Villarreal hosts Huesca in round 1 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, September 13th at Estadio de la Ceramica (Villarreal)
A new coach took charge of Villarreal in mid-July. This time the trust was given to Unai Emery. And probably the coach has not fully fit into the realities of his new team yet. It somehow sluggishly held test matches before the championship. The Yellow Submarine lost three out of five games. Okay, it lost to Valencia (by the way, Emery coached it for four years), but there was also a defeat to the representative of the Segunda, Tenerife, which took 12th place at the end of the last championship. Villarreal conceded in all friendly matches, except for the last one. Moreover, goals also flew into the net of the Yellows in eight of the last ten meetings.
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Having won the last Segunda draw, Huesca returned to LaLiga after a one-year break. The team spent the preparatory stage much more confidently than the upcoming opponent did. The Catalans did not suffer a single defeat in four test matches. Two of them were won. And they scored in each of four games. Sabadell, Alaves and Real Sociedad conceded even more than one goal. I would like to add that Huesca has scored in the last 17 matches in a row.
Villarreal is considered a favorite in the match against the newcomer to the league. But why? In the offseason, the Yellow Submarine did not impress with anything special. It was not very active in the transfer market. The team did not show any coaching innovations. In the season before last, Huesca and Villarreal tied in both matches. And the Catalans scored in both of them. It is on this fact that it is worth stopping your attention. I have already mentioned how many Huesca scored and Villarreal conceded. Emery's men are not particularly reliable in defense. They conceded in 22 out of 38 rounds of the last championship. Huesca will probably have to fight to maintain a place in the league, but it may well start the tournament with surprises. And it is quite capable of scoring a goal in the opening game because the Submarine is not so formidable.
Prediction for the match: Huesca to score over 0.5 goals
