Villarreal hosts Real Madrid at the Estadio de la Ceramica in a fixture from the 37th round of Spanish La Liga. Let’s see what we can tell you in our Predicting correct scores in football matches.
Let’s start with the hosts here. Villarreal are currently holding their place in La Liga’s Top 8. The Yellow Submarine are 8th in the standings with 51 points. They are currently three points behind the 7th Real Sociedad. Marcelino’s team is showing a good form lately – four wins in the last five matches.
In their last match Villarreal faced the season’s sensation Girona and achieved an impressive 1-0 win in Catalunya. The only goal in the game was scored after an hour of playing when Bertrand Traore put the ball in the net behind Paulo Gazzaniga.
Villarreal finished the game with a red card, though. Their right back Kiko Femenia was sent off in the last few minutes of the match. Femenia won’t be available against Madrid on Sunday.
Real Madrid celebrated their league title and now they are focusing on facing Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final. Games like this one could be a good practice for Carlo Ancelotti’s team to prepare for the final.
For Real Madrid this season is over in La Liga, so Ancelotti could be making as many changes as he wants. Thibaut Courtois is expected to start on goal again while Fran Garcia, Dani Ceballos, Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz and Joselu could be starting as well.
Jude Bellingham still has a chance to win the Pichichi award for La Liga best goalscorer. He’s currently just one goal behind Girona’s Artem Dovbyk. Bellingham has scored 19 goals since the beginning of the campaign.
That’s the Predicting correct scores in football matches for the La Liga clash between Villarreal and Real Madrid on Sunday. Good luck!