Football Previews
Valencia vs Villarreal
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Mestalla
Date: 23rd December 2017
Kick-off time – 15:15 GMT
This is another derby in the Spanish La Liga this weekend albeit a lesser derby compared to the El Classico.
Valencia may be doing well this season but their city rivals Villarreal have been the most prosperous of them recently.
Valencia seem to have come back to their best with the appointment of Marcelino who walked out on Villarreal last season.
Marcelino’s team have been one of the most transformed teams this season but they have suffered a recent blip in form.
Those setbacks came away from home and they will be back to their confident best in this game at home.
Valencia have won 75% of their home games this season scoring an average of 2.5 goals per game, conceding just 0.5 goals and winning at least 2.5 points per game.
Villarreal meanwhile do not have the most attractive away record as they have lost 44% of their road games this season, conceding an average of 1.56 goals while scoring just 1 goal on average.
They have struggled against the top clubs this season losing to Sevilla and Barcelona at home and they have failed to beat any top six side which makes it look like Valencia has the upper hand at least on paper.
Villarreal are unbeaten in their last three visits to the Mestalla and have won three of the last four meetings againt Valencia.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Valencia
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Eibar |  |
2-1 |  |
Valencia | 16 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Valencia | |
2-1 |  |
Celta Vigo | 9 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Getafe |  |
1-0 | |
Valencia | 3 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Valencia | |
4-1 |  |
Real Zaragoza | 30 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| D | Valencia | |
1-1 |  |
Barcelona | 26 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
Villarreal
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Celta Vigo | |
0-1 |  |
Villarreal | 17 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Villarreal | |
0-2 | |
Barcelona | 10 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Villarreal | |
0-1 |  |
Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 7 Dec, 2017 | Europa League |
| L | Leganes |  |
3-1 | |
Villarreal | 3 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Villarreal | |
3-0 |  |
Ponferradina | 30 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | |
1-3 | |
Villarreal | 21 May, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Villarreal | |
0-2 | |
Valencia | 21 Jan, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Valencia | |
0-2 | |
Villarreal | 1 May, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Villarreal | |
1-0 | |
Valencia | 31 Dec, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
| Valencia | |
0-0 | |
Villarreal | 5 Apr, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| January 10, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
| January 11, 2025 | ||
| Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
| Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
| January 13, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
| January 17, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| January 18, 2025 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| January 19, 2025 | ||
| Real Betis | 14:00 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
| Valencia | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |
| Girona | 21:00 | Sevilla |
| January 20, 2025 | ||
| Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Spanish Primera Results
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
| Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
| December 21, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
| December 20, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| December 18, 2024 | ||
| Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
| Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| December 15, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
| Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
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