Villarreal vs Eibar
Spanish La Liga
Date: Saturday, 19 September 2020
Kick-off at 15:00 UK/ 16:00 CET
Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica (Villareal).
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There is no question that Villarreal would have been expecting to get to a winning start against Huesca last weekend, but the Yellow Submarine really had to come from behind to secure a share of the spoils, with penalties Gerard Moreno in the 68th minute to draw Unai sides level Emery.
Villarreal finished fifth in the Spanish top flight last season, but they will be looking to close the gap at four this season, and it will be very interesting to see what happens in the coming months.
Emery's team have been relatively busy in the transfer market this summer, signing people like Francis Coquelin, Dani Parejo and Takefusa Kubo, while £ 15m deal for Watford Pervis Estupinan was announced earlier this week.
El Submarino Amarillo will be desperate to take all three points this weekend considering their next game is away to Barcelona on September 26, while they also face a difficult trip to Wanda Metropolitano to take on Atletico Madrid at the beginning of next month.
Eibar, meanwhile, open their 2020-21 season with a goalless draw at home to Celta Vigo last weekend; host actually had Papa Diop sent in the last stage of the contest, but managed to take a point.
Having claimed 10, ninth and 12th in La Liga between 2017 and 2019, the last season's 14th-place finish in La Liga to go down as a bit disappointing to Eibar.
Jose Luis Mendilibar's side will be determined to secure another season in the level of football, but it would be fair to say that their transfer business has been modest at best.
Damian Kadzior has arrived from Dinamo Zagreb for £ 1.8m but has become a major story out of their summer, with Fabian Orellana, Charles and Gonzalo Escalante them to leave on a free transfer.
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Alfonso Pedraza should retain his place at left-back for the home side, although Pervis Estupinan joined Villarreal this week from Watford for £ 15m.
Moi Gomez can also stay on the left side of midfield as Unai Emery Takefusa Kubo tried to ease into life in La Ceramica.
Vicente Iborra should feature in the center of midfield, with new signing Francis Coquelin doubt with a knee problem after an injury scare last week.
Pape Diop was sent off against Celta Vigo and suspended this weekend.
Sergio Alvarez had to step into midfield alongside Edu Exposito, although the summer signing Recio are also in contention.
Yoshinori Muto signed on loan from Newcastle this week, but the striker Japan is not expected to make its debut from the off. Kevin, however, should feature at left back.
Villarreal vs Eibar Predictions
Villarreal will eye for their first win of the season when they host Eibar. chances are they higher because the visitors are 18 points behind them in the table last season's La Liga campaign. Moreover, the hosts enjoy home ground advantage in the game.
host has been started with a draw, but they were just 6 of their series in 38 appearances last season in the league. So, we can expect them to wither off their winless immediate trend in the campaign. That's why a home win full-time basis is probably the best bet in the clash.
Furthermore, the two teams have been a little shy in scoring when they meet. Only one out of six of their last meeting saw both teams score. And with the Yellow Submarines as host, only two of the last five clashes h2h they have produced more than three goals in a game.
With those stats, tip for under 3.5 goals in the meeting might be a suitable option for passengers to make a decent profit. Another reason to go back scoreline it was because of Eibar have averaged close to 1.0 goals last season, while the hosts nearly 2.0 goals per game overall.
Villarreal vs Eibar Betting tips
Under 3.5 goals @ 1.44 (4/9).
Full-time results: Villarreal @ 1.57 (4/7
