Villarreal vs Hajduk Split – At Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Thursday, the Spaniards will welcome Croatian team Hajduk Split in the first leg of their playoff series.
In three of the last four games, Villarreal has been outstanding during the preseason, defeating teams like Southampton, Levante, and Inter Milan.
In the interim, they also played a 1-1 draw at Fulham. The Unai Emery-led squad carried over this form into the opening day of the new La Liga season, defeating Real Valladolid 0-3 on the road.
While Nicolas Jackson was the one who broke the tie soon after halftime, substitute Alex Baena stole the show with two late goals.
On the other side, Hajduk will arrive at the match in far worse spirits. Dinamo Zagreb, one of their fiercest rivals in the nation, defeated them by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.
Certainly not at the proper time for Valdas Dambrauskas’ team was the game against the reigning Croatian champions.
The Lithuanian manager is worried about Hajduk Split’s four-goal loss to Dinamo Zagreb ahead of matches against Villarreal. This is especially true considering Villarreal’s summer offense.
Villarreal vs Hajduk Split – Betting Analysis
Both teams are really talented. Hajduk Split just conceded four goals to Dinamo Zagreb on Saturday, and Villarreal has been scoring like crazy this summer, thus the home win is the only betting option.
Villarreal has chances of 1.85 to win by a score differential of two or more, and El Submarino Amarillo has odds of 1.90 to lead at halftime and take the match. Additionally, this will be Villarreal and Hajduk Split’s first head-to-head match.
Villarreal vs Hajduk Split – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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