Real Oviedo vs Villarreal Prediction, 4/23/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/22/2026

Game: Real Oviedo vs Villarreal

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026

Location: Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo, Spain

TV: ESPN Deportes

Real Oviedo (6-9-16) welcomes Villarreal (19-4-8) at Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo, Spain on Thursday. Real Oviedo are priced at +125 while the Submarino Amarillos are at -145. The over/under is 3. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Aaron Escandell for Real Oviedo and Luiz Lucio Reis Junior for Villarreal.

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Real Oviedo has earned 130 SVs and also have a save rate of 72.1% on the season. The team's goal differential is -24 by 24 goals finished and 48 goals given up. So far this season, the team has put together an average of 0.87 pts per match (27 points) and also sit at 20th in Big 5 soccer with 17 assists. The Blues have a rank of 14th in regard to expected goals having 20.1, and the team's xGA are sitting at 20.4. Real Oviedo has tallied 72 yellow cards on the campaign and also 8 red cards. The Blues have allowed 48 goals while allowing 1.55 goals per 90 min, and the opposition have amassed 172 SoT against them. They have accumulated 9 shut outs, which puts them at a percentage of 29.0% this year.

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For the year, Villarreal CF has a save % of 66.4% (107 shots on target against), and sit at 3rd in European soccer with 61 points. The Submarino Amarillos hold an average of 2.0 points per contest while accumulating 37 assists and 3 red cards. Villarreal has totaled 56 goals and this team's expected goals for the year is sitting at 21.2. Villarreal CF has a clean sheet % of 25.8% on the season and also 68 yellow cards. This team's goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.16 with 78 saves, and they have recorded 8 clean sheets. Villarreal is 5th in the matter of goals against with 36, and their goal differential is sitting at 20.

The man who will defend the goal for Oviedo is Aaron Escandell. Escandell has played for a total of 3,947 minutes and is sitting with 168 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.55 (68 goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 73.0%. The goalie from Spain has had 230 shots tried against him in 43 career starts. Escandell (8-12-23 record in his career) has earned 12 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 27.3%% clean sheet percentage.

Luiz Lucio Reis Junior will be looking after the net for Villarreal. During his pro soccer career, Reis Junior has given up 48 goals and has earned 120 stops in 44 starts. He is the owner of a save % of 74.1% and his shutout rate is currently 29.4%%. He has allowed 1.09 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 27-7-10. Reis Junior has 13 clean sheets while defending 162 shots against him in 3,978 mins in his career.

Eric Bailly is one guy who can be a difference maker for Oviedo. He has totaled 2 assists while earning 8 pts during his pro soccer career. The defenseman who is from Côte d'Ivoire has recorded 3 goals scored in 16,895 professional minutes. Bailly has been in the starting lineup in 200 contests so far in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.02 goals per 90 minutes.

Villarreal has a guy in Alberto Moleiro, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. The forward who is from Spain has accumulated 11,442 mins while scoring 22 goals. He scores 0.17 goals per 90 and has started 133 matches during his soccer career. He has tallied 62 points so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 18 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Real Oviedo (-145)

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