Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
3 – 5
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Gerard Moreno
0–2 54' Ilias Akhomach
Ilkay Gundogan 60' 1–2
Pedri 68' 2–2
Eric Bailly og 71' 3–2
3–3 84' Goncalo Guedes
3–4 90+9' Alexander Sorloth
3–5 90+12' Jose Morales
Y 16' Alex Baena
Oriol Romeu 33' Y
Y 68' Eric Bailly
Robert Lewandowski 68' Y
Ronald Araujo 89' Y
Y 89' Yerson Mosquera
Y 90' Jorge Cuenca

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)
6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2024-01-27 FC Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal CF 2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona 2023-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–1 FC Barcelona 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Villarreal CF H 3–5 L
21 Jan Real Betis Balompié A 4–2 W
04 Jan UD Las Palmas A 2–1 W
20 Dec UD Almeria H 3–2 W
16 Dec Valencia CF A 1–1 D
13 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan FC Barcelona A 5–3 W
20 Jan RCD Mallorca H 1–1 D
13 Jan UD Las Palmas A 0–3 L
02 Jan Valencia CF A 1–3 L
20 Dec RC Celta de Vigo H 3–2 W
17 Dec Real Madrid CF A 1–4 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' The ball is rolling at Olimpic Lluis Companys. FC Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against Villarreal CF.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Xavi Hernandez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Villarreal CF's compact 4-4-2.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Alex Baena. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' Ilias Akhomach is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
  • 33' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' It’s high time Xavi Hernandez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' The deadlock is broken! Gerard Moreno gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
  • 46' Pedri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oriol Romeu on 46 minute.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' Goal! Ilias Akhomach scores his 4 goal in 529 matches.
  • 58' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Goncalo Guedes is hanging Ilias Akhomach on the field on 58 minute.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Ilkay Gundogan makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' GOAL! Pedri fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Filip Jorgensen.
  • 71' Eric Bailly puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alex Baena is replaced by Etienne Capoue.
  • 76' The 27-year-old Jules Kounde has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Robert Lewandowski exits the field as Vitor Roque enters on 77.
  • 78' Jose Morales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gerard Moreno at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 423 games and scored 579 goals.
  • 84' Goncalo Guedes makes no mistake. The score reads 2-4 and Villarreal CF are in front.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ronald Araujo.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jorge Cuenca on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • The points are shared — FC Barcelona 3-5 Villarreal CF. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

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

2024-01-27 FC Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal CF 2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona 2023-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–1 FC Barcelona 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF

FC Barcelona Form

2024-01-27 FC Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal CF L 2024-01-21 Real Betis Balompié 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2024-01-04 UD Las Palmas 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almeria W 2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona L

Villarreal CF Form

2024-01-27 FC Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal CF W 2024-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 RCD Mallorca D 2024-01-13 UD Las Palmas 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2024-01-02 Valencia CF 3–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-12-20 Villarreal CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2023-12-17 Real Madrid CF 4–1 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.42 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona60% Draw19% Villarreal CF21%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 5.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 88%
12%
± 3.5 75%
25%
± 4.5 59%
41%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
78%
Draw or Villarreal CF
40%
FC Barcelona or Villarreal CF
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona52% Draw30% Villarreal CF18%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
4 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 2
4.9%
1 – 1
3.9%
5 – 1
3.6%
3 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
5 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 17% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 17% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 10% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 5% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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