Villarreal vs Maccabi Haifa Prediction and Betting Tips: 21/10 and 10/3 bets for Wednesday's Europa League fixture

Spanish side Villarreal prepare for the visit of Israeli outfit Maccabi Haifa in a rescheduled Europa League tie at 8pm on Wednesday.

Marcelino's successful start at Villarreal has ensured passage to the knockout rounds of this competition, winning three and drawing one of his opening four games in charge. This Europa League achievement also makes it impossible for Maccabi Haifa to finish in the top two of Group F, however, there is still a Europa Conference League spot available to them should they finish 3rd.

The Yellow Submarine are the obvious favourites for this clash at 2/5. Wednesday's travellers, who still have something to play for don't forget, are all the way out at 8/1 to win the match, while a draw between the pair is propped up at 4/1 with several bookmakers.

Spaniard Marcelino has had a positive start in his second stint in charge at Villarreal, but despite remaining unbeaten in his opening four matches, Wednesday's hosts have conceded in each of his four fixtures. On that, Villarreal haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last seven matches, with Maccabi Haifa netting in the pair's meeting on matchday 4, where The Yellow Submarine required two late goals to snatch all three points.

Both teams still have something to play for: Villarreal will still be aiming to finish top of the group and avoid the knockout round play-off, while the Israelis are facing the prospect of being dumped out of Europe altogether should they fail to get something from this match. Without much jeopardy for Villarreal we don't think they'll be as sharp as they've proven so far in the Europa League, however, they should still have enough to see off the away team, who in a bid to secure a Europa Conference League spot, can get themselves on the scoresheet again like they did almost a month ago.

This game is an all or nothing situation for Haifa and although they've only scored one goal across four UEL matches, it did come against this exact opposition who've conceded in their last seven matches. That's why we've delved into the anytime goalscorer market and picked out Frantzdy Pierrot as the man to back.

The Haitian striker has eight goals in 16 appearances for Maccabi this term, netting five goals in his side's unsuccessful Champions League qualification campaign across July and August. He is yet to score in the Europa League, but as evidenced in the home leg Messay Dego's men will get opportunities at the Villarreal goal and Pierrot's presence as Haifa's biggest goal threat makes this bet worth siding with at a best price of 10/3.