Aston Villa vs Villarreal Prediction: Expect a bright and productive football

Prediction for the match between Aston Villa and Villarreal, which will take place on December 15. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Aston Villa began the current season under Steven Gerrard, but after 11 games, the coach was fired. During this time, his charges managed only two wins, three draws, and six losses. The defeat of the Lions at home to Fulham 0:3 was the most crucial match of the season, after which the club's management started looking for a new head coach. Unai Emery became the new manager, under whose guidance the Bordeaux-Blues played only two games in the EPL, but both times they managed to win: against MU - 3:1 and Brighton - 2:1. It was enough to climb up to 12th place in the standings.

Villarreal has made tremendous progress in recent years. In the season 2020/21, they won the Europa League, and the following year reached the semifinals of the Champions League. The main person responsible for these feats was Unai Emery, who worked well with the Spanish side until the end of October this season, but then went off to England. The experienced Enrique Setien became the new manager of the Yellow and Blue team, but so far, he has not managed to keep the results at the same level. In three games in the Primera, his new charges scored one victory and two defeats, dropping to ninth place in the standings.

Aston Villa continues to prepare for the renewal of the squad almost in the main lineup. The only absentee is Emiliano Martinez, who reached the 2022 World Cup finals with Argentina, but he has an experienced replacement - Robin Olsen. Furthermore, Unai Emery, who previously worked with Villarreal and enjoyed tremendous success, has recently become the new coach of the Bordeaux-Blues. Undoubtedly, it will be necessary for the Spanish coach to beat his former team, even in a friendly game. You can bet on Aston Villa's victory for 2.10.

Aston Villa recently shows time after time bright and productive football. In the previous nine matches involving the team in all tournaments, there were reached a total of 30 goals (3.33 on average per game). Villarreal isn't bored without Unai Emery either, with 19 goals scored (6.33 on average per game) in their last three encounters. In their meeting, we have the right to expect from the teams a cheerful game, and the best option for the prediction seems to be a total over 3.5 goals for 2.62. In addition, it is worth paying attention to the bet on the total over 1.5 goals in the first half for 2.4.

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