Villarreal come up against visiting team Leganés at The Estadio de la Cerámica in the La Liga tie on Wednesday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Villarreal v Leganés can all be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Villarreal
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Villarreal fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 4-2 La Liga victory versus Osasuna.
In that game, Villarreal had 44% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Villarreal, the goals were scored by Ayoze Pérez (2', 39'), Thierno Barry (33') and Nicolas Pépé (71'). At the other end, Osasuna got 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Rubén García (66') and Aimar Oroz (81') scored for Osasuna.
Marcelino García Toral's Villarreal have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 9 times over their prior 6 outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 8.
Leganés
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Last time out, Leganés drew 2-2 in the La Liga tie with Sevilla.
In that game, Leganés managed 43% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Leganés, the scorers were Munir El Haddadi (7') and Javi Hernández (73'). Sevilla got 25 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Kike Salas (21') and Isaac Romero (70') scored for Sevilla.
Looking at their form, and Leganés have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. In defence, Leganés have clearly had some problems. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this game, of course.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 17/04/2018 shows us that Villarreal have won 5 of these games & Leganés 1, with the tally of draws being 0.
An aggregate of 20 goals were scored between them in this period, with 14 from El Submarino Amarillo and 6 for Leganés. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.
The last league meeting featuring these sides was La Liga match day 18 on 22/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Leganés 2-5 Villarreal.
On that occasion, Leganés managed 36% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorers were Seydouba Cissé (6') and Dani Raba (33').
At the other end, Villarreal had 18 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Thierno Barry (16', 45', 65'), Gerard Moreno (92') and Pau Cabanes (98') scored.
The match was refereed by Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz.
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Team News: Villarreal
There aren’t many personnel worries, with just a single fitness concern for the Villarreal boss Marcelino García Toral to be concerned about from a near full-strength group of players. Ilias Akhomach (Cruciate ligament injury) will miss out.
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Team News: Leganés
Leganés manager Borja Jiménez has multiple availability issues to deal with. Enric Franquesa (Cruciate ligament injury) and Borna Barisic (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
We envisage that Villarreal look likely to create the chances to score more than once when they come up against Leganés, who will be up against it finding the net themselves.
Our selection here is for a comfortable 2-0 winning score for Villarreal at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match on the WDW market, staking on Villarreal is available for 1.33, backing the draw is 5 and taking a punt on the winner to be Leganés can get you 9. They’re the most competitive prices on offer at the moment.
Renata Leite,
10:26 10/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Villarreal
Formed: 1923
Stadium: The Estadio de la Cerámica (23,008)
Captain: Raúl Albiol
Chairman: Fernando Roig
Manager: Marcelino García Toral
Competitions: La Liga position 5
⭐ Star Player: Álex Baena
Typically used in the Left Wing position, Álex Baena was born in Roquetas de Mar, Spain. Having made a first senior appearance for Villarreal in the 2019 - 2020 season, the talented Forward has got 6 league goals in the LaLiga 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 28 appearances.