Within the fifth round of the Spanish football championship, Villarreal will host the Catalonian team Espanyol at their home ground. Bookmakers are on the future hosts side in the couple, the Yellow Submarine, which didn’t start this season well, but in the last three matches the future hosts only won. Villarreal have high goals, therefore there is no doubt, that the team will play exclusively for the win.
In four matches of the Spanish championship, Villarreal managed to win two games with two draw. The losses happened in the matches against Levante and Real Sociedad away, the victories in a domestic match against Betis, 3:1, and an away game with Alaves, 3:1. Besides, the Submarine managed to defeat Astana 3:1 within the first round of the Europa League.
Espanyol achieved their first victory this season in the last round of the Spanish championship. The win was registered in the match against Celta from Vigo city with a score of 2:1. Before that, the Catalonians lost to Barcelona, 0:5, Leganes 0:1 and had a draw with Sevilla, 1:1. The future guests are situated on the 16th position in Primera’s tournament table. The team has four points in the asset. There is a three-point handicap from the relegation zone, in which Deportivo, Malaga and Alaves are situated.
Villareal have always been a domestic team, the team needs to gain some points, which were lost at the start, therefore one may expect maximum activity and performance only for the win from Villarreal.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win
