Villarreal vs Steaua Bucharest Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

This group is very finely poised with just one point separating all four teams going into the final round of fixtures. Just one game in this group has been won by more than a single goal and surprisingly it is Villarreal who are bottom of the group coming into match-day six. However, a win would see them through while a draw is likely to be good enough for the Romanians.

Villarreal have rotated at times in this competition but not that heavily and they’ve made hard work of things. Their current form suggests that they won’t have this all their own way either. They’ve failed to score in any of their last 3 league games, two of which were against newly promoted sides so things aren’t quite clicking for them in the final third right now. They haven’t won in this competition since match-day one and have conceded at least once in all of their group games, so there is hope for Steaua here.

They’ve equipped themselves pretty well in this competition so far and unlike their opponents have improved as the group stage has progressed. Their last four Europa League games have produced 3 draws and a win, which came last time out at home to Osmanlıspor. They are also topping the Romanian league and were 3-1 winners over Pandurii Târgu Jiu at the weekend so they are enjoying a strong campaign.

Villarreal are available at odds as short as 3/10 to win this. It’s hard to feel confident about backing them at those odds though given they are in a really poor run of form right now. They have more quality in their ranks and will feel they should be able to edge it but Steaua are a well-organised side that has defended well in the competition, letting in just 1 goal per game on average and should be able to make a good contest of it. Therefore, backing Steaua Bucharest +1.5 Asian Handicap at 33/40 looks to offer the value.