Real Madrid vs Villarreal betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Sun 05.May
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (85454 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are steadily winning games and points here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 17 games. Ever since the Ajax game Real Madrid has been unbeatable here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu producing four straight wins.

In their previous game, the manager Z. Zidane led his Real Madrid to a defeat in the La Liga match away at Rayo Vallecano. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Preceding that game was the away draw at Getafe that finished 0-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Real Madrid matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from three games).

Real Madrid have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu with 29 goals in 17 matches. From these home matches, Real Madrid have conceded only 11 goals.

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Villarreal form and stats

5-5-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Villarreal in their matches away.

Villarreal's last game was the home draw against Huesca (1-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Real Sociedad.

Villarreal find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 17 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Villarreal - Real Madrid 2-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Real Madrid, 4 draws and 2 wins for Villarreal.

Top Goalscorers

K. Benzema
21 goals / 5 assists
K. Toko Ekambi
9 goals / 1 assists
G. Bale
8 goals / 3 assists

Real Madrid missing players

Villarreal missing players

Real Madrid Villarreal
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played 4 17 35
20 12 4 Won 0 5 9
5 1 0 Drew 1 5 13
10 4 2 Lost 3 7 13
59 29 10 Scored 0 17 44
39 11 6 Conceded 7 21 47
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 75% 82% 89%
77% 76% 83% Over 1.5 75% 65% 74%
54% 41% 50% Over 2.5 25% 47% 54%
26% 12% 17% Over 3.5 0% 24% 26%
20% 12% 17% Over 4.5 0% 6% 9%
49% 29% 50% BTTS 0% 35% 57%
34% 59% 50% Clean Sheets 25% 47% 29%
23% 18% 0% Failed To Score 100% 35% 26%
 
6 7.1 7.8 Corners For (avg) 4.2 3.5 4.5
4 3.1 3.2 Corners Against (avg) 7 8 5.6
2.2 1.6 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3 3.1
5 2 1 Red Cards 0 2 3

Real Madrid
All Champions League Copa Del Rey Uefa Super Cup La Liga FIFA Club World Cup International Champions Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-04-19 LAL Real Madrid 2 - 1 Eibar
15-04-19 LAL Leganés 1 - 1 Real Madrid
21-04-19 LAL Real Madrid 3 - 0 Athletic Club
25-04-19 LAL Getafe 0 - 0 Real Madrid
28-04-19 LAL Rayo Vallecano 1 - 0 Real Madrid
05-05-19 LAL Real Madrid 14:15 Villarreal
12-05-19 LAL Real Sociedad - Real Madrid
19-05-19 LAL Real Madrid - Real Betis
20-07-19 ICC Bayern München - Real Madrid
23-07-19 ICC Real Madrid - Arsenal
Villarreal
All Copa Del Rey La Liga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-04-19 LAL Real Betis 2 - 1 Villarreal
11-04-19 EL Villarreal 1 - 3 Valencia
14-04-19 LAL Girona 0 - 1 Villarreal
18-04-19 EL Valencia 2 - 0 Villarreal
21-04-19 LAL Villarreal 2 - 1 Leganés
25-04-19 LAL Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Villarreal
28-04-19 LAL Villarreal 1 - 1 Huesca
05-05-19 LAL Real Madrid 14:15 Villarreal
12-05-19 LAL Villarreal - Eibar
19-05-19 LAL Getafe - Villarreal

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Barcelona 35 25 8 2 86 32 18 14 3 1 49 17 17 11 5 1 37 15 54 83
2 Atlético Madrid 35 22 8 5 52 23 18 15 2 1 31 9 17 7 6 4 21 14 29 74
3 Real Madrid 35 20 5 10 59 39 17 12 1 4 29 11 18 8 4 6 30 28 20 65
4 Sevilla 35 16 7 12 59 43 17 11 3 3 37 17 18 5 4 9 22 26 16 55
5 Getafe 35 14 13 8 44 31 17 10 2 5 24 11 18 4 11 3 20 20 13 55
6 Valencia 35 12 16 7 40 32 18 6 10 2 21 11 17 6 6 5 19 21 8 52
7 Athletic Club 35 12 14 9 38 41 18 8 8 2 23 18 17 4 6 7 15 23 -3 50
8 Deportivo Alavés 35 12 11 12 36 45 17 6 8 3 17 17 18 6 3 9 19 28 -9 47
9 Real Sociedad 35 11 11 13 41 43 18 6 6 6 20 19 17 5 5 7 21 24 -2 44
10 Eibar 35 10 13 12 43 47 17 8 5 4 28 19 18 2 8 8 15 28 -4 43
11 Espanyol 34 11 10 13 40 49 17 9 3 5 23 22 17 2 7 8 17 27 -9 43
12 Real Betis 34 12 7 15 39 49 17 7 4 6 22 24 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 43
13 Leganés 35 10 12 13 33 39 18 7 8 3 19 14 17 3 4 10 14 25 -6 42
14 Villarreal 35 9 13 13 44 47 18 4 8 6 27 26 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 40
15 Celta de Vigo 35 9 10 16 48 57 17 7 4 6 27 23 18 2 6 10 21 34 -9 37
16 Levante 35 9 10 16 51 62 17 5 6 6 28 31 18 4 4 10 23 31 -11 37
17 Girona 35 9 10 16 35 47 18 3 6 9 16 26 17 6 4 7 19 21 -12 37
18 Real Valladolid 35 8 11 16 29 48 17 4 5 8 15 24 18 4 6 8 14 24 -19 35
19 Rayo Vallecano 35 8 7 20 37 62 18 5 6 7 24 30 17 3 1 13 13 32 -25 31
20 Huesca 35 6 12 17 38 56 17 4 6 7 20 23 18 2 6 10 18 33 -18 30

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