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- Nizar on for Ayoze Pérez84'
- 83'Rubén Sánchez on for Buba Sangaré
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- Gerard Moreno on for I. Akhomach75'
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- N. Saliba on for Carlos Maciá66'
- P. Gueye on for Santi Comesaña66'
- G. Mikautadze on for T. Oluwaseyi66'
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- 65'Martim Neto on for T. Lemar
- 65'Tete Morente on for L. Cepeda
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1 Alberto Moleiro 4
- 2 Tani Oluwaseyi 4
- 3 Ilias Akhomach 4
- 1 Germán Valera 3
- 2 Carlos Maciá 3
- 3 Sergi Cardona 2
- 1 Alberto Moleiro 4
- 2 Sergi Cardona 3
- 3 Ayoze Pérez 2
- 1 Logan Costa 73
- 2 Juan Foyth 73
- 3 Alex Freeman 68
- 1 Ilias Akhomach 4
- 2 Alex Freeman 2
- 3 Javi Morcillo 2
- 1 Alex Freeman 2
- 2 Roy Revivo 2
- 3 Federico Redondo 2
Villarreal and Elche meet in La Liga on Saturday at 3.15pm (UK time), with the hosts chasing some consistency after a patchy start left them in mid-table despite the bookmakers making them firm favourites against the division’s strugglers.
Anthony Eadson’s Villarreal vs Elche predictions, best bets and score prediction follow, with the Estadio de la Ceramica hosting this one.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson has two selections for Villarreal vs Elche, with goals the theme between two sides who have been anything but watertight.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Over 4.5 goals | 11/4 (bet365) | There are goals written all over this one. Villarreal have not kept a clean sheet in any of their eight league games and have been involved in 26 goals across those matches, an average of more than three a game. Their three outings at the Estadio de la Ceramica produced four, three and five goals respectively. Elche, meanwhile, have conceded 17 times this season but still scored in three of their four away trips, including three at Espanyol. At 11/4, a game with five or more goals appeals. |
| Fernando Nino to score anytime | 9/4 (bet365) | Fernando Nino has been Elche’s main man in front of goal, netting five times already this season to lead their scoring charts. He is a regular starter and the clear focal point for the visitors, who have found the net in three of their four away games. Against a Villarreal defence that has conceded in every single league game this season and shipped 13 goals in all, the 9/4 about the striker finding the net at any point looks well worth taking given how open the hosts’ matches have been. |
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How Villarreal go into the game
Villarreal are down in 11th after a mixed run that saw them lose 1-0 at Real Madrid last time out, a narrow defeat at one of the division’s heavyweights in among some less convincing displays.
They have yet to keep a clean sheet in any of their eight league games, shipping 13 goals, and a home record of one win, no draws and two defeats is modest, even if their most recent game at the Ceramica was a 3-1 win over Levante. In attack they remain a threat, with 13 scored this season.
How Elche go into the game
Elche arrive 18th, but their away form is far better than that position suggests. On the road they have lost just once in four, a record that includes a 3-1 win at Espanyol and a 1-1 draw at Athletic Club.
A goalless home draw with Celta de Vigo last time out was a reminder of their struggles for goals at times, but a leaky defence that has shipped 17 in eight is the bigger issue. Fernando Nino leads their scoring with five goals.
Villarreal vs Elche head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/03/26 | Villarreal | 2-1 | Elche |
| 03/01/26 | Elche | 3-1 | Villarreal |
| 04/02/23 | Elche | 3-1 | Villarreal |
| 04/09/22 | Villarreal | 4-0 | Elche |
| 16/01/22 | Elche | 1-0 | Villarreal |
Home advantage has mattered in this fixture of late. The hosts have won their last two home meetings with Elche, but Elche have actually taken three of the last five league clashes, including a 3-1 success in Elche last season.
Villarreal vs Elche predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 4.5 goals | 11/4 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | One of our Premium Tips. |
| Fernando Nino to score anytime | 9/4 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | One of our Premium Tips. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/9 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Villarreal’s matches have featured 26 goals across eight games, and each of their three home outings has produced at least three. |
| Correct score: 3-2 | 18/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Both defences have been generous, Villarreal conceding in every game and Elche shipping 17, so a high-scoring home win is on the cards. |
Villarreal vs Elche score prediction
Goals look the way to play this. Villarreal should have enough to win on home soil as heavy favourites, but their defensive frailties and Elche’s threat on the road point to both teams scoring in a busy afternoon. Score prediction: Villarreal 3-2 Elche.
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