Real Madrid welcomes Villarreal as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Thu 16.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano (8400 seats)

Real Madrid and Villarreal are both riding high in the La Liga with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Villarreal are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Home games in the La Liga have been a walk in the park for Real Madrid so far, with 46 points won from 18 matches; 14 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. The Madrid fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano and will expect new points from this game. Real Madrid has played 18 games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Madrid has won nine games in a row. The Real Betis match was the last time out without a victory.

A good away victory last time out for Madrid, who won 2-1 against Granada (placed 10th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Deportivo Alavés in a game that was won 2-0.

Madrid are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Leganés awaits in three days.

Madrid can score goals in their home matches. After 18 league matches they have found the net 38 times. Madrid have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Villarreal form and stats

9 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses. That’s the product of Villarreal playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. Villarreal has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Athletic Club.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga home defeat versus Real Sociedad with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Getafe at their stadium, the result 3-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SD Eibar in just three days.

Villarreal find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Villarreal - Madrid 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Madrid, five draws and two wins for Villarreal. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
19 goals
VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
16 goals
VillarrealS. Cazorla González
S. Cazorla González
11 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Madrid Villarreal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 4 Played P 4 18 36
25 14 4 Won W 2 9 17
8 4 0 Drew D 0 1 6
3 0 0 Lost L 2 8 13
66 38 6 Scored S 7 25 58
22 10 1 Conceded C 7 22 47
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
67% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 78%
47% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 67%
28% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 31%
11% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
42% 39% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
53% 61% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 31%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 8%
 
5.2 5.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.1 3.9
3.9 3.6 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.7 6.1
2.2 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.1 2.1
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
551 312 51 Total Shots T S 35 224 471
219 125 18 Shots on Target S O 13 71 155
30% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 54% 35% 37%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (22)
  • Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Real Madrid has the most clean sheets (11) at home
  • Real Madrid has the most clean sheets (19)
  • Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Madrid is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Villarreal has the most matches over the total-line (21)
  • Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 36 25 8 3 66 22 18 14 4 0 38 10 18 11 4 3 28 12 44 83
2 Barcelona 36 24 7 5 80 36 18 16 2 0 51 14 18 8 5 5 29 22 44 79
3 Atlético Madrid 36 17 15 4 48 26 18 12 5 1 27 10 18 5 10 3 21 16 22 66
4 Sevilla 36 18 12 6 53 34 18 9 7 2 25 14 18 9 5 4 28 20 19 66
5 Villarreal 36 17 6 13 58 47 18 8 5 5 33 25 18 9 1 8 25 22 11 57
6 Getafe 36 14 12 10 43 34 18 8 6 4 25 18 18 6 6 6 18 16 9 54
7 Real Sociedad 36 16 6 14 55 47 18 9 3 6 33 20 18 7 3 8 22 27 8 54
8 Athletic Club 36 13 12 11 41 32 18 9 4 5 21 12 18 4 8 6 20 20 9 51
9 Valencia 36 13 11 12 45 52 18 10 7 1 28 16 18 3 4 11 17 36 -7 50
10 Granada 36 14 8 14 46 44 18 9 3 6 22 16 18 5 5 8 24 28 2 50
11 Osasuna 36 12 12 12 42 51 18 7 6 5 24 27 18 5 6 7 18 24 -9 48
12 Levante 36 12 7 17 43 51 18 8 5 5 26 19 18 4 2 12 17 32 -8 43
13 Real Betis 36 10 11 15 47 56 18 9 4 5 33 25 18 1 7 10 14 31 -9 41
14 Real Valladolid 36 8 15 13 29 40 18 4 10 4 16 15 18 4 5 9 13 25 -11 39
15 SD Eibar 36 10 9 17 36 51 18 7 3 8 22 24 18 3 6 9 14 27 -15 39
16 Celta de Vigo 36 7 15 14 35 46 18 5 8 5 20 17 18 2 7 9 15 29 -11 36
17 Deportivo Alavés 36 9 9 18 32 53 18 7 6 5 20 14 18 2 3 13 12 39 -21 36
18 Leganés 36 7 11 18 26 49 18 5 4 9 15 24 18 2 7 9 11 25 -23 32
19 Mallorca 36 9 5 22 37 61 18 8 3 7 24 20 18 1 2 15 13 41 -24 32
20 Espanyol 36 5 9 22 27 57 18 2 5 11 15 31 18 3 4 11 12 26 -30 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 36 25 8 3 66 22 18 14 4 0 38 10 18 11 4 3 28 12 44 83
2 Barcelona 36 24 7 5 80 36 18 16 2 0 51 14 18 8 5 5 29 22 44 79
3 Atlético Madrid 36 17 15 4 48 26 18 12 5 1 27 10 18 5 10 3 21 16 22 66
4 Sevilla 36 18 12 6 53 34 18 9 7 2 25 14 18 9 5 4 28 20 19 66
5 Villarreal 36 17 6 13 58 47 18 8 5 5 33 25 18 9 1 8 25 22 11 57
6 Getafe 36 14 12 10 43 34 18 8 6 4 25 18 18 6 6 6 18 16 9 54
7 Real Sociedad 36 16 6 14 55 47 18 9 3 6 33 20 18 7 3 8 22 27 8 54
8 Athletic Club 36 13 12 11 41 32 18 9 4 5 21 12 18 4 8 6 20 20 9 51
9 Valencia 36 13 11 12 45 52 18 10 7 1 28 16 18 3 4 11 17 36 -7 50
10 Granada 36 14 8 14 46 44 18 9 3 6 22 16 18 5 5 8 24 28 2 50
11 Osasuna 36 12 12 12 42 51 18 7 6 5 24 27 18 5 6 7 18 24 -9 48
12 Levante 36 12 7 17 43 51 18 8 5 5 26 19 18 4 2 12 17 32 -8 43
13 Real Betis 36 10 11 15 47 56 18 9 4 5 33 25 18 1 7 10 14 31 -9 41
14 Real Valladolid 36 8 15 13 29 40 18 4 10 4 16 15 18 4 5 9 13 25 -11 39
15 SD Eibar 36 10 9 17 36 51 18 7 3 8 22 24 18 3 6 9 14 27 -15 39
16 Celta de Vigo 36 7 15 14 35 46 18 5 8 5 20 17 18 2 7 9 15 29 -11 36
17 Deportivo Alavés 36 9 9 18 32 53 18 7 6 5 20 14 18 2 3 13 12 39 -21 36
18 Leganés 36 7 11 18 26 49 18 5 4 9 15 24 18 2 7 9 11 25 -23 32
19 Mallorca 36 9 5 22 37 61 18 8 3 7 24 20 18 1 2 15 13 41 -24 32
20 Espanyol 36 5 9 22 27 57 18 2 5 11 15 31 18 3 4 11 12 26 -30 24

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.