Villarreal vs Hajduk Split Predictions

• Villarreal have won eight of their last 12 home European ties
• Hajduk are on a run of back-to-back defeats
• Only two of Villarreal’s last 15 fixtures at La Ceramica have ended in defeat

Villarreal should cruise through

Last season’s Champions League semi-finalists Villarreal are playing in the Europa Conference League for the first time, and they warmed up for this match by beating Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday.

The Spaniards have been strong at La Ceramica in recent years, winning eight of their last 12 European ties there.

They also have a proud record when facing teams from Croatia, winning their last three matches, while they have been successive in five of their six qualification ties in continental football.

Hajduk up against it?

Hajduk on the other hand have lost successive matches ahead of this clash, 4-1 to Dinamo Zagreb in the league following a 1-0 loss to Vitoria Guimaraes in the second leg of their previous qualifying round.

The Croatians have also been defeated in their last three away European matches, while they have lost in the final round of qualifying for continental tournaments on the last five attempts.

And although this is the first meeting between these two sides, Hajduk have a poor record against Spanish teams, picking up two victories, three draws and five defeats in ten matches.

I predict that Villarreal will win this game comfortably given the results for the respective teams at the weekend, selecting 3-0 as a correct score prediction.