Villarreal vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Villarreal v Maccabi Tel Aviv
UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2024
Starts at 20pm UK
Venue: Estadio Ceramica, Villarreal

For the third consecutive week, we have plenty of action in the Europa League on Thursday night. Villarreal lead Group I with a maximum of six points from the first two games.

Can they win third in a row and likely seal a playoff berth?

Yellow Submarine hosts champion Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv, and everyone is looking forward to another great performance.

Bookmakers marked the Spanish side as the big favorites with a quote price of 1,45. The chances of visitors bothering are very low, with a rate of 6,50.

Villarreal vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Head-to-head

Villarreal have faced Maccabi Tel Aviv twice so far and have failed to secure a single win, losing one match. Both meetings took place in the 2017 season of the Europa League. The match in Israel ended goalless, while Yellow Submarine lost 0-1 at home.

The only time Maccabi has faced any other Spanish team besides Villarreal was at Tenerife in 1996, losing that UEFA Cup game 3-4 on aggregate.

Villarreal vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction

Unai Emery is doing a great job as Villarreal coach in the first few months of the new season. The team has been performing very well in La Liga, and is currently in third place with 15 points from eight games. The only defeat he suffered was against Barcelona at Camp Nou.

As far as their most recent form is concerned, Yellow Submarine have four wins from their last five matches in all competitions.

The strike duo of Paco Alcacer and Gerard Moreno is super efficient, scoring a total of seven domestic goals. Carlos Bacca is still trying to regain his old form and has yet to score in LaLiga.

Maccabi Tel Aviv also have six points from their first two matches, beating Qarabag and Sivasspor. These games are taking their toll on the national scene for not winning their last two games. We don't think they will avoid their first EL defeat this Thursday in Spain.

Villarreal vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Betting Tips

• HT/FT home win at 2,25

• Villarreal scored 2,25 in both halves.