CA Antoniano and Villarreal will square off in a Copa del Rey second round clash on Wednesday (December 3rd). The game will be played at Municipal de Lebrija.
The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a goalless draw away to Almeria B in the Spanish Segunda RFEF over the weekend.
Villarreal, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 3-2 away win over Real Sociedad in LaLiga. They went into the break in the lead thanks to Ayoze Perez's goal just past the half-hour mark. Alberto Moleiro doubled their lead in the 57th minute but Carlos Soler halved the deficit at the hour-mark before Ander Barrenetxea equalized in the 87th minute. Moleiro scored the match-winner for Villarreal in the fifth minute of injury time.
The Yellow Submarine will now turn their focus to the cup and booked their spot at this stage with a 6-0 away win over Ciudad de Lucena in the last round. Antoniano eliminated Castellon with a 1-0 home win to get here.
CA Antoniano vs Villarreal Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Seven of Villarreal's last nine games across competitions have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.
- Five of Antoniano's last seven games across competitions have produced three goals or more.
- Villarreal have alternated between a win and loss in their last five away games.
- Six of Antoniano's last seven home games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
- Four of Villarreal's last five games have produced less than seven corner kicks.
CA Antoniano vs Villarreal Prediction
CA Antoniano were on a five-game winning streak in front of their fans but lost their most recent home game. However, they wll be coming up against significantly tougher opposition here.
Things are not going great for Villarreal in Europe as they have lost four of their opening five games in the UEFA Champions League including the last three on the bounce. The most embarrassing of those came away to debutants Pafos. However, Marcelino's side are flying high domestically and are in the early title race with Spain's big three.
Villarreal are heavy favorites to triumph against fourth-tier opposition.
Prediction: CA Antoniano 0-4 Villarreal
CA Antoniano vs Villarreal Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Villarreal to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Villarreal to win both halves