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Villarreal vs Real Madrid Prediction, 1/7/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/3/2023

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Game: Villarreal vs Real Madrid

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Villarreal (+228) Real Madrid (+108)

Villarreal (7-3-5) will go up against Real Madrid (12-2-1) at Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday. Real Madrid are priced at +108 while Villarreal are priced +228. The total comes in at 2.5. The men protecting the net are Geronimo Rulli Villarreal and Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid.

Villarreal accounted for 49 saves and also held a save% of 81.7 for the prior year. Their goal differential was at 6 with the help of 17 goals notched in addition to 11 goals allowed. For the prior year, the club held an average of 1.60 pts/match (24 pts) and they also were 17th in La Liga with 9 assists. The Submarino Amarillos had a rank of 8th when talking about expected goals having 19.7, and their xGA came in at 16.0. Villarreal recorded 33 yellow card warnings over the course of last year and also 2 red cards. Villarreal surrendered 11 goals while relinquishing 0.73 goals per 90 minutes, and the other team tallied 60 SoT against them. They finished with 7 shut outs, which had them at a percentage of 46.7 over the course of the prior season.

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Last year, the Meringues had a save percentage of 79.6 (54 SoTA), and had a rank of 2nd in soccer with 38 pts. The Meringues ended the season with an average of 2.5 pts/match while sitting with 25 assists and 1 red card. Real Madrid accounted for 35 goals and the team's goals expected in the prior season was sitting at 32.9. Real Madrid accounted for a shut out rate of 20.0 for the previous season in addition to 24 yellow card cautions. This team's goals against per 90 min was 0.93 with 40 saves, and they had a total of 3 shut outs. Real Madrid sat at 2nd for goals surrendered with 14, and their goal differential was 21.

The guy defending the goal for Villarreal is Geronimo Rulli. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.29 (244 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .713. Rulli (76-48-66 record during his career) has accumulated 56 clean sheets, which has earned him a 29.5% clean sheet percentage. Rulli has seen the field for 17,051 minutes and has earned 555 stops during his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper born in Argentina has had 778 shots tried against him in 190 career starts.

Thibaut Courtois will reside in front of the goal for Real Madrid. In his career, Courtois has allowed 352 goals and has racked up 899 saves in 388 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.91 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 236-81-68. He holds a save percentage of .727 and his clean sheet rate is 42.8%. Courtois has racked up 166 shutouts while seeing 1,236 shots attempted against him in 34,734 minutes throughout his career.

Alex Baena is a guy who can make a noticable difference for Villarreal. The forward representing Spain has totaled 9 goals scored in 3,667 mins. Baena has been given a starting assignment in 43 outings during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.22 G/90. He has 6 assists while earning 22 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career.

Real Madrid features Vinicius Junior, who pesters opposing defenses. He has totaled 16 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 11 times. The forward from Brazil has earned 7,209 professional minutes and has earned 21 goals. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 73 games so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villarreal (+228)

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