In a weekend match in week 15, on Saturday Dec 31st, Villarreal and Valencia will play a match in Villarreal in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 9th placed Villarreal, recorded a 2-1 win against Guijuelo. Jose Carmona Rodriguez scored the first goal for Guijuelo in the 14th minute, then Gerard Moreno tied it up for Villarreal in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Arnaut Danjuma to cap off a wild match. Villarreal is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Valencia is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Real Betis. André Almeida scored the first goal for Valencia in the 63rd minute, then Guillamon Sanmartin added another in the 81st minute from the penalty spot In the end, Real Betis was frustrated by Valencia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Valencia ended the match with the shutout victory. Valencia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
For Valencia, their top scorers are Justin Kluivert and Samu Castillejo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Villarreal is fortunate enough to have Gerard Moreno in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals
Villarreal will be without Giovani Lo Celso and Pedraza, while Ivan Gennaro Gattuso’s squad will be without Gayá, Mouctar Diakhaby, Jaume Doménech and Ilaix Kourouma.