Villarreal will entertain Lech Poznan at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in their UEFA Europa Conference League opener on Thursday.The hosts made it to the group stage of the competition with a comprehensive 6-2 aggregate win over Hajduk Split in the playoffs. They have got their La Liga campaign off to a solid start, not conceding in four league outings. Villarreal are coming off a 4-0 win over Elche last weekend.Poznan, meanwhile, began their qualifying campaign in the UEFA Champions League in July but were eliminated in the first round. In the playoffs for the UEFA Europa Conference League, they overcame Diddelang 3-1 on aggregate.UEFA Europa Conference League@europacnfleague🟡 4 games, 3 wins and 1 draw Villarreal are yet to concede a goal in the league this season...@VillarrealCFen | #UECL20716🟡 4 games, 3 wins and 1 draw 🔥⛔️ Villarreal are yet to concede a goal in the league this season...@VillarrealCFen | #UECL https://t.co/F3hOY0yfiOVillarreal vs Lech Poznan Head-to-HeadThe two teams will meet for the first time on Thursday.Villarreal form guide (all competitions): W-D-W-W-WLech Poznan form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-D-WVillarreal vs Lech Poznan Team NewsVillarreal Juan Foyth has been sidelined for at least a couple of months with a knee injury. Arnaut Danjuma has not played this season and is expected to sit this one out because of injury.Alberto Moreno remains a long-term absentee with a serious knee injury picked up last season. New signing Johan Mojica's involvement remains doubtful, as he missed the last league game against Elche.Villarreal CF English@VillarrealCFenFirst up in the #UECL: @LechPoznan.141First up in the #UECL: @LechPoznan.Injured: Alberto Moreno, Juan Foyth, Pepe ReinaDoubtful: Arnaut Danjuma, Johan MojicaSuspended: NoneUnavailable: Raul AlbiolLech Poznan Artur Sobiech, Alan Czerwinski, Bartosz Salamon and Adriel Ba Loua are recovering from their respective ailments and will not travel to Villarreal. Mikael Ishak returned from a knock and scored on Sunday, while Antonio Milic's involvement is doubtful.Injured: Artur Sobiech, Alan Czerwinski, Bartosz Salamon, Adriel Ba Loua, Lubomir Satka, Filip MarchwinskiDoubtful: Antonio MilicSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneVillarreal vs Lech Poznan Predicted XIsVillarreal (4-4-2): Geronimo Rulli; Kiko Femenia, Aissa Mandi, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza; Francis Coquelin, Etienne Capoue, Dani Parejo, Giovani Lo Celso; Gerard Moreno, Jose Luis MoralesLech Poznan (4-2-3-1): Filip Bednarek; Barry Douglas, Maksymilian Pingot, Nika Kvekeskiri, Joel Pereira; Jesper Karlstrom, Radoslaw Murawski; Maksym Czekala, Afonso Sousa, Georgiy Tsitaishvili; Mikael IshakUp to $250 Deposit Match at BetRivers/SugarHouseVillarreal vs Lech Poznan PredictionThe hosts have not conceded a league goal this season and scored eight. Meanwhile, Lech are undefeated in their last five games, keeping four clean sheets.Although both teams head into the game in solid form, the Yellow Submarine should bank on their home advantage to secure a comfortable win.Prediction: Villarreal 2-0 Lech Poznan