Match details:

La Liga, Spain, 2020-21
Real Madrid vs Villarreal
Estadio Alfredo di Stefano, Madrid
Date. May 22, 2021
Kick-off: 09:30 pm IST

Preview:

Real Madrid will host the match week 38 game of the La Liga against Villarreal at Estadio Alfredo di Stefano, Madrid in Spain. In the last encounter, Real Madrid secured an easy 1-0 win against Athletic Bilbao and are currently placed at the 2nd spot on the points table. On the other hand, Villarreal also succeeded to secure an astonishing 4-0 win against Sevilla and are currently standing at the 7th position on the points table.

After analyzing the recent form and statistics of these two sides, host Real Madrid are the clear favorites to secure the win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current Form (W-D-L)

Real Madrid: DWDWW

Villarreal: LWLWW

Head to Head record:

Real Madrid: 9
Villarreal: 2
Draw: 8

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Real Madrid

Lucas Vazquez (Injured), Daniel Carvajal (Injured), Ferland Mendy (Injured), Toni Kroos, Eden Hazard

Villarreal

Vicente Iborra (Injured), Juan Foyth (Doubtful), Samuel Chukwueze (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-up:

Real Madrid (4-3-3) 

Courtois, Nacho, Ramos, Varane, Militao, Valverde, Casemiro, Modric, Junior, Benzema, Rodrygo

Villarreal(4-3-3) 

Asenjo, Gaspar, Albiol, Torres, Estupinan, Parejo, Capoue, Trigueros, Moreno, Bacca, Gomez

Top picks:

Karim Benzema: Real Madrids winger has scored 22 goals and claimed 8 assists in the La Liga this season. He has an average of 3.6 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 85. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Gerard Moreno: Villarreals attacking forward has scored 23 goals and provided his assistance in 6 goals in the La Liga this season. He has an average of 3.0 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 70. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Casemiro: Real Madrids attacking midfielder has scored 6 goals and 4 assists in the La Liga this season. He has an average of 1.4 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 84. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Carlos Bacca: Villarreals attacking forward has scored 5 goals in the La Liga this season. He has an average of 0.9 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 64. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Karim Benzema, Gerard Moreno, Casemiro, Carlos Bacca, Luka Modric

Grand League score prediction:

Home 1-2 Away
Home 2-1 Away
Home 1-0 Away
Home 0-1 Away
Home 1-1 Away
Home 0-0 Away

Score prediction for the Small League:

Real Madrid (1-1) Villarreal

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.