Valencia vs Villarreal
Valencia will host Villarreal in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. With a pretty convincing victory in the first leg, then the match in the second leg could be said to be just a formality match for El Che.
Valencia have a very big chance to qualify for the semifinals, because when they travel to Villarreal headquarters in the first leg they win 1–3. The difference between 2 goals and the creation of 3 away goals is a distinct advantage for El Che, in addition to playing in his own home in this second leg, Valencia’s move will be much easier.
Valencia’s performance was quite good lately. Reflecting on Valencia’s last five matches in all competitions, they packed four wins where two were strong opponents namely Sevilla and Real Madrid. While the defeat suffered when against Rayo Vallecano.
On the other hand, Villarreal whose appearance in the domestic game is very bad this season when compared to last season which could finish in 5th place. At present Villarreal is only able to collect 33 points and is dying on the bottom struggling away from the red zone.
Villarreal’s move to penetrate the last four of this competition is likely to end in this phase. With an inconsistent appearance throughout the season, chasing a deficit of 2 goals is clearly not going to be easy. Villarreal also seems to prefer to focus on La Liga so as not to be relegated at the end of the season.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.73