Villarreal vs Lech Poznan Predictions

• Villarreal have kept four successive clean sheets
• Lech Poznan are without a win in their last seven away matches in European football
• Villarreal have picked up five victories in six outings this season

Villarreal hoping to maintain strong start

Villarreal have had an impressive start to the 2022/23 season, picking up five wins in six matches, with the other ending in a 0-0 draw.

Sunday’s 4-0 demolition of Elche means Unai Emery’s side have kept four successive clean sheets, while they have still only conceded in one fixture, a 4-2 Europa Conference League play-off against Hajduk Split.

Those five victories have each come by at least a two goal margin, and the Yellow Submarine are also tough to beat in European football, suffering just two defeats in 13 home outings, winning nine times.

Poznan up against it?

Their form domestically reads well, but Lech Poznan have already struggled to convert that to European football this season, losing 5-2 on aggregate to Qarabag in a Champions League qualifier.

Maciej Skorza’s side have never won on the road in the Conference League, while they are also on a run of just one victory in their last seven away group matches in all UEFA competitions.

This looks like it could be a struggle for a side who beat Lech Gdansk 3-0 at the weekend, but are otherwise on a run of one win in six on their travels this season.

I predict that Villarreal will win this game with a -1 handicap, selecting 3-0 as a correct score prediction.