In this week 16 match on Jan 7th, Villarreal will host Real Madrid in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 7th placed Villarreal is fresh off their 5-1 win against FC Cartagena. Pablo Vázquez struck first for FC Cartagena in the 39th minute, then Álex Baena tied it up for Villarreal in the 49th minute on a feed from Johan Mojica But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Arnaut Danjuma. Villarreal is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Real Madrid recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Cacereño. Rodrygo struck first for Real Madrid in the 69th minute on a feed from Dani Ceballos, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cacereño was frustrated by Real Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Real Madrid looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Both Luka Modrić and Éder Militão have been the hottest scorers for Real Madrid in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Villarreal’s top weapon lately has been Étienne Capoue, who has three goals in the last five matches
Giovani Lo Celso, Pedraza and Carlo Adriano Garcia Prades are unavailable to play for Enrique Setién Solar’s team, while Real Madrid will be without Karim Benzema and Mariano Díaz.