Valencia and Villareal meet in the quarterfinals return of the UEFA Europa League. The confrontation will be held on Thursday, at 20:00, on Estadio de Mestalla.
“Bats” have respected their status as favorites and have won 3-1 in the Villareal game, a success that largely assures their qualification in the UEFA Europa League semifinals. Goncalo Guedes was the best player on the field with two goals scored (6 ‘, 90 + 3’).
In the previous direct duel on Estadio de Mestalla this season, the hosts were forced to score (3-0), the game in which they had no less than 9 sutures on the gate of the Villareal.
In the last 20 games played in all competitions, Marcelino García Toral’s band suffered only one, earning not less than 12 wins. The previous championship stage brought a new success in which the “bats” scored 3 times, 3-1 on their own in front of the Levante, that is the 8th match of the season with 3 goals scored Valencia.
After the failure in the Europa League, Villareal returned to La Liga, where he scored 1-0 at the Girona field, 1-0, Samuel Chukwueze’s only goal being scored in the 7th minute. With 6 stadiums left to be played this season by La Liga, Javier Calleja Revilla’s band is ranked 15th with only two points in addition to the first relegable place.
Cristiano Piccini (injured) is the only absence of the hosts, while guests will not be able to count Manu Trigueros, Bruno Soriano, Miguelon, Daniele Bonera (injured) and Alvaro Gonzalez (suspended).
Probable teams:
Valencia: Neto – Wass, Garay, Paulista, Gaya – Soler, Parejo, Coquelin, Guedes – Moreno, Mina;
Villareal: Fernandez – Gaspar, Ruiz, Mori, Quintilla – Caseres, Cazorla – Cukwueze, Iborra, Fornals – Moreno;
Qualification is played, Villareal not being a team that will be able to score 3 goals on Estadio de Mestalla. If he still hopes for a favorable result, guests have to come to the game at the start of the game, and under these circumstances, the “bats” could benefit from more space on the offensive stage. We’re staring at a score from the hosts.
PREDICTION: Valencia to win @ 1,78
