Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Real Madrid and Villarreal, taking place on Sunday, 17 December 2023, at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.
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Real Madrid, Recent FormReal Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Real Betis. Their share of possession in that meeting was 63%, while racking up 12 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Real Betis, who had 14 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Ancelotti will be delighted with his team's performances recently, having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games whilst conceding only 3. They have scored in 15 of their 16 games this season and recorded 8 clean sheets.
Their strong run of form at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 12 games in a row.
Rodrygo Silva da Goes will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 5 goals in the last 6 league outings for Real Madrid.
Villarreal, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 3-0 home defeat by Real Sociedad, Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. They came away from that fixture with a 51% share of the possession and clocked up 20 attempts on goal with 4 on target, in comparison to Real Sociedad, who managed 16 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
García Toral will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 13 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 10 goals they've managed to net. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but so far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 14 of their 16 games.
With 3 defeats and just 2 wins from their last 6 outings, this cannot be regarded as a good run of form.
On an individual basis, Gerard Moreno will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Villarreal's last 6 league games.
When these two teams last met in the league it was a 2-3 win for Villarreal.
Playing at home, Real Madrid have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Villarreal.
Villarreal has won the last 2 games they've played against Real Madrid in the league.
Gerard Moreno will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Villarreal against Real Madrid in this one, having netted 4 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Eduardo Camavinga (Ligament), Dani Carvajal (Calf), Thibaut Courtois (Cruciate ligament), Arda Güler (Muscle), Vinicius Júnior (Thigh), Éder Militão (Cruciate ligament) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (Broken foot) are all currently out of contention for this game.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral with Santi Comesaña (Ankle), Aïssa Mandi (Ankle), Alberto Moreno (Muscle) and Denis Suárez (Thigh) all unavailable for selection, and Yeremy Pino (Cruciate ligament) out for the rest of the season.
Real Madrid Playing at home | Villarreal Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.4 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 35' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 3.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.4 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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