Barcelona travel to Villarreal with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 05.July
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

The Villarreal & Barcelona managers J. Calleja Revilla and E. Setién Solar are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga league table.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a La Liga match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Real Betis, so at least Villarreal are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Villarreal form and stats

Villarreal have collected 29 points from their La Liga home games so far after 8-5-3.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo Andres not having conceded a league goal in 207 minutes.

Happy days for Villarreal in their previous game, a La Liga match away at Real Betis (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Villarreal won a home game hosting Valencia (2-0).

There will be little rest for Villarreal after this match as they are travelling to Getafe for a La Liga game in only three days.

Villarreal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de la Cerámica with 31 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Villarreal have conceded 19 goals.

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Barcelona form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (74) in La Liga, have produced an overall stat of 6-5-5 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Barcelona, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Barcelona played 2-2 against Atletico Madrid in their previous match. Before that, Barcelona travelled to Celta de Vigo and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

After this away game Barcelona return home for a La Liga game against Espanyol. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Barcelona has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Barcelona - Villarreal 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Villarreal zero wins, three draws and Barcelona seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarcelonaL. Messi
L. Messi
22 goals
VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
15 goals
BarcelonaL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
13 goals

Villarreal missing players

Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Barcelona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
16 8 1 Won W 2 6 21
6 5 3 Drew D 1 5 7
11 3 0 Lost L 1 5 5
53 31 5 Scored S 3 24 74
40 19 4 Conceded C 2 21 35
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 94%
76% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 81% 79%
64% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 56% 64%
27% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 48%
9% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 24%
64% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 44% 52%
33% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 75% 31% 36%
9% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 18%
 
4.1 4.1 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.5 4.8
6.1 6.2 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 3.9 3.7
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
447 229 45 Total Shots T S 41 179 418
147 79 12 Shots on Target S O 17 73 188
36% 39% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 33% 39%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals (74)
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (37)
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals in the second half (37)
  • Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Villarreal is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 32 21 8 3 60 21 16 12 4 0 35 10 16 9 4 3 25 11 39 71
2 Barcelona 33 21 7 5 74 35 17 15 2 0 50 14 16 6 5 5 24 21 39 70
3 Atletico Madrid 33 15 14 4 43 25 16 10 5 1 23 10 17 5 9 3 20 15 18 59
4 Sevilla 33 15 12 6 48 33 16 7 7 2 22 14 17 8 5 4 26 19 15 57
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 53 40 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 8 1 8 22 21 13 54
6 Getafe 32 14 10 8 42 30 17 8 6 3 24 15 15 6 4 5 18 15 12 52
7 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 38 28 16 9 4 3 20 9 17 3 8 6 18 19 10 48
8 Real Sociedad 32 14 5 13 48 41 16 8 3 5 29 16 16 6 2 8 19 25 7 47
9 Valencia 33 12 10 11 41 48 17 9 7 1 26 15 16 3 3 10 15 33 -7 46
10 Granada 33 13 7 13 40 38 16 9 2 5 19 12 17 4 5 8 21 26 2 46
11 Levante 33 12 6 15 41 46 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 4 2 11 17 30 -5 42
12 Osasuna 32 10 11 11 38 47 16 6 5 5 22 26 16 4 6 6 16 21 -9 41
13 Real Betis 33 9 10 14 43 54 17 8 4 5 30 25 16 1 6 9 13 29 -11 37
14 Real Valladolid 33 7 15 11 27 37 16 3 10 3 15 14 17 4 5 8 12 23 -10 36
15 Deportivo Alaves 33 9 8 16 32 50 17 7 5 5 20 14 16 2 3 11 12 36 -18 35
16 Eibar 32 9 8 15 34 48 16 7 2 7 22 22 16 2 6 8 12 26 -14 35
17 Celta de Vigo 33 7 13 13 32 42 16 5 6 5 18 15 17 2 7 8 14 27 -10 34
18 Mallorca 33 8 5 20 35 56 17 7 3 7 22 20 16 1 2 13 13 36 -21 29
19 Leganes 33 5 10 18 24 49 17 4 4 9 14 24 16 1 6 9 10 25 -25 25
20 Espanyol 32 5 9 18 26 51 16 2 5 9 15 28 16 3 4 9 11 23 -25 24

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Barcelona:
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 32 21 8 3 60 21 16 12 4 0 35 10 16 9 4 3 25 11 39 71
2 Barcelona 33 21 7 5 74 35 17 15 2 0 50 14 16 6 5 5 24 21 39 70
3 Atletico Madrid 33 15 14 4 43 25 16 10 5 1 23 10 17 5 9 3 20 15 18 59
4 Sevilla 33 15 12 6 48 33 16 7 7 2 22 14 17 8 5 4 26 19 15 57
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 53 40 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 8 1 8 22 21 13 54
6 Getafe 32 14 10 8 42 30 17 8 6 3 24 15 15 6 4 5 18 15 12 52
7 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 38 28 16 9 4 3 20 9 17 3 8 6 18 19 10 48
8 Real Sociedad 32 14 5 13 48 41 16 8 3 5 29 16 16 6 2 8 19 25 7 47
9 Valencia 33 12 10 11 41 48 17 9 7 1 26 15 16 3 3 10 15 33 -7 46
10 Granada 33 13 7 13 40 38 16 9 2 5 19 12 17 4 5 8 21 26 2 46
11 Levante 33 12 6 15 41 46 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 4 2 11 17 30 -5 42
12 Osasuna 32 10 11 11 38 47 16 6 5 5 22 26 16 4 6 6 16 21 -9 41
13 Real Betis 33 9 10 14 43 54 17 8 4 5 30 25 16 1 6 9 13 29 -11 37
14 Real Valladolid 33 7 15 11 27 37 16 3 10 3 15 14 17 4 5 8 12 23 -10 36
15 Deportivo Alaves 33 9 8 16 32 50 17 7 5 5 20 14 16 2 3 11 12 36 -18 35
16 Eibar 32 9 8 15 34 48 16 7 2 7 22 22 16 2 6 8 12 26 -14 35
17 Celta de Vigo 33 7 13 13 32 42 16 5 6 5 18 15 17 2 7 8 14 27 -10 34
18 Mallorca 33 8 5 20 35 56 17 7 3 7 22 20 16 1 2 13 13 36 -21 29
19 Leganes 33 5 10 18 24 49 17 4 4 9 14 24 16 1 6 9 10 25 -25 25
20 Espanyol 32 5 9 18 26 51 16 2 5 9 15 28 16 3 4 9 11 23 -25 24

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