Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Villarreal and Celta Vigo, taking place on Wednesday, 20 December 2023, at The Estadio de la Cerámica in Villareal.
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Villarreal, Recent FormIn the aftermath of a 4-1 away mauling at the hands of Real Madrid, the Villarreal team will need to refocus and rebuild confidence among the team. Their share of possession in that meeting was 40%, while racking up 3 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target, in contrast to Real Madrid, who had 22 shots on goal with 9 on target.
Supremo Marcelino García Toral will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 15 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 8 goals they've managed to net. They've conceded a goal in each of their last 10 home games; however, overall they've scored in 15 of their 17 games this season.
With 4 defeats and just 1 victory in their last 6 league matches, they have had a poor run and will need to turn that around if they want to start climbing the table. If they want to get anywhere this season, they'll need to do something very quickly to fix their home form, having lost 6 of the first 9 league games at The Estadio de la Cerámica.
Having scored 5 goals in his last 6 league games for Villarreal, José Luis Morales will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Celta Vigo, Recent FormCelta Vigo will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 1-0 home win against Granada. They came away from that fixture with a 39% share of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target, in comparison to Granada, who managed 7 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 6 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 6, and leading to valuable points being dropped. So far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 14 of their 17 games.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 6 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
Goalscorer Jorgen Strand Larsen will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Celta Vigo.
It was not a positive ending for Celta Vigo last time they met Villarreal in the league, with the game ending in a 3-1 defeat.
Villarreal will be confident of finding the net in this one against Os Celestes, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 14 encounters between the two sides.
In the league, Villarreal has a good track record when they host Celta, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Gerard Moreno is on a hot scoring streak against Celta, having scored in each of Villarreal's last 3 meetings with them.
Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Santi Comesaña (Ankle), Francis Coquelin (Physical discomfort), Juan Foyth (Muscle), Matteo Gabbia (Muscle), Gerard Moreno (Muscle), Yeremy Pino (Cruciate ligament) and Denis Suárez (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Joseph Aidoo (Cruciate ligament) and Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Rafael Benítez will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Villarreal Playing at home | Celta Vigo Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 2.1 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 60' | Time first goal scored | 46' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 62' |
| 2.6 | Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-3 |
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