Villarreal Form and Lineup
Marcelino has given Villarreal an ideal balance between iron discipline and vertical attacking play (+20 goal difference). At home the side look excellent, with only two defeats in 15 rounds — against Real Madrid (0:2) and Barcelona (0:2). Villarreal have conceded just 13 goals at the Ceramica and have kept five clean sheets there. The attack is not neglected either: over the season the team have scored 57 times (the third-best tally) and in 11 of their last 12 matches they have found the net.
Key Villarreal numbers:
In 10 of Villarreal's last 12 matches the bet Both teams to score – Yes has come in.
In six of their last seven home matches the hosts have conceded in the second half.
Marcelino's side win an average of just 3.8 corners per match (the worst figure in the league).
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Arnau Tenas — Alexander Freeman, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona — Tajon Buchanan, Dani Parejo, Pape Gueye, Alfonso Gonzalez — Nicolas Pepe, Tani Oluwaseyi.
Out: Juan Foyth, Logan Costa, Pau Cabanes, Santiago Mourino (injuries).
Celta Vigo Form and Lineup
In recent matches Giraldez's side have dropped off, with four defeats in their last six rounds and 13 goals conceded over that spell. The main problem for the visitors is their leaky defence: over 32 rounds they have let in 41 goals, more than any other club in the top seven of La Liga. However, Celta Vigo are the third-best team in the league based on away results (seven wins). Away to them, Real Madrid (2:0), Real Betis (1:1) dropped points and Barcelona only just escaped with a win (0:1).
Key Celta Vigo numbers:
Borja Iglesias has scored 11 goals this season but has failed to score in the last five rounds.
In six of their last seven matches the visitors have conceded in the first half.
Over the season Celta Vigo have collected 59 yellow cards (only Real Madrid and Barcelona have fewer).
Probable lineup (3-4-3): Ionut Radu — Javi Rodriguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso — Javi Rueda, Fer Lopez, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira — Pablo Duran, Ferran Jutgla, Hugo Alvarez.
Out: Miguel Roman (injury), Carl Starfelt, Mihailo Ristic, Carlos Dominguez (doubts).
