Saturday , 14 November 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)
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
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 #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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF has kicked off!
  • 4' Ayoze Perez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
  • 9' Villarreal CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 14' The 22-year-old Pablo Gavira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hansi Flick will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Santi Comesana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Lamine Yamal has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 43' That is a card for FC Barcelona. Eric Garcia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Pedri is replaced by Frenkie de Jong on 46 minute.
  • 50' GOAL! Fermin Lopez fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 51' What a strike from Santi Comesana! The score is 2-2.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Pape Gueye. He replaces Dani Parejo on 58 minute.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Pau Navarro as he leaves the pitch. Willy Kambwala steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 69' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Eric Garcia as he leaves the pitch. Hector Fort steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Gerard Moreno comes on to replace Nicolas Pepe.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tajon Buchanan makes it 2-3.
  • 85' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani Olmo is hanging Pablo Gavira on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal CF.

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
Raphinha 2
Pedri 2
Ayoze Perez 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
3.3 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona58% Draw20% Villarreal CF22%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 5.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
78%
Draw or Villarreal CF
42%
FC Barcelona or Villarreal CF
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona52% Draw31% Villarreal CF17%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 2
5.7%
4 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
4 – 2
4.7%
1 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
5 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 18% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 18% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 9% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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