Villarreal v Sparta Prague Betting Tips: 1, 2016-04-07

VILLARREAL v SPARTA PRAGUE

Thursday 7th April 2016 – Kickoff: 2105hrs

Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips

Villarreal have been in very solid form this season which has seen the Spanish side lose just twice in their last 16 matches in all competitions, and they hold the advantage in this quarter-final first leg at their Camp El Madrigal ground when they take on Sparta Prague on Thursday night.

Villarreal are unbeaten in their last nine matches overall in the Europa League and they’ve scored some notable wins on home turf in recent times such as victories over Rapid Vienna, Napoli and Bayer Leverkusen.

Indeed, Villarreal have won their last five Europa League matches on home turf and in addition, all of these wins have also included clean sheets while on a larger scale, they’ve suffered just one defeat from their last 20 matches at home at this level which is an incredible record.

Visitors Sparta Prague took care of business in the previous round as they dumped Italian outfit Lazio out of the Europa League with a 1-1 draw at home, but then followed that up with a resounding 3-0 win in Rome.

They now face a tough task of getting past Villarreal in the quarter-finals and much will depend on whether they can hold the hosts in this opening leg and stay in the tie when they return back to Prague next week.

Twelve matches without defeat overall suggests they’re good for at least a draw tonight, but whilst they’ve put together a six-match unbeaten run away from home in the Europa League so far, the competition gets stronger from hereon in.

Pick: Villarreal to win @ 1.50 bet365