Villarreal winger Samu Castillejo dribbles past Everton's Leighton Baines during a preseason friendly. (Photo : Getty Images)
Villarreal CF (5-2-2, 17 points) hopes to go back to their winning form after three straight winless tries in the 2015-2016 La Liga season in their match versus middling squad Sevilla (3-3-3, 12 points) at their home field of Estadio El Madrigal on October 31st.
El Submarino Amarillo lost two straight against Levante and Celta Vigo after they temporarily seized league leadership during their 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in late September.
They only gained a point in their last match with lowly club Las Palmas at the Estadio Gran Canaria, ending in a 0-0 draw, which dropped them down to fifth place in the overall standings, as per Sporting Life.
Meanwhile, Sevilla pulled off a massive 5-0 triumph over Getafe last Saturday at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium to gain three points and slightly move up to eighth place in the league table.
French forward Kévin Gameiro scored a hat trick for Unai Emery's side at the 35th, 45th, and 60th-minute marks, which was supported by penalty kicks from midfielders Éver Banega and Yevhen Konoplyanka at the 50th and 81st minutes en route to the dominating win, via SkySports.
While the Sevillistas are high coming from a four-game unbeaten run entering this match with Villarreal, the sense of urgency in the side of head coach Marcelino is evident, which would propel them past Los Rojiblancos toward a close victory.
The prediction is a tough 1-0 escape for Villarreal.
Villarreal starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Areola; Mario, Bonera, Ruiz, Costa; Leiva, dos Santos, Bruno, Castillejo; Bakambu, Suarez
Sevilla starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Rico; Mariano, Rami, Kolodziejczak, Tremoulinas; Iborra, Krychowiak; Vitolo, Banega, Konoplyanka; Gameiro
