Villarreal take on the visitors Anderlecht in the second leg of UEFA Conference League 1/8-finals. The first leg result: 1-1. The match will be played on Thursday, February 16th at Estadio de la Ceramica (Villarreal).
If you ask ten completely random football and betting enthusiasts about the favorite of this pair, at least nine will say that Villarreal was and remains the favorite. Yes, the Spaniards failed to win in Belgium (a 1-1 draw), but everything should fall into place in the return match. Villarreal seems to have survived its slump in the country's championship. In the last three rounds, they have won two victories: over Getafe (2-1), Almeria (2-0), and played a draw with a strong Betis team (1-1). A team that is fighting for a place in the top-5 of the Spanish La Liga must beat a mid-table team from the Belgian championship at home.
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In the current season, Anderlecht are exactly a mid-table team of the Belgian championship. In the national championship, the team is currently even outside the top-8 of the table and risks not even fighting for a place in the European cups in the future, let alone medals. Even taking into account the level of opponents in the Belgian league, Anderlecht suffered 12 defeats in 29 rounds. At home, the underdogs often surprise and perform well against obvious favorites on the international stage. But in most cases, they are unable to repeat their success away to modest teams. And now, I do not believe that Anderlecht in Spain will even be able to get at least a draw.
Everything is obvious in this match - Villarreal will not miss the opportunity to win on the second attempt over an opponent who is much inferior to them in class t. I suggest not making up anything for this match and betting modestly on the victory of the Spaniards. Even in La Liga, the "Yellow Submarine" has won most of its victories this season at home. And in 12 home matches, they have won 7 times. Villarreal calmly and ahead of schedule won their group in the CL, winning four victories in four matches. And only in the last two rounds did they allow themselves to relax. Anderlecht looked good in the tournament against the Romanian Steaua and the Danish Silkeborg. But in both matches, they lost to the classier West Ham. I think that even at the Estadio de la Ceramica stadium, the Belgians will lose to Villarreal.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win.
