Villarreal will take on Hajduk Split in the UEFA Conference League playoffs round. The game will be played at Estadio de la Cerámica and will kick off at 21:00 CET on Thursday, August 18th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, and our Villarreal vs Hajduk Split prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker ratings: Prediction one: Villarreal goals handicap (-1.5) – 1.83
Bookmaker ratings: Prediction two: Both to score – No – 1.68
After a three-match winning streak, Villarreal are the clear favorites to win this match.
We expect them to cover goals handicap (-1.5) outcome in this match.
Unai Emery’s side are on top form, as they are undefeated in their last ten games.
Playing on home soil will be a huge advantage for the Spanish side. Therefore, we think Villarreal will keep a clean sheet in this match.
After reaching to UEFA Champions League semi-final last season, Villarreal will kick off their new European season in UEFA Conference League.
The Spanish team manager Unai Emery has underlined his status as a master of the UEFA Europa League. He won three consecutive editions of that competition with Sevilla in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and a fourth title with Villarreal in 2021. Now, Emery has an opportunity to clinch a new trophy.
Meanwhile, Villarreal kicked off their new La Liga campaign with a confident away win (3:0) against Valladolid.
Although the loss against Vitoria Guimaraes (1:0), Hajduk Split advanced through to the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff on aggregate 3-2 after they won the first leg 3-1 in Croatia.
However, Valdas Dambrauskas’s men failed to bounce back in their previous HNL match, as they were beaten by Dinamo Zagreb last weekend (1:4).
They will meet for the first time in an official match
The hosts are missing Alberto Moreno and Arnaut Danjuma, while Etienne Capoue is suspended.
As for the visitors, there are no reported injuries or suspensions
Villarreal: Rulli; Pedraza, Torres, Albiol, Foyth, Morlanes, Parejo, Baena, Chukwueze, Moreno, Morales
Hajduk Split: Kalinic; Borevkovic, Awaziem, Simic, Grgic, Atanasov, Colina, Lovrencsics, Krovinovic, Biuk, Livaja
The hosts are overwhelming favorites to win this game. If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “Villarreal to win” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.26 at 22Bet.
They will meet for the first time in an official match
This fixture will be played at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
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