Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
FC Barcelona
2 – 3
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sun 18 May 2025 · 17:00 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys 49,558 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Ayoze Perez
Lamine Yamal 38' 1–1
Fermin Lopez 45+5' 2–1
2–2 51' Santi Comesana
2–3 80' Tajon Buchanan
Eric Garcia 43' Y

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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

12
1
3
FC Barcelona 16 games · Avg 4.3 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-18 FC Barcelona 2–3 Villarreal CF 2024-09-22 Villarreal CF 1–5 FC Barcelona 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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Villarreal CF H 2–3 L
15 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 2–0 W
11 May Real Madrid CF H 4–3 W
06 May FC Internazionale Milano A 3–4 L
03 May Real Valladolid CF A 2–1 W
30 Apr FC Internazionale Milano H 3–3 D
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May FC Barcelona A 3–2 W
14 May CD Leganes H 3–0 W
10 May Girona FC A 1–0 W
03 May CA Osasuna H 4–2 W
27 Apr RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–0 W
23 Apr RC Celta de Vigo A 0–3 L

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Villarreal CF
#1 Position #3
94 Points 72
38 Played 38
31 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 22 / 6 / 10
95 Scored 72
36 Conceded 46
+59 GD +26
2.47 PPG 1.89
82% Win % 58%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Barcelona have kicked off against Villarreal CF. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 4' Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ayoze Perez makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 9' Spain international Alex Baena has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' Raphinha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' GOAL! Lamine Yamal fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 43' FC Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Frenkie de Jong comes on to replace Pedri.
  • 50' What a moment for Fermin Lopez! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 51' Santi Comesana is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 58' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Pape Gueye comes on to replace Dani Parejo.
  • 63' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Pau Navarro is withdrawn and Willy Kambwala gets his opportunity.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dani Parejo made 422 appearances and scored 41 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hector Fort is hanging Eric Garcia on the field on 74 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Nicolas Pepe as he departs to be replaced by Gerard Moreno.
  • 80' What a moment for Tajon Buchanan! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Dani Olmo on, Pablo Gavira off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • With this win, Villarreal CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 5
Ansu Fati 5
Antoine Griezmann 4
Samuel Chukwueze 3
Lionel Messi 3
Philippe Coutinho 2
Pau Torres 2
Frenkie de Jong 2

Head to Head

2025-05-18 FC Barcelona 2–3 Villarreal CF 2024-09-22 Villarreal CF 1–5 FC Barcelona 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

FC Barcelona Form

2025-05-18 FC Barcelona 2–3 Villarreal CF L 2025-05-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2025-05-11 FC Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid CF W 2025-05-06 FC Internazionale Milano 4–3 FC Barcelona L 2025-05-03 Real Valladolid CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2025-04-30 FC Barcelona 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D

Villarreal CF Form

2025-05-18 FC Barcelona 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2025-05-14 Villarreal CF 3–0 CD Leganes W 2025-05-10 Girona FC 0–1 Villarreal CF W 2025-05-03 Villarreal CF 4–2 CA Osasuna W 2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-04-23 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.6 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 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona48% Draw22% Villarreal CF30%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
71%
Draw or Villarreal CF
52%
FC Barcelona or Villarreal CF
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona41% Draw35% Villarreal CF24%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
6.3%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 2
3.7%
3 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 15% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 19% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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