Villarreal vs Elche Prediction & Betting Tips (8 March)

One day before the final sprint of this La Liga campaign, Villarreal is losing strength at the worst of times. Since its defeat against Betis on 17/01 2-0, Villarreal have lost three times in their last seven performances in the elite. Against Real Madrid 0-2, on the pitch of Getafe 2-1 and Barcelona last weekend 4-1. This defeat for Barcelona hurts the Yellow Submarine who had just given themselves a boost of fresh air with two successive successes against Levante 0-1 and Valencia at home 2-1. Now Marcelino's men are fourth in La Liga with 51 points.

Tied with Atlético in 3rd and eight lengths ahead of Bétis in 6th. For its part, since its defeat at home against Villarreal in early January 1-3, Elche has had a series of poor performances in the league. In the standings, the Franjiverdes have only fallen and are now 17th, whereas we were talking about a team in the first half of the table just a few weeks ago. Last weekend, drawing at home against Espanyol Barcelona 2-2, Elche recorded a ninth match without success in La Liga after defeats at Bilbao 2-1, at Real Sociedad 3-1, for the reception of FC Barcelona 1-3 and at Levante 3-2. 

Once again, Marcelino (coach) will have to cope without the injured Kambwala, Logan Costa, Pau Cabanes, the starting central defender Juan Foyth and the emblematic Gerard Moreno (7 goals in 12 appearances this season in La Liga). On the other hand, Buchanan (5 goals in La Liga), midfielders Partey, Parejo, Comesana and Pape Gueye will be available as will Alberto Moleiro (9 goals, 4 assists in La Liga), Ayoze Perez (Spanish international) and former Ligue 1 players: Georges Mikautadze (ex-Lyon, 8 goals, 4 assists in La Liga) and Nicolas Pepe (ex-Lille). Elche is still missing starting right back Hector Fort, who is seriously injured. Suspended for the reception of Espanyol Barcelona, ​​Yago Santiago (substitute) should remain ineligible. Rafa Mir, scorer against Espanyol, scored his 7th goal of the season in La Liga.

Offensively, he is perfectly supported by Alvaro Rodriguez (5 goals, 4 assists) and Andre Silva (ex-Leipzig, 6 goals in La Liga). The probable line-ups for Villarreal - Elche: Villarreal: Junior - Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Cardona - Pepe, Gueye, Comesana, Moleiro - Mikautadze, Perez.Elche: Dituro - Tete, Chust, Affengruber, Bigas, Valera - Febas, Aguado, Cepeda - Rodriguez, Mir. 

• Summary: Villarreal played against Elche in 1 matches this season. Currently, Villarreal rank 4th, while Elche hold 17th position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating based on numerous data factors.
• Villarreal Feedinco Rating: 6.85
• Elche Feedinco Rating: 6.83