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Zamora vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting tips
Traditionally, January is an extremely intense month in the Spanish Copa del Rey. The tight schedule, however, has been streamlined a bit, because since last season there have only been two-legged matches in the semi-finals. The winner is determined in just one game and thus the chance for the underdogs increases. In the second main round there will be a duel between Zamora and Villarreal on Tuesday evening.
The host should not even be known to die-hard football experts, after all, it is a third division club that only rose this season. However, Zamora has had a strong season so far and can compete with a broad chest against the almost overwhelming opponent. However, the yellow submarine presents itself in great shape and is a clear favorite.
The game at the Estadio Ruta de la Plata starts on Tuesday at 18:00 p.m. In the tip category Football Spain, our authors will take a closer look at other games of the second Copa del Rey round and make a forecast including a betting recommendation.
Zamora :
The most famous club near the city, which is populated by almost 60,000 inhabitants, is Real Valladolid. Zamora CF was founded in the late 60s of the 20th century and to this day the third division is the maximum of emotions.
After the team suffered relegation from the third highest division in 2014/15 (which is multi-track in Spain), the team was trapped in fourth division for five years before the promotion was celebrated last season with head coach David Movilla.
While the football professionals complain about the enormous burden due to the many games, this is not the case in the third Spanish division. A look at the autumn of Zamora CF shows that the team only played eight (!) League games. The season only started in mid-October, on December 12th the Movilla-Elf was challenged for the last time in a league game.
After all, the newcomer presented himself surprisingly strong in this short phase and the reward for the 3-3-2 balance is the current fourth place in the table. It is noticeable that the games are characterized by a few goals. A total of 16 goals were scored, but nine of them on the second and third matchdays.
A game against a La Liga team is definitely a highlight, and the club has often not yet enjoyed such an opportunity. Only for the fifth time was Zamora able to qualify for the Copa del Rey. One day before Christmas, the third division had the upper hand in a duel with SD Logrones (also third division) with 2: 1 and fixed progress.
The most successful cup season was the 2005/06 season, when, among other things, Real Sociedad was defeated (on penalties) and the team only failed in the round of 16 at the big FC Barcelona (total score 1: 9).
Villarreal :
At the end of 2020, head coach Unai Emery’s yellow submarine suffered a 2-0 defeat against his ex-club Sevilla FC. For Villarreal this was only the second defeat of the season and still there were a few critical voices from the fans that it would have been more possible. In fact, Villarreal shared the points relatively often (eight draws in 17 games).
Nonetheless, Villarreal have meanwhile been ten league games in a row without defeat and are in the top four. The yellow submarine could still be overtaken by Barcelona and Seville (both to play catch-up games), but the dream of returning to the premier class is by no means utopian.
With Unai Emery, a big name was signed as a coach, who in his first half year definitely managed to take the team a step forward. In doing so, he often showed courage and was not blinded by big names. Real loaner Take Kubo will leave the club again because Emery was not satisfied with his defensive work and prefers to count on young talents from his own youth work.
After losing to Sevilla, Villarreal returned to winning ways at the start of the year and celebrated a 2-1 home win against UD Levante thanks to goals from youngsters Fer Nino and Gerard Moreno.
The neutral football fan will definitely enjoy the Villarreal games. In Spain there are only a few teams that have a passport security similar to that of the yellow submarine. Playful solutions are on the program, long balls are only used in extreme emergencies. With a lot of speed on the wings, creativity in the center and an outstanding Gerard Moreno, the team acts extremely successfully.
As a result of their own playing philosophy, Villarreal always creates good scoring opportunities. The team hardly loses quality when there is a lot of rotation. In the first cup game against SD Leioa (also a third division) the favorite celebrated a 6-0 victory.
Players like veteran Carlos Bacca, the youngsters Yeremi Pino or Alex Baena want to use the minutes of the game to draw permanent attention to themselves. In addition, winter newcomer Etienne Capoue (signed due to the injuries of Coquelin and Iborra) could celebrate his Villarreal debut.