Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
FC Barcelona
3 – 0
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Thu 20 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Pau Torres

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Camp Nou.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Barbero
  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee Guadalupe Porras
  • Referee Jaime Latre
  • Referee Antonio Monter

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 13
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 12
14 CA Osasuna 12 12
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 12
16 Getafe CF 12 12
17 Levante UD 12 11
18 Elche CF 12 10
19 Valencia CF 12 9
20 Málaga CF 12 5

Head-to-Head

12
1
3
FC Barcelona 16 games · Avg 4.3 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF 2021-11-27 Villarreal CF 1–3 FC Barcelona 2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2020-09-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Villarreal CF H 3–0 W
16 Oct Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
12 Oct FC Internazionale Milano H 3–3 D
09 Oct RC Celta de Vigo H 1–0 W
04 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
01 Oct RCD Mallorca A 1–0 W
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Barcelona A 0–3 L
17 Oct CA Osasuna H 2–0 W
09 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
01 Oct Cadiz CF A 0–0 D
18 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–1 D
11 Sep Real Betis Balompié A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Villarreal CF
#1 Position #9
33 Points 15
12 Played 12
11 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
48 Scored 17
13 Conceded 15
+35 GD +2
2.75 PPG 1.25
92% Win % 33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts). Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
7/2
16-30
8/3
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
10/1
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 15 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 10 G 8 A
Fermin Lopez 7 G 5 A
Gabriel Jesus 3 G 1 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A
Villarreal CF
Georges Mikautadze 3 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 4 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G 1 A
Gerard Moreno 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Barcelona welcome Villarreal CF for this crunch clash at Camp Nou.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 529 games and scored 827 goals.
  • 10' Ansu Fati, a Spain , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Frenkie de Jong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Johan Mojica has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfonso Pedraza on 25 minute.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Robert Lewandowski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the forward.
  • 35' Robert Lewandowski with the second goal in the match!
  • 38' Magnificent from Ansu Fati! That is 34 goals in 529 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 39' Ansu Fati makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' Jose Luis Morales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arnaut Danjuma at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' FC Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Villarreal CF backline.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Trigueros is replacing Manu Morlanes for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 58' Alberto Moreno gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Nicolas Jackson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hector Bellerin is hanging Sergi Roberto on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Ousmane Dembele gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Ansu Fati and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Jules Kounde by Pique on 78 minute.
  • 80' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Albiol is withdrawn and Aissa Mandi gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Nicolas Jackson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 9 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Pau Torres was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ansu Fati 5
Robert Lewandowski 5
Antoine Griezmann 4
Lionel Messi 3
Samuel Chukwueze 3
Ayoze Perez 2
Luis Suarez 2
Alexander Sorloth 2

Head to Head

2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF 2021-11-27 Villarreal CF 1–3 FC Barcelona 2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2020-09-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal CF

FC Barcelona Form

2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF W 2022-10-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 FC Barcelona L 2022-10-12 FC Barcelona 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2022-10-09 FC Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-10-04 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 FC Barcelona L 2022-10-01 RCD Mallorca 0–1 FC Barcelona W

Villarreal CF Form

2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-17 Villarreal CF 2–0 CA Osasuna W 2022-10-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-01 Cadiz CF 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2022-09-18 Villarreal CF 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2022-09-11 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.1 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona75% Draw15% Villarreal CF10%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
90%
Draw or Villarreal CF
25%
FC Barcelona or Villarreal CF
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona61% Draw31% Villarreal CF8%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
4 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.7%
5 – 0
4.6%
5 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 21% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 18% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.