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FC Barcelona v Villarreal : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th May, 18:00 BST, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona

It's an away trip for Marcelino Toral's Villarreal side on Sunday evening, as they make their way to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys for a La Liga tie with Hans-Dieter Flick's FC Barcelona. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Barcelona
59%
--
Draw
21%
--
Villarreal
20%
--
Barcelona 2-1
10%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Barcelona 2-0
9%
--
Barcelona 1-0
9%
--
Barcelona 3-1
7%
--
Barcelona 3-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Villarreal 2-1
5%
--
Villarreal 1-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Barcelona 3-2
4%
--
Barcelona 4-1
3%
--
Barcelona 4-0
3%
--
Villarreal 2-0
3%
--
Villarreal 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
29%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
80%
--
Away/draw
41%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
74%
--
Away DNB
34%
--
Barcelona win to nil
30%
--
Villarreal win to nil
9%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Barcelona have played 34 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 34 games against teams below in the table, having won 25, drawn 4 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Barcelona have outscored their opponents by 91 goals to 60 goals.

Home League Performance

Barcelona have played 17 games at home winning 13, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 46 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Villarreal are in 5th position in the La Liga on 58 points having played 34 matches so far this season. Villarreal are winless in the 7 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 6 of those games.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 24 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Villarreal have conceded 14 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barcelona
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona Home3425455879 
-
-
l
 
1-5A
May 18
2
Real Madrid3423653675 
May 11
w
 
0-4F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
3
A.Madrid34191052967 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
2-4A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
4
A.Bilbao34161352461 
w
 
2-1F
May 25
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
5
Villarreal Away34161081358 
May 18
w
 
1-5F
-
-
6
Real Betis3416991057 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
7
Celta3413714046 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
4-3A
l
 
3-0A
8
R.Vallecano34111112-644 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Osasuna34101410-844 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-2A
w
 
4-2F
d
 
2-2A
10
Mallorca3412814-844 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-5F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
11
R.Sociedad3412715-543 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
12
Valencia34101212-1142 
w
 
7-1F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
13
Getafe3410915039 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
14
Espanyol3410915-839 
w
 
3-1F
May 15
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
15
Sevilla3491114-938 
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-4F
May 25
w
 
1-2F
16
Girona3410816-1138 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-4F
d
 
2-2F
May 10
17
Alaves3481115-1135 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
18
Las Palmas348818-1632 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
19
Leganes3461315-1931 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
May 14
w
 
2-5A
20
Valladolid344426-5816 
w
 
7-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
Barcelona 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
55
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barcelona1 - 0Mallorca
Barcelona4 - 3Celta
Barcelona1 - 1Real Betis
Barcelona4 - 1Girona
Barcelona3 - 0Osasuna
Barcelona4 - 0R.Sociedad
Barcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona1 - 0Alaves
Barcelona7 - 1Valencia
Barcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
Barcelona0 - 1Leganes
Barcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona5 - 1Sevilla
Barcelona1 - 0Getafe
Barcelona7 - 0Valladolid
Barcelona2 - 1A.Bilbao
Barcelona3 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona2 - 0R.Sociedad
Barcelona4 - 2Valencia
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarcelona2 - 1Valladolid
HBarcelona1 - 0Mallorca
HBarcelona4 - 3Celta
ABarcelona1 - 0Leganes
HBarcelona1 - 1Real Betis
HBarcelona4 - 1Girona
HBarcelona3 - 0Osasuna
ABarcelona4 - 2A.Madrid
HBarcelona4 - 0R.Sociedad
ABarcelona2 - 0Las Palmas
HBarcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
ABarcelona4 - 1Sevilla
HBarcelona1 - 0Alaves
HBarcelona7 - 1Valencia
ABarcelona1 - 1Getafe
HBarcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
HBarcelona0 - 1Leganes
ABarcelona2 - 2Real Betis
ABarcelona5 - 1Mallorca
HBarcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
Villarreal 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Celta3 - 0Villarreal
Real Betis1 - 2Villarreal
Getafe1 - 2Villarreal
Alaves1 - 0Villarreal
R.Vallecano0 - 1Villarreal
Las Palmas1 - 2Villarreal
A.Madrid1 - 1Villarreal
R.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
Leganes2 - 5Villarreal
A.Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
Osasuna2 - 2Villarreal
Valladolid1 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
Espanyol1 - 2Villarreal
Mallorca1 - 2Villarreal
Valencia1 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
Osasuna1 - 1Villarreal
Girona0 - 1Villarreal
Celta3 - 2Villarreal
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HVillarreal4 - 2Osasuna
HVillarreal1 - 0Espanyol
AVillarreal0 - 3Celta
HVillarreal2 - 2R.Sociedad
AVillarreal2 - 1Real Betis
HVillarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
AVillarreal2 - 1Getafe
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 1Alaves
AVillarreal1 - 0R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 1Valencia
AVillarreal2 - 1Las Palmas
HVillarreal5 - 1Valladolid
AVillarreal1 - 1A.Madrid
HVillarreal4 - 0Mallorca
AVillarreal0 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal5 - 2Leganes
HVillarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Betis
AVillarreal0 - 2A.Bilbao
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barcelona since 2015
Barcelona
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
29
12
Games: Scored
9 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
1 / 10
BCN
8
VIL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
3 - 5Villarreal
Barcelona3 - 0
0 - 2Villarreal
Barcelona4 - 0
Barcelona2 - 1
Barcelona2 - 0
Barcelona5 - 1
Barcelona4 - 1
Barcelona3 - 0
Barcelona3 - 2
League games at Villarreal since 2014
Villarreal
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
14
29
Games: Scored
8 / 11
11 / 11
Clean sheets
0 / 11
3 / 11
BCN
8
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
1 - 5Barcelona
3 - 4Barcelona
0 - 1Barcelona
1 - 3Barcelona
1 - 2Barcelona
1 - 4Barcelona
Draw4 - 4Draw
0 - 2Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Barcelona
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for FC Barcelona in their clash with Villarreal, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 45 consecutive La Liga games.

Barcelona 1st Villarreal 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 60% probability that Barcelona will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Villarreal will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Barcelona have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
+4
Villarreal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.8
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Barcelona
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
2
1.1
Attack rating
27%
better
BCN
VIL
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Games scored32
28
Failed to score2
6
Scored first26
20
Goals scored91
60
Avg. goals scored2.7
1.8
Avg. shots per game13
11
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
16
Avg. XG for2.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
25%
better
BCN
VIL
view stats
Games conceded23
29
Clean sheets11
5
Conceded first8
13
Goals conceded33
47
Avg. goals conceded1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+25%

Barcelona v Villarreal La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3125134
PedriR Lewandowski L YamalJ Koundé
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Pedri MID3344
2
-
J Koundé DEF3223
4
-
Raphinha FWD321611
3
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF313
3
-
R Lewandowski  FWD31252
1
-
L Yamal FWD31613
3
-
A Balde DEF284
2
-
I Martínez  DEF264
4
-
F Torres FWD26103
1
1
E García DEF2512
3
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF2413
2
-
F. Lopez Marin MID2444
3
1
M Torras MID2313
3
1
F Jong MID2222
3
-
Gavi MID2211
4
-
D Olmo MID2193
-
P Victor FWD1921
2
-
I Peña GLK15
1
-
H. García DEF14
2
-
W Szczęsny GLK13
-
R Araújo DEF1011
2
-
P Torre MID1031
-
M Stegen GLK7
-
A Fati FWD6
1
-
M. Bernal Casas MID3
2
-
A Christensen DEF2
2
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3216810
S CardonaA PérezÁlex BaenaS Cardona
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Barry FWD33113
4
-
S Cardona DEF3217
10
-
S Comesaña MID3232
7
-
D Parejo MID3233
6
-
P Gueye MID302
4
2
Y Pino MID3035
10
-
K Femenía DEF281
7
-
L Costa DEF282
3
-
Álex Baena MID2868
9
-
A Pérez FWD27162
3
-
N Pépé FWD2426
3
-
D Conde GLK211
2
-
D Suárez MID2012
-
J Foyth DEF161
4
-
Albiol DEF15
5
-
W. Kambwala DEF15
1
1
L Júnior GLK14
2
-
G Moreno FWD1431
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF13
1
-
E Bailly DEF12
2
1
I Akhomach FWD111
1
-
T Buchanan MID101
2
-
A Pedraza DEF9
-