Villarreal – Elche: Yellow Submarine needs to get back on track 
Sunday at the Ceramica — a clash that throws top-four hopes against relegation panic. Villarreal (4th) want revenge and to wipe away their last bad night, while Elche (17th) are scrap-hungry, fighting to avoid the drop.
Villarreal boss their home patch 
They got turned over at the Camp Nou last weekend — a heavy 4-1 loss. Marcelino’s men sucked up the embarrassment fast. Now they want to sort things out at home and stay tucked into the front pack.
In the table they’re sweet: 4th with 51 points, right on Atlético Madrid’s heels (3rd) and eight clear of Betis. Their killer feature this season? The Ceramica is a fortress. Thirty-one points from 13 home games (10 wins) — they usually run the show there. Recent meetings help their cause too: a 3-1 win in the reverse, and Elche haven’t won here since that long night in May 2013.
Elche playing with fire 
All hands on deck for the visitors. They arrive after an electric 2-2 draw with Espanyol, following a tight 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao.
Promoted this season after a solid second place in the second tier last year, Eder Sarabia’s side are now deep in a survival scrap. Sitting 17th with 26 points, relegation’s breathing down their neck — just two points above the drop. Oddly, their main edge is attack. Thirty-four goals so far this campaign; they go forward, they don’t bunker, and they’ll count on that firepower to try to stay up.
Likely lineups
Villarreal : Luiz Junior ; Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Pedraza ; Pepe, Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro ; Perez, Mikautadze
Elche : Dituro ; Petrot, Affengruber, Chust, Valera ; Morente, Febas, Aguado, Cepeda ; A Silva, Mir
Football Prediction Villarreal vs Elche
Villarreal win
Elche have the firepower to score at least once on Sunday — they’ll trouble the back line. But against a Villarreal side ruthless at home and smarting from that Barca spanking, it looks like too much to ask. The Yellow Submarine have the bench depth and tactical smarts to edge an open game. Back a controlled home win.
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