One of the beauties of European football is the two leg format and we predict if that will benefit the hosts in this second leg.
The game between Villarreal and Marseille will be played on the 14th of March at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
The hosts are currently 11th in La Liga on 35 points while the visitors are 7th in Ligue 1 on 39 points.
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Villarreal come into the match on the back of a good 3-2 win at Real Betis in La Liga on the weekend.
Having conceded the opening goal in the 30th minute, Villarreal equalised 10 minutes later only to fall behind again on the stroke of half time.
However, Villarreal responded superbly in the second half and equalised early before netting the winner in the 67th minute.
The victory over Real Betis means Villarreal are undefeated in 8 of their 9 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have won 3 of their last 4 matches, with the additional wins coming over Real Sociedad away and Granada at home in La Liga.
However, Villarreal suffered a heavy 4-0 loss in the first leg of this Europa League tie in Marseille.
The stats show Villarreal are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 Europa League games.
They are undefeated in each of their last 11 Europa League encounters on home soil and have seen both teams score in 4 of their last 6 home Europa League matches.
Marseille travel to the Estadio de la Cerámica having beat Nantes 2-0 at home in Ligue 1 on the weekend.
Marseille opened the scoring in the 17th minute and the score stayed at 1-0 until Marseille got their second goal in the 79th minute.
The win at Nantes means Marseille have won each of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Montpellier at home and Clermont away in Ligue 1 plus Shakhtar Donetsk and Villarreal at home in the Europa League.
Trends show Marseille are undefeated in 8 of their last 9 Europa League matches.
They are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 away Europa League games but have won only 1 of their 12 most recent away trips in the competition.
Both teams have scored in 3 of Marseille’s last 5 away Europa League matches.
Team news: Villarreal are without suspended defender Alberto Moreno. Raul Albiol, Alfonso Pedraza, Ramón Terrats, Juan Foyth, and Denis Suarez are all in treatment room.
Marseille make the trip without the injured quartet of Samuel Gigot, Amir Murillo, Bilal Nadir, and Valentin Rongier.
Marseille hold a huge advantage from the first leg and Villarreal will need to attack from the first whistle, meaning we should see an open game.
They will be chances at both ends of the pitch and this match could end level, with both teams scoring.