Rapid Wien vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Villarreal have got off to a flying start in La Liga on the back of a positive pre-season which included wins over several European clubs. They are a positive team and will certainly come here to win rather than merely settle for a draw in the aim of securing progress as quickly as possible following on from a decent run into the knock-out stages of last year’s competition.

While there have been quite a few changes in terms of playing staff, the manager and mentality remain the same and they netted 15 times in their 6 matches in the group stages last year, also conceding 7 goals.

Rapid were involved in an entertaining Champions League qualifier with Shakhtar Donetsk, but eventually lost out after a 2-2 draw in the 2nd leg in the Ukraine. They are a useful side and won’t shy away from the challenge of facing Spanish opposition so it should be an open game.

Certainly 3 or more goals are likely and that can be backed at Evens which represents good value especially when you consider Rapid have conceded 6 times in their last 2 Austrian Bundesliga matches against fairly unheralded sides.

They are clearly able to raise their game for better opposition though and gave Shakhtar a real fright in the Champions League so you can see them netting at least once here. However a Villarreal side who come in with the confidence of back-to-back wins look good for the win.

Their last two matches have both been 3-1 wins and both teams have scored in all their games this season which further backs up the theory that we’ll see goals here. If you fancy a flutter with big potential returns consider backing a 3-2 away win at long odds of 28/1.