Villarreal CF - Sevilla predictions and free betting tips [11/05/2024]

On Saturday, 11 May, as part of the 35th round of the Spanish Primera, Villarreal will host Sevilla at home. The visitors sit in 12th place in the league table with 41 points, while the 'yellow submarine' located at ninth, still hold chances to finish in the Euro cup zone.

Stadium

The match will take place in Villarreal at the Ceramica stadium.

Villarreal

Having had a very average season, the 'yellow submarine' is 7 points behind Betis, sitting seventh, meaning it still has a slim chance to finish in the Euro cup zone. Of course, before hoping for the competitors' stumbles, Marcelino's men need to win all their final three matches in the championship, and the hosts blew an opportunity to close on 'Los Pepineros' last weekend, losing 3:2 to Celta. 

This failure was very untimely for Villarreal, who had had three undefeated rounds before, including two victories - over Almeria (1:2) and Rayo Vallecano (3:0). This season, Brenden Rodgers' charges have struggled at home, only seizing 22 points from 17 matches in front of their supporters (12th best record in the division) and a goal difference of 29:26. 

Sevilla

Sevilla's results in recent weeks are too late to give the red and whites a chance to compete for European qualifying tickets, so now the team can only hope for a top-10 place. Kike Flores's men are in 12th place, 4 points behind Villarreal (9th place). The Andalusians have gone undefeated in 5 matches, including 4 wins - over Getafe (0:1), Las Palmas (0:2), Mallorca (2:1) and a 3:0 thrashing of Granada last weekend.

Among these triumphs in April, there was only a minor slip - in the Sevillian derby two weeks ago against Betis (1:1), which is still a good result, considering the difference between the two clubs in the league table. It is worth noting that the visitors sit only ninth in the overall standings on the away points tally (18 in 17 away fixtures). 

Head-to-Head Records

Sevilla has not lost in their last five La Liga matches against Villarreal, but three of the last four head-to-heads ended 1:1, including at the start of the season.

Match Prediction Villarreal vs Sevilla

Most likely, both teams will miss the European cups next season. Villarreal, that hasn’t defeated Sevilla at home since 2017, is experiencing serious personnel problems, but can count on the support of the home crowd, whereas the guests have not lost in five consecutive rounds and have picked ace pace in the spring. Like in the first round, I'd take a punt on a draw.

Total Prediction

Both teams have quality forward players and score an average of 1.5 goals per game this season. I'd safely place a bet on "Both Teams To Score".

Corner Prediction

Both teams deliver more than five corners per game this season and won’t sit back on their half of the field - there's nothing to lose from a tournament standpoint anyway. I'd bet on over 9.5 total corners.

Yellow Cards Prediction

The teams are known for their excessively rough play this season (on average, 2.8 yellow cards per game), so I'd bet on over 4.5 yellow cards.

Exact Score Prediction

I'd place a wager on an exact score of 1:1.