Villarreal vs Arsenal Betting Tips 30/04/2021

14:11, 26 Apr 2021

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14:11, 26 Apr 2021

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Estadio de la Ceramica in Villarreal will serve as the host for the first leg Europa League semi final match between Villarreal and Arsenal on 30th April 2021 at 00:30 IST. The odds are slightly in favor of the home side Villarreal. And both teams will be eyeing for the silverware as they are not doing that great in their respective league.

Teams Status

Villarreal beat Dinamo Zagreb in the quarter finals by an aggregate score of 3-1. They finished at the top of the group with 13 points from five matches including four wins and one draw. They have scored as many as 27 goals and have conceded just six goals in the Europa League so far. They are one of the unbeaten sides in the Europa League till now. In La Liga, they have a strong hold on the seventh position with 49 points from 33 matches. They have 12 wins, 13 draws and eight losses. They have scored 50 goals and have conceded 38 goals. Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcacer are the team’s leading goal scorer with six goals each. Moreno has netted as many as 20 goals. The Japanese midfielder Takefusa Kubo is the team’s best creator with three assists to his name. They have just one player on that injury list who could miss the Arsenal clash as Pervis Estupinan will miss out with a muscle injury.

Arsenal made it to the semifinals after beating Slavia Praha 5-1 on aggregate. They finished at the top of the group with 18 points after winning all their matches. They had scored 20 goals and conceded just five goals in the group stages. They beat SL Benfica in the round of 32 and then went on to beat Olympiacos in the round of 16 before beating Slavia Praha in the quarters. In the Premier League, they are currently in the ninth position of the points table with 46 points from 33 matches. They have 13 wins, seven draws and 13 losses to their name so far. They have scored 44 goals and have conceded 37 goals in the league. In the Europa League, Nicolas Pepe is the leading goal scorer for Arsenal with five goals so far. Even Pepe leads the assists list for them with four assists to his name. Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kieran Tierney and David Luiz could miss the Europa League semis against Villarreal.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
2.55	3.40	2.90
2.50	3.40	2.80
2.40	3.25	2.75

According to the Betway sportsbook, Villarreal are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.50, Arsenal are placed at 2.80 and the draw is at 3.40 odds. Villarreal are placed at 2.40 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Arsenal are placed at 2.75 and the draw is at 3.25 odds. According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Villarreal are placed at 2.55, Arsenal are placed at 2.90 and the draw is at 3.40 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

A high scoring encounter is expected when two high scoring teams go head to head. Both teams are pretty even at this moment, but Villarreal has been exceptional in the Europa League.

Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 1.75

In the last two head to head matches, both teams scored in one match. But it was played back in 2009 and the core of both the teams have changed by now. In the last five matches that Villarreal has played, both teams scored in all of those five matches. While Villarreal managed to score at least a goal in all of their last ten matches played across competitions. In the last ten matches that Arsenal has played across competitions, both teams scored in five of those matches. Even Arsenal found the back of the net in seven of those ten matches. So, it is very likely that both teams will find the back of the net at 1.75 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.90

In the last ten matches that Villarreal has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of those matches. Even all their last five matches had over 2.5 goals. The last five home matches that Villarreal played had over 2.5 goals in four of them. In the last ten matches that Arsenal has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in all the last four away matches that Arsenal has played across competitions. By considering these facts and the current form of the players, a lot of goals are expected. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.90 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Arsenal are in a poor run of form recently, but Villarreal have been doing fairly well and that could reflect on this semifinal. And even Villarreal might end up winning to face either Manchester United or Roma in the finals.