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Villarreal vs Napoli: lineups

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Villarreal 21 · 0 points
Napoli 27 · 0 points

Predicted lineups Villarreal vs Napoli

Villarreal 4-4-2
25 Gulácsi
23 Cardona or Romero
12 Veiga
6 Navarro
15 Mouriño
14 Comesaña
24 Saliba
18 Gueye
17 Buchanan or Moleiro
9 Mikautadze
21 Oluwaseyi

Predicted lineup for Villarreal: Gulácsi, Cardona, Veiga, Navarro, Mouriño, Comesaña, Saliba, Gueye, Buchanan, Mikautadze, Oluwaseyi

Napoli 4-3-3
1 Meret
37 Spinazzola
16 Marín
13 Rrahmani
22 Di Lorenzo
11 De Bruyne
68 Lobotka
6 Gilmour
70 Lang
19 Højlund
21 Politano

Predicted lineup for Napoli: Meret, Spinazzola, Marín, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, De Bruyne, Lobotka, Gilmour, Lang, Højlund, Politano

Villarreal

Tajon Buchanan is out with a muscle injury after starting four of Villarreal’s last five matches, so Alberto Moleiro is expected to replace him. The defeat at Real Madrid also gave Juan Foyth his first start in those five games.

Villarreal have rotated at left-back, where Sergi Cardona is expected to start, although Carlos Romero remains an alternative. On the right, Santiago Mouriño is preferred to Alexander Freeman this time after the pair shared the position in recent matches. Nathan Saliba, who came on for the final 34 minutes against Real Madrid, is expected to return to the middle of midfield.

Napoli

Benoît Badiashile and David Neres each made their first starts in Napoli’s last five matches against Frosinone, but neither is expected to keep his place against Villarreal. Leonardo Spinazzola is set to continue at left-back, while Kevin De Bruyne should retain his place further forward.

Noa Lang, who has a goal from his two starts on the left of the attack, is expected to begin there again. Alessandro Buongiorno remains out with a knee injury, while Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani and Marín all started against Frosinone and are set to continue in front of Alex Meret.

Injuries and suspensions

Villarreal

  • Tajon Buchanan Muscle injury Unavailable

Napoli

  • Alessandro Buongiorno Jumpers Knee Unavailable

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Villarreal

  1. Alberto Moleiro 2 goals 3 assists
  2. Pape Gueye 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Georges Mikautadze 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Nicolas Pépé 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Ayoze Pérez 1 goals 2 assists

Napoli

  1. Kevin De Bruyne 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Rasmus Højlund 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Matteo Politano 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Antonio Vergara 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Stanislav Lobotka 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Villarreal

Player Starts Min. Form
Péter Gulácsi 5/5 450 strong
Renato Veiga 5/5 450 solid
Pau Navarro 5/5 432 mixed
Pape Gueye 4/5 374 strong
Alexander Freeman 3/5 329 strong
Alberto Moleiro 3/5 322 strong
Nathan Saliba 3/5 299 solid
Tajon Buchanan 4/4 299 solid

Napoli

Player Starts Min. Form
Rafa Marín 5/5 450 solid
Amir Rrahmani 5/5 450 strong
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 5/5 450 mixed
Stanislav Lobotka 5/5 406 strong
Kevin De Bruyne 4/5 386 solid
Rasmus Højlund 5/5 342 mixed
Billy Gilmour 3/5 300 solid
Leonardo Spinazzola 3/3 261 solid

Frequently asked questions

When will the lineup for Villarreal vs Napoli be announced?

Predicted lineups will appear on this page a few days before the match. Confirmed teams usually follow around an hour before kick-off, scheduled for .

Who is unavailable for Villarreal against Napoli?

Villarreal are without Tajon Buchanan (muscle injury).

Who is unavailable for Napoli against Villarreal?

Napoli are without Alessandro Buongiorno (jumpers knee).

What formation do Villarreal play?

Villarreal have used a 4-4-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Napoli play?

Napoli have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-2-1.

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