Tournament: La Liga 21/22
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Date: Saturday, 12th February 2022
Time: 8:45 PM IST
When Real Madrid travels to Estadio de la Ceramica on Saturday to face Villarreal, they will be looking to make it back-to-back La Liga victories. Real Madrid are at the top of the league table with 53 points from 23 games but saw their lead reduced to 3 points after Sevilla won last night while Villarreal are 6th in the table with 35 points from 23 games. They have won 4 of their last 6 in the league and also managed to hold RM to a draw in the reverse fixture.
Villarreal:
Geronimo Rulli (gk); Alfonso Pedraza, Pau Torres, Raul Albiol, Juan Foyth; Manu Trigueros, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue; Alberto Moreno, Arnaut Danjuma, Samuel Chukwueze.
Real Madrid:
Thibaut Courtois (gk); Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Jose Nacho; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Vinicius Junior, Isco, Marco Asensio.
Villarreal:
Arnaut Danjuma is a good forward pick with Moreno potentially missing out. Danjuma has 5 goals and 2 assists in the league this season and averages 2.8 shots per game.
Manu Trigueros is a great midfield pick. Trigueros has 5 goals and 3 assists in the league this season and averages 1.3 shots per game. He also averages 1.5 tackles per game.
Juan Foyth is a good defensive pick from a backline that has kept back-to-back clean sheets. The Argentine also averages a team-leading 2.9 tackles per game to go with 1 interception per game.
Real Madrid:
Vinicius Junior is a great option for the attack from Real Madrid with Benzema out once again. Vinicius has 12 goals and 5 assists in the league this season and averages 2.5 shots per game. He also averages 1.8 key passes per game.
Casemiro can be a good option for the midfield. He has 3 assists in the league this season and averages 1.4 shots per game. He also averages 3 tackles per game.
Defensively, Eder Militao is a great option. Militao has 1 goal and 2 assists in the league this season and averages 1.6 tackles per game. He also averages 1.7 interceptions per game.
Must-haves:
Worth a shot:
Vinicius Junior: Vinicius Junior is a great captaincy pick as he returns from suspension. He has 2 goals to go with 1 assist in the last 2 league games and can generate big returns here.
Marco Asensio: Marco Asensio is a good captaincy alternative for this match. He scored their only goal in the last league game and poses a significant goal threat here.
* All Statistics are collected from whoscored.com.
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