- These two sides have met only three times in the top-flight so far: Villarreal lead by two wins to one.
- The Yellow Submarine won their only previous meeting at home against Sporting (2-1, in February 2009).
- Villarreal have notched-up two wins and a draw in their last three league fixtures, and have kept a clean sheet in the last two.
- At home, Juan Carlos Garrido's side are on a run of four consecutive wins, and have not conceded a single goal in the last three games on their own soil.
- Sporting have drawn their last two league games, and suffered only one defeat in their last five.
- However, away from home Manuel Preciado's side have scored only one goal from their last three league fixtures, and won only one of their last 10.
Thursday, April 8, 2010