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Valladolid take on the visitors Villarreal in the round 1 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, August 13th at Estadio José Zorrilla (Valladolid).
Valladolid are back in the LaLiga. They left the country's top flight a year earlier. And then the picture was not particularly rosy for the “puselanos”. The majority owner, Ronaldo, has repeatedly stated that the project needs to play in La Liga in order to stay afloat, and “one floor below” could simply not find funding. And then there's the legendary Brazilian decided to invest in his first serious club, Cruzeiro, in his homeland! However, the new coach, Pacheta, was correctly chosen. This intelligent, although not very well-known specialist managed to take 2nd place in the Segunda, and directly return his new wards to the top division of Spain. Another question is whether there is enough potential now to gain a foothold at this level? The squad was replenished with experienced Escuderos, Asenjo, Ivan Sanchez, money was found to purchase Monchu and Gonzalo Plata. But still, this is one of the most modest teams in the current La Liga.
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Villarreal played the previous 2 years under the leadership of Unai Emery. This is a rather specific, although, of course, a talented and quite successful specialist. Its trick is that teams often play more successfully in relegation matches, in European competitions. Heading the "yellow submarine", he won the Europa League - once again for himself, but for the team it was the first serious trophy in history. Last season, the Submarines repeated their best result in the Champions League, being eliminated only in the semi-finals. The Spaniards knocked out Juventus and Bayern, but capitulated to Liverpool. At the same time, in the LaLiga, Villarreal again lost ground. Only 7th place, which means that the ambitious club will make its debut in the Conference League in the fall. But, perhaps, finally, the focus will be shifted to Example, where the goal has long been to rise to the top 4? It is curious that, getting rid of experienced players (Iborra, Asenjo, Peña, Moi Gomez, even the captain, Mario Gaspar), in the summer they recruited mostly older players: Femenia, Jose Luis Morales. And Pepe Reina, who returned to where he started.
Valladolid cannot win in head-to-heads since 2018: 3 losses and 2 draws. In the 2020/2021 season, which ended with the relegation of Puselanos, Villarreal scored a maximum of 6 points with him. Bookmakers are considered the visitors as the favorites. They must be as motivated as possible to succeed in this season and set up from the very start to score maximum points. Agree with the experts and bet on the visitors.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win.
