Villarreal vs R. Oviedo Prediction & Betting Tips (15 August)

Villarreal will return to the Champions League this season following his beautiful 5th place in La Liga last season. It will not be long ago to win in the championship since after three days played, the international break will take place and on its return, the games will be linked every three days with the start of the Champions League. The yellow submarine participated in no less than eight friendly meetings during the offseason for an unforgiving assessment of a single victory acquired, but against Arsenal all the same 2-3. There are three setbacks against Sporting 1-0, the Genoa 1-3 and lastly, last weekend against Aston Villa 0-2. The Real Oviedo is back in the Spanish elite after more than 24 years of scarcity! Indeed, Oviedo had been relegated in the 2000-01 season and had no longer played the slightest match in the elite of Iberian football.

Last season, the teammates of the eternal Santi Cazorla had to go through the Playoffs of accession to the Liga and they rose at the top level by performing a small comeback in the final against mirands. After losing in the first leg 1-0, the Asturias residents caught up with their delay and overflown their counterparts 3-1 AD. The objective will obviously be the maintenance for carboyes which have won only one of their six preparation games, against Cultural Leonesa 1-0. Last weekend, it was a score of parity against Leganes 0-0 in the wake of a defeat against Corogne 1-2. 

This summer, Villarreal lost one of his best scorers in the person of Barry. The French International Hope has signed up in Everton. In addition, the creative environment Alex Baena has signed up at Atlético Madrid. Loaned to Girona last season, Arnaut Danjuma has just been sold in Valencia while aging Eric Bailly and Raul Albiol have not been extended and Kiko Femenia (right side) signed freely to Getafe. In the arrival department, the environment was reinforced with the signing of Thomas Partey (Arsenal) and Alberto Moleiro (16 million, Las Palmas). The talented Santiago Mourino (Atlético Madrid, 10 million) and Rafa Marin (Napoli, loan) signed up to fill departures in the heart of the defensive line. Very little seen last year, the young Cameroonian Eyong could get more playing time, especially as the top scorer in the Liga workforce last season Ayoze Perez (19 goals) would be injured in the same way as the Habwala Tricolor and the former Toulousain Logan Costa. Prêté by Villarreal at Real Oviedo for the season, the offensive Alex Fores will not be eligible to evolve today (term Ready) and will have to wait until next weekend to make its debut in Liga. Excluded during the return match of the final dam against mirands, the central defender holder David Costas will serve his suspension this evening. The French winger Hassan remains uncertain while the experienced defender Lemos is always convalescent of his breakdown of the crossed ligaments (return scheduled for September, at best). There were departures during the offseason with in particular those on loan from Daniel Paraschiv (3 goals, 2 passes in D2 last year) and an old man from the Maison du Sousmarin Jaune Alberto del Moral (Cordoba in D2).

Author of 9 goals two years ago, Paulino de la Fuente strongly disappointed last season and was not preserved, any more than the French goalkeeper Quentin Braat (Rodez) and the midfielder Jaime Seoane (3 goals in the league last year). The two major departures are those of the holders Santiago Colombatto (4 goals, 3 assists in 43 league appearances last year) and the goalscorer Alemao (14 pawns, 4 pancakes). Already at the club last year in the form of a loan, the 24 -year -old Moroccan Chaira (8 achievements, 3 passes) was definitively enrolled from Girona. Besides the latter, the replacement porter of Atlético Madrid Moldovan Horatiu signed in the form of a loan while 2 million were paid to recruit Luka Ilic (12 goals with the Belgrade red star last season). Offensively, the Venezuelan superstar Salomon Rondon (Pachuca, loan) has committed. Passed by Troyes, the tricolor environment Brandon Domingues arrived in the form of a transfer, while the excellent Alberto Reina midfielder (mirands, 7 goals, 4 offerings in D2 last year) was free. The probable compositions for Villarreal - Real Oviedo: Villarreal: L.Junior - Mourino, Foyth, Marin, Cardona - Pepe, Papejo, Yeremi Pino - Gerard Moreno, Eyong.real Oviedo: Escandell - N.vidal, Luengo, Calvo, Alhassane - Sibo, Reina - Hassan or Domingues, Ilic, Chaira - Rondon or Vinas. 

• Summary: Villarreal is going head to head with Real Oviedo starting on 15 Aug 2025 at 19:30 UTC at Estadio de la Ceramica stadium, Villarreal city, Spain. The match is a part of the LaLiga .
• Villarreal Feedinco Rating: 6.97
• R. Oviedo Feedinco Rating: 6.89