Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Poblense
Match Time & Date:
29/10/2024
21:00
Prediction: 0-3
Villarreal
Poblense and Villarreal square off against each other in a David-vs-Goliath clash in the Copa del Rey round 1. The Yellow Submarine head into Tuesday’s game following a 2-1 win over Real Valladolid and they are seen as hot favourites to beat the lower-league side as well. Even though manager Marcelino is expected to mix the squad, away win should be considered as the Yellows have strength in depth. All Gueye, Bernat, Terrats, Pino, and Ayoze Perez should be recalled to the starting XI.
The Tercera RFEF side, on the other hand, will have a mountain to climb in the midweek clash. Poblense are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in Tuesday’s clash, but given the number of high-profile forwards in Marcelino’s team, anything but a routine away win would be a big surprise. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced attacker Aitor Pons, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late.
Highlighted Team (Villarreal):
Villarreal CF was founded on 10th of March 1923. In the year 1998 Villarreal managed to reach the Primera Division for the first time in history of the club. After 1 season the club could not manage to stay in the league and go regulated to the Segunda Division. In the last couple of years Villarreal developed itself to a stable club in the Primera Division.
This first European succes was in 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the semi finals in the UEFA cup. In 2004/2005 Villarreal end 3rd on the table in the Primera Division which was a highlight for the club.
The biggest succes was in 2006 when Villarreal managed to reach the semi finals in the Champions League. In the semi finals the club lost with only 1 goal difference against runner up Arsenal. Former known players for Villarreal are: Riquelme, Tomasson, Fernandez, Forlan and Pires.
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