FC Barcelona have played better than Villarreal this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need before kickoff:
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (7) in La Liga
- Villarreal have the fewest conceded goals (3) in La Liga
It's no vacation for neither FC Barcelona nor Villarreal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Barcelona form and stats
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for FC Barcelona so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Barcelona here at Spotify Camp Nou, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
No payout for FC Barcelona in their previous match, an away game at Real Madrid that ended in defeat 1-3. Until that game this team had gone eight consecutive league fixtures without losing. Raphinha, a striker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 7.65 (out of 10). Raphinha hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
A 3-3 scoreline against Inter before that one, played at home in the Champions League.
The match schedule is unforgiving for FC Barcelona as they have a new game in only three days, a La Liga match thankfully also at home. Athletic Club are visiting.
At Spotify Camp Nou, FC Barcelona has the goal stats of 8-0 (for/against) from 4 league fixtures.
Villarreal form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Villarreal, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in La Liga, playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Impressive finishing from Danjuma (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Osasuna in their previous game. That victory felt nice as this team had gone four league fixtures without winning. Danjuma, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.02. Danjuma scored two goals.
Before that, the Europa Conference League win away at Austria Wien.
Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had two goals or less.
A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Almeria in the La Liga only three days away.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Villarreal are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {2 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Barcelona victories, one draw and one Villarreal win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 9 goals |   Á. Baena 3 goals |  Pedri 2 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Villarreal missing players
| FC Barcelona | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 33% | 56% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 67% | 67% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 44% |
| 6.4 | 8.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.1 | 21 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.2 | 13.1 |
| 6.3 | 7.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 37% | 28% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 19% | 24% |
| 9.7 | 7.8 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
- FC Barcelona have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- FC Barcelona have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (4) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (7) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+17) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Villarreal have the fewest conceded goals (3) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 22 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | Valencia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Girona | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Almeria | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 20 | Elche | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
