Villarreal v Alavés Betting Tips [22 December 2021]

Villarreal host Alaves on Matchday eighteen of the La Liga at the El Madrigal. The hosts are currently placed eleventh in the league and have notched up twenty points from the first seventeen fixtures while the visitors are eighteenth with fifteen points from their seventeen games so far. Villarreal have underperformed a bit so far in the current season and will be hoping to get their way up the table especially after a decent run of recent results. They come into the game with a four-game winning streak across all competitions. Villarreal have been scoring goals with ease, especially since they have scored at least two goals in each of their last four games. As a result, they have had over 2.5 goals in five out of their last seven matches.

Alaves might not have a great recent track record as Villarreal but have been amongst high scoring matches as well. They have had no clean sheets in their last four matches and also have had over 2.5 goals in six out of their last eight matches. However, it is to be noted that Alaves are winless in their last four matches, which provides an automatic advantage for Villarreal. Each of the last eight meetings between the two teams have had over 2.5 goals, indicating that a goal-fest is nothing less than highly likely yet again.

While Villarreal do look like a side with a greater form than Alaves, the heart of the matter is that the two sides have indulged in high scoring results in their last few matches. We are going for over 2.5 goals in this fixture.