Valencia – Villarreal

Valencia host Villarreal at the Estadio de Mestalla as the league’s twelfth‑placed side look to close the three‑point gap to the Canarians, who sit ninth with nine points from nine games. The home team have struggled this season, managing only one win and three draws while conceding 15 goals, leaving them on six points and a precarious -9 goal difference. Villarreal, meanwhile, have been marginally better, boasting two victories and a balanced 13‑13 goal tally that keeps them within striking distance of the top half. Both clubs will be keen to turn the tide in this mid‑table clash, hoping to secure three points that could prove pivotal in the race for European spots.