Villarreal Aims to Capitalize on Supercopa Week

Villarreal is looking to seize the opportunity to close the gap with the top teams in the league during the Supercopa week. The Yellow Submarine aims to maintain their strong home advantage, having only allowed Barcelona to secure a league victory at La Cerámica. Alavés, on the other hand, hopes to spring a surprise and overcome their current streak of disappointing results.

The Villarreal squad kicked off the year with a win against Elche and today has a significant chance to continue their solid form in LaLiga. Coach Marcelino welcomes back Renato Veiga, Buchanan, and Partey, although minimal changes are expected from the team that triumphed over Elche last weekend. The impressive performance of Moleiro, who has scored seven goals, along with the promising display from Mikautadze in the last league match, are vital for leading Villarreal’s attacking play.

Coudet’s side has struggled, having left a lackluster impression in their draw against Oviedo, and today presents them with a chance to rectify their situation after accruing only four points in their last seven matches. The Argentine manager continues to enforce disciplinary actions against Mariano and Diarrá. Furthermore, Denis Suárez is unavailable due to an agreement made during his transfer, alongside Protesoni, who was sent off against Oviedo. Guevara and Guridi are vying for positions in the midfield, while the absence of Boyé suggests that Toni Martínez will likely take the lead in the attack. Coudet has the added benefit of Parada returning from suspension, which could invigorate the wings for Carlos Vicente and Abde.

Pépé and Carlos Vicente, both quick and dynamic wingers, are enjoying impressive seasons. Pépé has contributed two goals and two assists, while Carlos Vicente has netted four times.