Villarreal vs Arsenal Prediction 29.04.2021

Here's our Villarreal vs Arsenal Prediction analysis: Villarreal will play host to English juggernauts Arsenal on Thursday night, as both sides lock horns in the opening leg of their semi-final contest in the Europa League.

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Match status: 2020/21 Europa League - Semi-finals
Kick-off: Thursday 29 Apr 2021, 07:00pm CET
 Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica (Villareal)

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The hosts will quickly switch their attention to business in Europe following their defeat against Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday. While they will be competing in the last-four of the Europa League for the first time since 2015/16 season, they will hoping go past their English opponents this time around.

Meanwhile, Arsenal fell to defeat with a disappointing result against Everton at the Emirates Stadium last time out. However, their resounding performance in their previous Europa League outing will have them brimming with confidence as they head into this fixture.

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Villarreal let victory slip through their fingers last time out, after an Antoine Griezmann's first-half double cancelled out Samuel Chukwueze's opener. And their hopes of a resurgence were squashed when they fell short of a man following Manu Trigueros' dismissal in the second period. This loss marked their second straight defeat in the league, having previously lost to a struggling Alaves.

However, the Spanish side will look to rise from their ruins when they continue their Europa League campaign. As earlier stated, Villarreal will be making an appearance in the semifinals for the first time since their last-four loss to Liverpool in 2015-16 season, and they will aim to get the better of their English counterparts this time out.

Moreover, the Yellow Submarine have a Europa League specialist in Unai Emery who will be bidding to replicate in Villarreal his European success at Sevilla. Quite interestingly, the Spanish tactician will be up against his old club Arsenal whom he steered to the competition's final in 2018/19 season, only to lose to city neighbours Chelsea.

That said, Arsenal will be hoping to go all the way this time around, as the success of their whole campaign now hinges on their success in Europe's second tier competition, including their qualification for continental football next season.

This current crop of the Gunners will be on the wrong end of history should they fail to secure football in Europe next season, as the North-London side have not failed to qualified for Europe in about three decades. And it must be said that this season ambition does not seem feasible through their league position.

In their last outing, Arsenal suffered a 1-0 defeat against Everton at the Emirates Stadium. A goalkeeping error settled the tight contest, as Bernd Leno fumbled a Richarlison's cross to gift the Toffees an invaluable win. This result leaves Arsenal in 10th-place on the log, a point above Aston Villa who have played a game less.

On their road to the semifinals, Arsenal had to clinch victories over Benfica, Olympiakos and Slavia Praha, with the recent 4-0 triumph at Prague in the 2nd-leg of the quarterfinal still their most convincing performance so far.

Injured or Suspended Players

Villarreal: Vicente Iborra.
Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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Villarreal vs Arsenal Predictions

Until their recent domestic troubles, Villarreal have been excellent in Europe, having won 11 of their 12 matches in the Europa League, winning all six on their turf.

Given the attacking quality in both ranks, we are expecting an eventful evening in Villarreal. Though very difficult to separate these two sides, we have our money on the Yellow Submarine to secure a win, perhaps fortuitously, to upset their English foes.