TIPS - Villarreal VS Real Oviedo

[(Villarreal) Strength]:
1. Villarreal are playing at home in the first game of the new season in the league and surely hope to have a good start. Their fighting spirit is very strong.
2. Ayoze Perez scored 19 goals for Villarreal in the league last season, demonstrating an outstanding individual performance.
3. During the off-season, Villarreal signed midfielders Alberto Moleiro, Tajon Buchanan and Thomas Partey, as well as defenders Rafael Marin and Santiago Mourino, among others. The arrivals of these players can enhance the team's strength.
4. Villarreal finished last season with 20 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses, ranking fifth and qualifying for the Champions League. Their overall performance has improved significantly compared to the previous season.
5. Villarreal scored a total of 71 goals last season, being the team with the 3rd-most goals scored in the league. Their offensive performance was extremely outstanding.
6. In the final stage of the last season's league, Villarreal performed very strongly at home, remaining unbeaten in six consecutive home league matches, with a record of four wins and two draws during this period.
7. Villarreal won their last 2 official games in AH.

[(Villarreal) Neutral]:
1. In July and August, Villarreal played 8 friendly matches, with a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses. Their overall performance was rather mediocre.
2. Villarreal's 2 of their last 3 games ended with UNDER.

[(Villarreal) Weakness]:
1. Apart from new signings, Villarreal have suffered significant departures this offseason, with Alejandro Baena joining Atletico Madrid and Thierno Barry moving to Everton, among others.
2. Villarreal have conceded a total of eight goals in their last five matches, and the quality of their defense needs improvement.

[(Real Oviedo) Strength]:
1. This is newly-promoted Real Oviedo's first game of the season. Although it is an away game, the team are aiming to grab points to get off to a good start, and they are motivated.
2. Alex Fores, who came through Villarreal's youth academy, joined Real Oviedo this summer. Last season, he was loaned to Levante UD, where he played 18 games and scored 5 goals, helping Levante UD win the Spanish Segunda Division title.
3. Apart from Alex Fores, Real Oviedo made several signings during the off-season, including Horatiu Moldovan, Luka Ilic, Alberto Reina and other players.
4. Real Oviedo achieved a record of 21 wins, 12 draws and 9 losses in the Spanish Segunda Division last season. The team eventually ranked third in the league table and qualified for the promotion play-offs.
5. In the promotion play-offs, Real Oviedo and CD Mirandes drew 2-2 on aggregate in both legs. In the extra time, Real Oviedo eventually defeated their opponents 3-1 and were smoothly promoted to La Liga.
6. Last season in the league, Real Oviedo played 21 away games and achieved 7 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, ranking third among all teams in terms of away record.
7. Real Oviedo won 6 of their last 8 away official games in AH.

[(Real Oviedo) Neutral]:
1. During the off-season, Real Oviedo played six warm-up matches, with a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss. The team's performance was average.
2. The two teams had a friendly meeting in early August, which ended in a 0-0 draw.

[(Real Oviedo) Weakness]:
1. All the players who left Real Oviedo during the off-season left as free agents, including Paulino de la Fuente, Ballat and others.
2. In the recent five matches, Real Oviedo have scored only two goals in total, averaging far less than one goal per game.

[Tips]:
Villarreal achieved a decent performance in La Liga last season, and there were significant personnel changes during the off-season.

However, as their first game of the new season is at home, Villarreal surely hope to secure a win to set a good start for the new season.

In this match, their opponents are newly-promoted Real Oviedo, which is a good opportunity for Villarreal.

Newly-promoted Real Oviedo are likely to need some time to adapt to the pace of La Liga in the new season.

So the hosts are expected to win.

[Recommended]:
Villarreal (-1/1.5)