Villarreal CF are in desperate need of a positive result this Wednesday when they travel to face Malaga at La Rosaleda. The Yellow Submarine arrives for the sixth La Liga matchday mired in a deep crisis of form, having lost four consecutive matches in the domestic competition.
The most recent defeat came last Saturday against Real Betis (1-2) at the Estadio de la Cerámica, a blow that left the club in 19th place in the table with just two points from a possible fifteen. This situation places Villarreal just one point above the bottom of the league and turns the clash with 18th-placed Malaga into a genuine six-pointer to escape the relegation zone.
A worrying run
Villarreal's record from their last five official matches reads zero wins, one draw, and four defeats. The negative run started with a setback in Vitoria against Alaves (0-1) and continued with losses to Deportivo La Coruna (2-3) and Borussia Dortmund in Europe (2-3), before the latest stumble against Betis. The only point in this period was earned at the home of Atletico Madrid (2-2) on the second matchday.
Facing this scenario, the coaching staff could consider changes to the starting eleven that took the field last weekend. The lineup against Betis featured Gulácsi; Mouriño, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Carlos Romero; Pépé, Gueye, Santi Comesaña, Buchanan; Gerard Moreno and Mikautadze. The full squad and upcoming schedule can be checked on the club's squad and fixtures pages.
Meanwhile, Malaga are also going through a tough spell, without a win in their last four league matches. Their most recent result was a one-all draw at Balaídos against Celta Vigo. The Andalusian side fielded Alfonso Herrero; Rafita, Recio, Galilea, Salinas; Larrubia, Merino, P. Martínez, Muñoz; Lorenzo and Chupe in that match.
The game will be played this Wednesday, September 17th at 21:30 local time at La Rosaleda stadium, with Villarreal forced to react in an attempt to turn around their difficult start to the season.
