We have reached the penultimate weekend of La Liga fixtures for the 2023/24 season and the European places have yet to be finalised.
The game between Villarreal and Real Madrid will be played on the 19th of May at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
The hosts begin the weekend in 8th place on 51 points while the visitors are top of the table on 93 points.
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Villarreal come into the match having recorded an excellent 1-0 win at Girona last week in La Liga to keep their European hopes alive.
With the score 0-0 at halftime, Villarreal scored the only goal of the second half in the 59th minute to seal the victory.
The win at Girona means Villarreal are undefeated in 5 of their 6 most recent fixtures, all of which have been played in La Liga.
There have been wins over Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla at home plus Almeria away. Villarreal also picked up a point at Athletic Bilbao and suffered a 3-2 defeat at Celta Vigo.
Trends show Villarreal have won 4 of their last 5 home La Liga games.
They have seen both teams score in 6 of their 9 most recent league matches on home soil and over 2.5 goals have been scored in 4 of Villarreal’s last 5 home La Liga fixtures.
Real Madrid travel to the Estadio de la Cerámica on the back of a convincing 5-0 home win against Deportivo Alaves last weekend.
Having opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Real Madrid were 3-0 up and out of sight by halftime. Into the second half and Real Madrid continued their dominance, scoring 2 more goals.
The victory over Deportivo Alaves means Real Madrid are undefeated in their last 24 fixtures in all competitions.
They have won each of their last 4 games, with the additional victories coming over Cadiz at home and Granada away in La Liga plus Bayern Munich at home in the Champions League.
Statistics show Real Madrid have won each of their 9 most recent La Liga matches.
They are undefeated in their last 14 league games on the road and have won each of their last 4 away trips.
Both teams have scored in 3 of Real Madrid’s last 6 away La Liga fixtures and there have been over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 5 away league games.
Team news: Villarreal are without suspended defender Kiko Femenia. Francis Coquelin, Juan Foyth, and Denis Suarez are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Alfonso Pedraza and Gerard Moreno.
Real Madrid make the trip without injured midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. Daniel Carvajal is a doubt due to a muscle problem.
Our algorithm suggests goals in this game and we expect to see over 2.5 goals in total, with both teams scoring. Villarreal have been in good form in recent weeks but come up against the machine of Real Madrid, who have been sweeping all before them. Therefore, our prediction is for Real Madrid to come away with the win.