Villarreal vs Real Madrid 07.01.2023

Villarreal left it late but claimed all three points at home against Valencia on their return from the World Cup break. That win keeps them very much in the hunt for European places as they are 7th on the log, on 24 points, just three shy of 4th placed Atletico. Coach Quique Setien was pleased with the result and will be hoping to maintain their impressive form at home this season where they are yet to taste defeat in the league (4W, 1D).

Real Madrid also had a late show of their own against Real Valladolid with a Benzema double in the final 10 minutes of the much giving them a much-needed 2-0 win that saw them move level with Barcelona with 39 points at the top of the table with an identical record 12 wins, 2 draws and just 1 loss for the season. They will be looking to go on a strong run to try and shake them off in their quest to defend their title.

This is a critical game for both teams as they set about their individual ambitions. It’s been incredibly close between them in recent years with both of their games last season ending in goalless stalemates. We expect another close one here and we are picking Under 2.5 Goals as our main tip

Main tip: Under 2.5 Goals (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Villarreal vs Real Madrid

We look at the last 10 games between these teams:

• Quite close. Real with 3 wins, Villarreal just 1 win and 6 games were drawn
• These matches scored an average of 2.80 goals per match
• The last meeting ended 0-0

Latest results Villarreal

• 4 wins and a draw in their last 5 matches
• 13 goals scored in their last 5 games. Average 2.60 goals per game
• Thrashed Cartagena 5-1 in the Copa Del Rey last time out

Latest results Real Madrid

• 4 wins and a loss in their last 5 matches
• 12 goals scored in their last 5 games. Average 2.40 goals per game
• Edged Cacereno 1-0 in their midweek Copa Del Rey fixture

La Liga Standings and Latest Results

Villarreal: rank 7th – 15 matches – 7 wins – 3 draws – 5 losses – 24 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-D-W-W

Real Madrid: rank 2nd – 15 matches – 12 wins – 2 draws – 1 loss – 38 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-W-L-W

Possible squad Villarreal

Villarreal: Reina; Kiko, Mandi, Cuenca, Mojica; Coquelin, Morlanes, Trigueros; Chukwueze, Pascual, Baena

Out: None

Coach: Quique Setien

Possible squad Real Madrid

Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr

Out: None

Coach: Carlo Ancelotti

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Under 2.5 Goals

Bet365 offers very competitive odds for the bet “Under 2.5 Goals”
The odd of 2.31 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 43% chance that there will be fewer than 3 total goals scored in this game.

Odds comparison for Under 2.5 Goals

Bet365 – odd 2.31
10Bet – odd 2.30

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2) Bet on 1st Half – Draw

• Both of their last 2 games ended 0-0
• 2 of the last 3 games between them at this venue were also level at the break

Odds for this bet

1xBet offers competitive odds for “1st Half – Draw”

The odd of 2.35 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 43% chance that the first half of this match will end in a draw.

Odds comparisons for 1st Half – Draw

1xBet – odd 2.35
Betway – odd 2.30

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