Villarreal CF need a response to halt their poor start to the season when they host Real Betis at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Monday, in a La Liga fixture kicking off at 19:00 UTC on 14 September.
A tough run of fixtures
The yellow submarine sit 17th in the table with just 2 points from 4 games (0 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses), according to official La Liga data. With 6 goals scored and 8 conceded, Villarreal are already ten points behind leaders Barcelona.
Their last outing ended in a 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on 8 September, with an own goal from R. Veiga and a brace from S. Guirassy, one from the penalty spot. Before that, Villarreal lost 2-3 at home to Deportivo La Coruña, with goals from N. Pepe and an own goal from A. Traoré.
Betis arrive in form
Real Betis travel in fine shape, having won four of their last five matches, including a 1-0 win over Real Madrid and a 3-2 victory at Lille. In that last game, the Andalusians lined up in a 4-2-3-1 with Isco, Antony and Riquelme behind Parrott.
Villarreal used the same 4-2-3-1 shape against Dortmund, with Gulacsi in goal and Mikautadze leading the attack, a lineup fans can check on our squad page. The club, whose full league position can be reviewed on the standings page, then travel to face 18th-placed Malaga on 17 September, a match already listed on the fixtures page.
The match against Betis will kick off at 21:00 at La Cerámica. Villarreal, sitting 18th with 2 points, is searching for its first win after a run of three consecutive defeats. The yellow submarine lost 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund last week, with an own goal by S. Guirassy in the 90th minute.
