Valencia and Villarreal star in the Valencian derby this twenty-sixth day of LaLiga Santander, where both teams in need of victory arrive. The meeting of Mestalla It is the early game on Friday and boasts a great rivalry, where also several players have past in the rival team, as in the case of Gabriel Paulita at Valencia, who was a Villarreal player, while the reverse path has been Paco Alcácer, Dani Parejo, Jaume Costa or Raúl Albiol, as well as a Coquelin that he is injured and will not be able to be part of the team.
The Valencia need to win to get away from relegation, while the Villarreal add up to 7 league games without knowing the triumph and you need victory to get hooked on European positions. Therefore, it is a duel of teams in need and neither is at its best.
Javi grace is being much discussed by the Valencian fans, especially after last weekend's debacle against him Getafe in Madrid, where they lost by 3-0 with one of the worst performances of the season. From this meeting he was expelled Mouctar Diakhaby, so surely the youth squad Hugo Guillamón accompany Paulista in the center of the rear.
The whole ché sums 27 points in fourteenth position and he wants to continue with his good line as a local, where he has two consecutive victories and without conceding goals. He beat the Elche 1-0 in the other Valencian derby, while defeating the Celta de Vigo 2-0 in his last game in Mestalla.
The Villarreal from another ex-coach ché, like Unai Emery, visits the field of his great rival with the intention of following the path of Real Sociedad and Betis. The Yellow Submarine is in seventh position with 37 points and he has not known victory since the beginning of January. Therefore, they need to cut the streak, since they also lost in the last match The Ceramic Stadium before the leader, the Atlético de Madrid from Cholo Simeone, by 0-2.
In the first round match, played in the Castellón field, Villarreal won 2-1. So many of Paco Alcácer and Dani Parejo, two former Valencian players, were sufficient income before the goal of Gonçalo Guedes.
When do you play Valencia – Villarreal?
The game is played today, Friday, March 5, at 21.00 hours
Where to watch Valencia – Villarreal?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar LaLiga (46) and Movistar LaLiga 1 (47), platform dials Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live through the Mundo Deportivo website.