Most people believe in Villarreal in this fixture versus Cádiz, but the guests will resist to the end. Here's our match preview!
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cádiz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
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.
Cádiz have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Villarreal form and stats
The complete La Liga stats at home this season for Villarreal are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Villarreal lost their last game at Athletic Club (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.6 out of ten. Rulli saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with five saves.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Young Boys.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Villarreal home games with this odds we find two games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
The manager U. Emery Etxegoien will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Valencia in only four days.
The Villarreal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Villarreal have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cádiz form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Cádiz have lost on their last two travels.
Cádiz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 337 league minutes without a goal. V. Haroyan was the last player to find the net.
Cádiz's previous game was their home loss versus Deportivo Alavés (0-2). Alfonso Espino, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.01. Espino hit five key passes and won 5 of 14 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Espanyol wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Cádiz played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected three times.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cádiz have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. Cádiz's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last seven meetings): Villarreal won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Cádiz got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Groeneveld 4 goals |  M. Trigueros Muñoz 2 goals |   L. Espino García 2 goals |
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| Villarreal | Cádiz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 56% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 56% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 44% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| 3.9 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 6.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 12.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 31% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 36% | 28% |
- All of Cádiz's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cádiz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cádiz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cádiz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cádiz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villarreal have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Osasuna | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Valencia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 14 | Elche | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Granada | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Cádiz | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alavés | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Levante | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 20 | Getafe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |