Villarreal vs. Elche CF 9/22/21 LaLiga Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Villarreal is welcoming Elche CF to Estadio de la Ceramica in round 6 of the Spanish LaLiga. Villarreal can’t seem to find a way to end their struggles, and they are now without a win in their last 12 games, but they haven’t lost any of their last 5 games. Elche is in slightly better form, but they have also won only 1 of their last 5 games.

Villarreal is a good team, a great team with a lot of talented players, which they proved last season, but nothing is going their way so far this season. Villarreal is on a 5-game draw streak, and they have been showing some signs of life, but not enough. In their last game against Mallorca on the road, Villarreal was the dominant team with 66% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 1 corner kick, 2 big chances created, and 86% of the correct passes. Despite all the chances and dominance, Villarreal wasn’t able to score a goal, and this game has ended in a 0-0 draw. Villarreal has scored only 2 goals, but they have also conceded only 2 goals, and they are in 14^th place with 4 points. Danjuma and Trigueros have each scored 1 goal for Villarreal so far this season. There is no injured player for Villarreal, but there are a few questionable players who should be ready for this game. I guess we can consider not losing the last 5 games good news, but I think it’s time for Villarreal to get their first win.

Elche is doing a solid job, especially after considering they are the newcomer to LaLiga. Elche is now in 12^th place with 6 points, 3 scored goals, and 3 conceded goals. So far, Elche has lost only 1 game, and that was a few weeks ago in round 2. Perez is the leading goalscorer for Elche with 2 goals, while Roco has added 1 goal. Fidel and Mojica have each added 1 assist. Verdu is suspended because of the yellow cards, while there aren’t any injured players in Elche. Elche was hosting Levante in their latest game, and they were solid with 54% of ball possession, 2 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and a high 87% of the correct passes. Elche was the better team here, and they have had the lead since the 33^rd minute. Unfortunately for Elche, they conceded in the 55^th minute, and this game has ended in a 1-1 draw. I’m glad for Elche, I hope they can secure their LaLiga status, but it will be a tough season.

As I’ve mentioned, Villarreal hasn’t won any of their last 12 games, but they haven’t lost to Elche in their last 4 home games. I think it’s time for Villarreal to win a game, and I think Elche is ripe for that. I’m taking Villarreal.