Sunday , 16 August 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 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

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
#9 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

FC Barcelona are 9th (0 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF get this one started.
  • 4' Ayoze Perez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 513 games and scored 767 goals.
  • 14' Luiz Junior is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
  • 19' Pablo Gavira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
  • 24' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' Assisted by Eric Garcia with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lamine Yamal makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 43' Eric Garcia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
  • 46' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Pedri has done his job and it is now time for Frenkie de Jong to step up.
  • 50' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Fermin Lopez on 45.
  • 51' Santi Comesana is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' Spain international Dani Parejo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' Pape Gueye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dani Parejo at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' It’s high time Hansi Flick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Willy Kambwala is hanging Pau Navarro on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' It looks surprising Villarreal CF does not make any changes. Tajon Buchanan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Eric Garcia as he leaves the pitch. Hector Fort steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Gerard Moreno on, Nicolas Pepe off on 77 minutes.
  • 80' The Canada Tajon Buchanan breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-3!
  • 85' Dani Olmo is replacing Pablo Gavira for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 90' Pau Cubarsi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 513 appearances.
  • Villarreal CF celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Ansu Fati 5
Robert Lewandowski 5
Antoine Griezmann 4
Lionel Messi 3
Samuel Chukwueze 3
Luis Suarez 2
Alexander Sorloth 2
Gerard Moreno 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
1 / 4
1.31 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona or Villarreal CF 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona37% Draw29% Villarreal CF34%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
67%
Draw or Villarreal CF
63%
FC Barcelona or Villarreal CF
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona27% Draw48% Villarreal CF25%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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