The Citizen (Gauteng)

Khaya’s picks

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Tonight’s football match at Allianz Stadion pits two teams who are still in the race for a place in the Europa League knockout stages.

Following back-to-back draws against the likes of Rangers and Spartak Moscow, Villarreal crushed Rapid Wien 5-0 in their last group game.

Rapid Wien are desperate to get their revenge on the Yellow Submarine for such a heavy defeat.

Dietmar Kuhbauer’s side will not only be looking to avenge the defeat against the Spaniards, but to also to enhance their chances of qualifying for the next round of the competitio­n.

Head-to-head statistics slightly favour Villarreal going into this Group G clash, as they have won the last two matches between the sides, scoring six goals and conceding none in the process.

Overall, in three matches between the teams, Villarreal have won two and Rapid won the other.

Having said that, Rapid produce much better displays at home, but seeing that Villarreal have found their best form of late, I believe that the visitors are going to emerge victorious. Pool code: S6 V2 P2

M1: Akhisarspo­r v Sevilla. Away win for Sevilla. TIP: Sevilla = 3 M2: Apollon Limassol v Eintracht Frankfurt. Victory for Frankfurt. TIP: Frankfurt = 3 M3: BATE Borisov v Chelsea. Chelsea too strong for BATE. TIP: Chelsea = 3 M4: Lazio v Marseille. Lazio to edge this one. TIP: Lazio = 1 M5: Rapid Vienna v Villarreal. Previewed above. TIP: Villarreal = 3 M6: Spartak Moscow v Rangers. Share of the spoils.

TIP: Draw = 2

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