FC Barcelona - Villarreal: Small difference between teams in La Liga clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou (98787 seats)

FC Barcelona have performed excellent football so far, being 2nd spot in the table. Villarreal have an outlook both up and down the table from the 7th spot.

Insights:
  • FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

FC Barcelona is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. For Villarreal most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Spotify Camp Nou as FC Barcelona have scored 37 goals to get 38 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 12-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Barcelona bring valid hopes of a third.

FC Barcelona travelled for their previous game, a trip to Getafe that ended 0-0. Defender Alves got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Alves hit one key pass and won 6 of 11 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Celta de Vigo in a game that was won 3-1.

The FC Barcelona manager Xavi has got the team scoring with 37 from 18 home games in the league. From these home matches, Barcelona have conceded only 17 goals.

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Villarreal form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

Villarreal might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Real Sociedad proved too strong as Villarreal slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio de la Cerámica. Midfielder Parejo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Parejo served one assist, hit four key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Rayo Vallecano with the score of 5-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villarreal playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 Villarreal wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Villarreal have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 21 goals have been scored. Villarreal have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides meet this season, as the records show this recent game: Villarreal - Barcelona 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine FC Barcelona victories, one draw and zero Villarreal wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC BarcelonaM. Depay
M. Depay
12 goals
BarcelonaP. Aubameyang
P. Aubameyang
10 goals
VillarrealA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
10 goals

FC Barcelona missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Barcelona Villarreal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
21 12 5 Won W 2 5 15
10 2 0 Drew D 2 5 11
6 4 1 Lost L 1 8 11
68 37 15 Scored S 7 21 61
36 17 3 Conceded C 4 19 37
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 86%
70% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 61% 70%
54% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 39% 46%
38% 39% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 22% 30%
16% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 19%
57% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 49%
30% 28% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 35%
19% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 30%
 
5.6 6.5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.9 5.4
3.4 2.3 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.3 5
2.5 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 2.1
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14 15.8 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 11.6 12.8
5.5 6.3 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.4 4.6
34% 33% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 34% 36%
 
9.4 7.4 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.3 11.4
3.3 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.2 3.8
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 37 26 7 4 80 31 18 13 4 1 44 13 19 13 3 3 36 18 49 85
2 FC Barcelona 37 21 10 6 68 36 18 12 2 4 37 17 19 9 8 2 31 19 32 73
3 Atlético Madrid 37 20 8 9 63 42 19 12 5 2 33 16 18 8 3 7 30 26 21 68
4 Sevilla 37 17 16 4 52 30 18 11 6 1 35 17 19 6 10 3 17 13 22 67
5 Real Betis 37 19 7 11 62 40 19 10 2 7 34 22 18 9 5 4 28 18 22 64
6 Real Sociedad 37 17 11 9 39 35 18 10 5 3 15 7 19 7 6 6 24 28 4 62
7 Villarreal 37 15 11 11 61 37 19 10 6 3 40 18 18 5 5 8 21 19 24 56
8 Athletic Club 37 14 13 10 43 35 19 10 4 5 29 18 18 4 9 5 14 17 8 55
9 Osasuna 37 12 11 14 37 49 18 5 7 6 17 24 19 7 4 8 20 25 -12 47
10 Celta de Vigo 37 12 10 15 43 41 19 7 4 8 26 23 18 5 6 7 17 18 2 46
11 Valencia 37 10 15 12 46 53 18 5 8 5 24 24 19 5 7 7 22 29 -7 45
12 Rayo Vallecano 37 11 9 17 37 46 18 8 5 5 24 18 19 3 4 12 13 28 -9 42
13 Espanyol 37 10 11 16 40 53 19 9 6 4 25 19 18 1 5 12 15 34 -13 41
14 Getafe 37 8 15 14 32 38 19 7 7 5 21 15 18 1 8 9 11 23 -6 39
15 Elche 37 10 9 18 37 51 18 6 6 6 21 20 19 4 3 12 16 31 -14 39
16 Granada 37 8 13 16 44 61 18 5 6 7 22 29 19 3 7 9 22 32 -17 37
17 Cádiz 37 7 15 15 34 51 19 3 9 7 19 24 18 4 6 8 15 27 -17 36
18 Mallorca 37 9 9 19 34 63 19 7 6 6 20 25 18 2 3 13 14 38 -29 36
19 Levante 37 7 11 19 47 74 19 5 7 7 28 30 18 2 4 12 19 44 -27 32
20 Deportivo Alavés 37 8 7 22 31 64 18 7 4 7 17 20 19 1 3 15 14 44 -33 31

Villarreal:
Table
  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 37 26 7 4 80 31 18 13 4 1 44 13 19 13 3 3 36 18 49 85
2 FC Barcelona 37 21 10 6 68 36 18 12 2 4 37 17 19 9 8 2 31 19 32 73
3 Atlético Madrid 37 20 8 9 63 42 19 12 5 2 33 16 18 8 3 7 30 26 21 68
4 Sevilla 37 17 16 4 52 30 18 11 6 1 35 17 19 6 10 3 17 13 22 67
5 Real Betis 37 19 7 11 62 40 19 10 2 7 34 22 18 9 5 4 28 18 22 64
6 Real Sociedad 37 17 11 9 39 35 18 10 5 3 15 7 19 7 6 6 24 28 4 62
7 Villarreal 37 15 11 11 61 37 19 10 6 3 40 18 18 5 5 8 21 19 24 56
8 Athletic Club 37 14 13 10 43 35 19 10 4 5 29 18 18 4 9 5 14 17 8 55
9 Osasuna 37 12 11 14 37 49 18 5 7 6 17 24 19 7 4 8 20 25 -12 47
10 Celta de Vigo 37 12 10 15 43 41 19 7 4 8 26 23 18 5 6 7 17 18 2 46
11 Valencia 37 10 15 12 46 53 18 5 8 5 24 24 19 5 7 7 22 29 -7 45
12 Rayo Vallecano 37 11 9 17 37 46 18 8 5 5 24 18 19 3 4 12 13 28 -9 42
13 Espanyol 37 10 11 16 40 53 19 9 6 4 25 19 18 1 5 12 15 34 -13 41
14 Getafe 37 8 15 14 32 38 19 7 7 5 21 15 18 1 8 9 11 23 -6 39
15 Elche 37 10 9 18 37 51 18 6 6 6 21 20 19 4 3 12 16 31 -14 39
16 Granada 37 8 13 16 44 61 18 5 6 7 22 29 19 3 7 9 22 32 -17 37
17 Cádiz 37 7 15 15 34 51 19 3 9 7 19 24 18 4 6 8 15 27 -17 36
18 Mallorca 37 9 9 19 34 63 19 7 6 6 20 25 18 2 3 13 14 38 -29 36
19 Levante 37 7 11 19 47 74 19 5 7 7 28 30 18 2 4 12 19 44 -27 32
20 Deportivo Alavés 37 8 7 22 31 64 18 7 4 7 17 20 19 1 3 15 14 44 -33 31

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