Villarreal vs Elche CF Ilicitano

VILLARREAL, Spain (Interstat) — Villarreal will host Elche CF Ilicitano on Saturday at Estadio de la Cerámica in a soccer match that brings together two clubs with different records across all competitions. Villarreal will be the home team and Elche CF Ilicitano the visiting team.

Villarreal enters the match with a 3-4-2 record. The home side has won three, lost four and drawn two. Villarreal’s most recent result was a 3-1 home win over Napoli. Santiago Mourino is a player to watch for Villarreal. In that match, Mourino played 90 minutes and scored one goal. T. Oluwaseyi also scored in 27 minutes, and Georges Mikautadze scored in 64 minutes while receiving a yellow card. Villarreal’s other results this season include a loss at Real Madrid, a home win over Levante, a road win at Malaga, a home loss to Betis, a home loss to Dep. A Coruna, a road loss at Alaves, a draw at Club Atletico de Madrid and a draw at Real Racing.

Elche CF Ilicitano enters with a 1-4-4 record. The visiting side has won one, lost four and drawn four. Elche’s most recent result was a 0-0 draw with Celta Vigo. Earlier this season, Elche defeated Espanyol 3-1. The club also recorded draws against Athletic, Dep. A Coruna and Celta Vigo. Elche’s losses came against RM Castilla, Real Sociedad, Real Racing and FC Barcelona. Elche’s draw with Celta Vigo followed a 3-1 win at Espanyol, a 3-2 home loss to RM Castilla, scoreless and 1-1 draws at Athletic, a 3-2 home loss to Real Sociedad, a 3-2 loss at Real Racing, a 5-0 home loss to FC Barcelona and a 1-1 draw at Dep. A Coruna. The match at Estadio de la Cerámica will be played in Villarreal. Elche CF Ilicitano will play on the road.

After this match, Villarreal is scheduled to face Valencia, Espanyol, Getafe, FC Barcelona, Celta, Real Sociedad, Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna, Sevilla and Athletic. Elche CF Ilicitano is scheduled to face Rayo Vallecano, Valencia, Betis, Levante, Club Atletico de Madrid, Osasuna, Sevilla, Alaves and Malaga. Villarreal’s next 10 fixtures include five home matches and five road matches. Elche CF Ilicitano’s next 10 fixtures include four home matches and six road matches.

Santiago Mourino remains a player to watch for Villarreal. His most recent performance against Napoli included 90 minutes and one goal. Elche CF Ilicitano will seek a result against the home side.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Villarreal 2, Elche CF Ilicitano 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Villarreal with a 90.3 percent probability to win.