Valencia has been struggling lately to win games, with only three fortunate victories in the last 13 matches: against relegation teams Granada and Cadiz, and a narrow win against Rayo Vallecano in the last round.

Although they are a competitive team, they are very young and inexperienced, resulting in inconsistency in their performances. Upfront, they are facing challenges in creating chances as the team shifts its focus towards solidity in defense. They are posing very little threat, ranking as the third team with the fewest expected goals so far in La Liga (17.4). However, they also have one of the best defenses.

For this match, they'll miss two defensive starters due to suspensions (Correia and Diakhaby), along with two other important players due to injury (Andre Almeida) and the African Cup (Amallah).

The team's target is to avoid relegation, and they currently hold a comfortable 10th position without much pressure.

On the other hand, I see a significant improvement in Villarreal under the new coach. Although they still face some defensive issues resulting in conceding goals, the team appears more focused, competitive, and adept at scoring goals.

Coach Marcelino is well-known for his quality, achieving notable success with his teams, including winning titles such as the Spanish Cup in 2019 and the Supercup in 2021. His teams are consistently competitive and challenging to beat.

Villarreal boasts significant quality, especially upfront and in the midfield, making them capable of dominating games. Once they address their defensive concerns, they aim to compete for Europe, which is their ultimate goal.

Since Marcelino's arrival, they have suffered defeats only against Real Sociedad (a top-four team) and Real Madrid. However, they still need points, as they are currently closer to relegation (6 points) than Europe/TOP6 (12 points), which is unacceptable for a team of Villarreal's caliber.

The recent break has provided an opportunity for the team to train under the new coach and absorb new ideas, particularly in defense.

I am confident that Villarreal will improve during the rest of the season, given their quality upfront and some players with Champions League level, such as Gerard Moreno or Parejo. Defensively, I don't anticipate them facing significant challenges here, as Valencia has one of the weakest attacks in the league and won't pose much of a threat.

Guests have superior quality, and I consider them favorites to win this match.

瓦伦西亚最近一直在努力赢得比赛，在过去的13场比赛中只有三场幸运的胜利:对阵降级球队格拉纳达和加的斯，以及在最后一轮险胜巴列卡诺。

虽然他们是一支有竞争力的球队，但他们很年轻，缺乏经验，导致他们的表现不稳定。在前场，他们面临着创造机会的挑战，因为球队将注意力转向了稳固的防守。他们在西甲联赛中进球最少的球队中排名第三(17.4个)，威胁很小。然而，他们也有最好的防御手段之一。

在这场比赛中，他们将失去两名防守首发球员(科雷亚和迪亚哈比)，以及另外两名重要球员(安德烈·阿尔梅达)和非洲杯(阿马拉)。

这支球队的目标是保级，目前他们在没有太大压力的情况下稳居第10位。

另一方面，我看到比利亚雷亚尔在新教练的带领下有了很大的进步。尽管他们仍然面临一些防守问题，导致失球，但球队似乎更专注，更有竞争力，更擅长进球。

马塞利诺教练以其能力而闻名，他带领球队取得了令人瞩目的成就，包括2019年的西班牙杯和2021年的超级杯冠军。他的球队一直很有竞争力，很难被击败。

比利亚雷亚尔拥有强大的实力，尤其是在前场和中场，这使他们有能力统治比赛。一旦他们解决了他们的防守问题，他们的目标是争夺欧洲，这是他们的最终目标。

自从马塞利诺加盟以来，他们只在对阵皇家社会(一支前四强球队)和皇家马德里的比赛中失利。然而，他们仍然需要积分，因为他们目前更接近降级(6分)，而不是欧洲/TOP6(12分)，这对于比利亚雷亚尔这样的球队来说是不可接受的。

最近的休息为球队提供了一个在新教练的指导下训练和吸收新思想的机会，特别是在防守方面。

我相信比利亚雷亚尔会在本赛季剩下的时间里有所提高，因为他们的锋线实力和一些有欧冠水平的球员，比如杰拉德·莫雷诺和帕雷霍。在防守端，我不认为他们会面临重大挑战，因为瓦伦西亚是联盟中进攻最弱的球队之一，不会构成太大的威胁。

客人们的素质很好，我认为他们最有希望赢得这场比赛。