Villarreal will be seeking their first win in the league since December as they go to the Jose Zorilla against Real Valladolid on the Clemente Sanchez ticket.
Yellow Submarine is fourth in the La Liga log and comes into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw against Getafe, while Real Valladolid is 18th in the La Liga log and comes into the game on the back of a 3-2 victory against Alaves.
Real Valladolid was able to record a second La Liga win on 18th October against Alaves, winning the match 3-2, placing them 18th in the league table with 8 points from their first 10 games.
The Whites and Violets earned their spot in this level by finishing the previous season at the second place in the Segunda Division and there has been some encouraging performance in this campaign but what is of major worry is the poor…
The Pezzolano team has scored only ten goals and has conceded 21 in their 10 matches, and it can be said that they have the worst defense in the division; they shall have to make their defense considerably better if they want to survive in the top tier of the tournament this season.
The fact that Real Valladolid have been worsting their last two league home games to Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano is an inorganic facet, as Villarreal has been the better team with three wins, one draw, and a loss to their credit in the five away league fixtures in the 2024-25 La Liga season.
The last game that took place in April 2023, Villarreal had their encounter with Valladolid, which ended in the latter coming out as a 2-1 winner. However, in the last six records to date, Villarreal have had four of their successes against Valladolid in their latest confrontations in La Liga.
Marcelino will lead a team that came in eighth in La Liga last season-a season that will be remembered as a failure-and though no major movement is expected, the goal for the current season will be to get back into Europe for the 2025-26 season.
Villarreal started the season very well and is positioned fourth in the table so far with 18 points earned from the played 10 games. The above-mentioned team earned one point from the last two games against Real Madrid and Getafe.
Villarreal leads second-placed Real Madrid by six points and the leaders, Barcelona, by nine, but the Yellow Submarine are only two points behind third-placed Atletico Madrid.
With 18 goals and 18 assists this season, Marcelino's club has been the league's entertainment. At this advanced stage of the season, Villarreal actually has the joint-third-worst defensive record.
Cesar de la Hoz's back problem will certainly rule him out of Real Valladolid's weekend plans, while Victor Meseguer and Cenk Ozkacar also look likely to miss.
With the 4-4-2 formation likely to employ Mamadou Sylla and Selim Amallah in the last third of the pitch, head coach Pezzolano may name a starting XI that is largely the same as the one that took to the pitch against Alaves at the opening whistle last time out. Also, the banned Lucas Rosa, against Alaves the last time out will be back in the team.