Villarreal vs Aston Villa Prediction: Yellow Submarine to sink the Villans

Villarreal and Aston Villa will finalise their pre-season campaigns on Sunday when the two teams meet at El Madrigal.

The two sides will lock horns in Spain in a 20:00 KO and it is the final fixture for both teams ahead of their respective domestic campaigns.

Villarreal finished fifth in La Liga last season under Marcelino and they have been busy in pre-season after participating in seven pre-season friendlies.

Aston Villa, who missed out on qualifying for the UEFA Champions League after finishing sixth in the Premier League, will be hoping to maintain their recent performances that have seen them beat Roma and pick up draws with Eintracht Frankfurt and Nashville.

Team News

Several members of Villa’s first-team squad have been linked with the exit door, but the likes of Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Martinez and John McGinn are all still part of the club's plans.

Emery is expected to name a strong team to face his former club, but fringe players Samuel Iling-Junior and Jamal Jimoh are also hoping to get some valuable minutes.

Only Ross Barkley and Andres Garcia are not expected to feature for Villa, but new signing Evann Guessand is hoping to get a first run out for his new club.

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Villarreal have several players sidelined, with Logan Costa set to miss the majority of the season with an ACL injury, while Willy Kambwala has suffered a hamstring tear.

Villarreal vs Aston Villa Odds

Villarreal are available at 6/4 to win, with the draw 12/5, while Villa are 7/5 to land the spoils.

This is a game where goals are expected with over 2.5 priced at 4/7, while both teams to score has been listed at 1/2.

The Yellow Submarine are 2/1 to be leading at half-time, with Villa 15/8 to hold an interval lead.

Villarreal to win @ 6/4

Villarreal have only won one of their pre-season friendlies, but that did come last time out against Arsenal.

Marcelino's team ran out 3-2 winners at the Emirates Stadium while they have picked up draws against Leeds United, St. Gallen and FC Basel.

Villa have enjoyed a four-match unbeaten run and are marginal favourites, but they have two friendlies in two days to fulfill so will unlikely be at full throttle and the hosts can capitalise.

Football Odds

Both teams to score @ 1/2

Villarreal have been involved in some entertaining games this summer and they have only kept one clean sheet in seven friendlies.

Villa have some strength in depth in the forward areas, so they should have no issues scoring past the hosts.

Villa beat Roma 4-0 last time out to perfectly demonstrate that goal threat, but with their squad split in two for games against Villarreal and Marseille, it is difficult to see them having the defensive unity or quality to keep their hosts at bay.

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