yellows submarines have won two, drawn two, and lost two so far.
Villarreal started off their campaign with an exhilarating 4-4 draw tp Granada, followed by a 2-1 defeat to Levante. A resilient display against Real Madrid earned them a point in a game which ended as 2-2.
Villarreal then bounced back through consecutive wins against Leganes and Valladolid, until recently losing 2-1 to Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Bruno Soriano, Alberto Moreno, and Ramiro Guerra are expected to be on the sidelines due to injuries.
Apart from those three, Javi Calleja has had no fresh updates about further injuries.
Real Betis Team News
Real Betis is just a spot below Villareal at ninth with eight points on board, similar to Villarreal.
Betis is on the back of a comprehensive 3-1 win against Levante and would want to carry on the momentum against Villarreal this weekend.
Lorenzo Jesus Garcia’s brace pretty much bagged the game towards Real Betis’ favour against Levante.
Attacking midfielder, Nabil Fekir along with Sidnei will be on the sidelines due to injury.
As a result, Aissa Mandi at centre half and Borja Iglesias will once again be expected to be in the starting lineup.
Predicted Lineups:
Villarreal- Asenjo; Pena, Albiol, Torres, Quintilla; Anguissa, Iborra; Chukwueze, Cazorla, Ontiveros; Moreno
Real Betis- Robles, Barragan, Mandi, Bartra, Moreno; Carvalho, Guardado, Canales, Joaquin; Iglesias, Moron
Key Points
In the last six games between the two sides, it’s Villarreal who has been more successful with four wins of six in contrast to Real Betis’ two wins.
Villarreal has won it’s previous three home games against Real Betis.
Villarreal is also undefeated in its last eight league games.
Top Picks
Villarreal’s centre-forward Gerard Moreno will cause serious problems to Real Beti’s defence as Moreno has scored five goals in six appearances this season.
Sanit Cazorla’s belter against Barcelona might have given his confidence a lift as he’s also been a consistent performer for Villarreal. The former Arsenal man has scored three and assisted two in six games so far.
For Real Betis, Loren Moron up top has been instrumental this season with him scoring five goals in three appearances.
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