On Sunday, Villarreal faces Huesca for a La Liga Matchday 1 fixture. These two teams will want to win in order to start their season as well as possible.
Much better than during the last season, Villarreal posted very good things last year to the point of being able to believe for a while in a qualification in the Champions League. Finally, the Yellow Submarine missed the top 4 of this Liga for ten points all the same and was therefore satisfied with a 5th place and a ticket for the Europa League. This summer, Unai Emery’s men played 5 friendly matches for 3 defeats against Tenerife (2-3), Valencia (2-1) and Levante (1-2) last Saturday, for two wins against Cartagena (3 -1) and Real Sociedad (2-0).
Opposite, Huesca performed very well last year in the 2nd division. Relegated at the end of a very difficult season in 2018-2019, the Azulgranas rebounded very well in this championship and seized the league title by ahead of Cadiz by a small point. This summer, they played 3 friendly matches to prepare for their return to La Liga. After drawing against Espanyol (1-1), they won against Deportivo Alaves (1-2) and Sabadell (3-0).
Few major departures to report from Villarreal except that of the former Marseillais Anguissa who returned to Fulham and those of Alvaro Gonzalez (Marseille) and Toko Ekambi (Lyon) who have definitely left the club. On the other hand, midfielders Francis Coquelin and Dani Parejo arrived from Valencia. In addition, the very good goalkeeper from Montpellier Rulli will be responsible for guarding the cages and the promising Japanese winger has been loaned by Real Madrid. Very effective last year with 18 goals scored, the excellent Gerard Moreno will undoubtedly be lined up at the forefront with, in support, the playing master Santi Cazorla.
On the side of Huesca, some holders of last year returned to their club from which they had been loaned. This is the case of José Sua (Anderlecht), Datkovic (Lokomotiva), Dani Raba (Villarreal), Cristo (Udinese) and Miguelon (Villarreal). However, Gaston Silva (Independiante) and goalkeeper Andres Fernandez (Villarreal) arrived. Very prolific last year, the top scorers Okazaki (12 goals), Rafa Mir (9 goals) and Mikel Riko (7 goals) are still there.
The match will be played behind closed doors.
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
Despite his good momentum, the march should probably be too high for Huesca in this match. Villarreal victory!
Betting Tips: Villarreal
Odds: 1.60
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