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Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Villarreal CF
4 – 4
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Tue 2 Apr 2019 · 19:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Alvaro Gonzalez 36' Y
Y 39' Busquets
Y 42' Clement Lenglet
Ramiro Funes Mori 45' Y
Y 77' Arturo Vidal
Y 83' Alena
Y 84' Lionel Messi
Y 85' Sergi Roberto
Alvaro Gonzalez 86' R
Y 90' Luis Suarez
Santiago Caseres 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Teodoro Sobrino
  • Referee Jose Naranjo
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Alexander Gonzalez

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

3
1
12
Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 4.3 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-02 Villarreal CF 4–4 FC Barcelona 2018-12-02 FC Barcelona 2–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr FC Barcelona H 4–4 D
30 Mar RC Celta de Vigo A 2–3 L
17 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W
14 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–1 W
10 Mar Levante UD A 2–0 W
07 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 3–1 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Villarreal CF A 4–4 D
30 Mar RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–0 W
17 Mar Real Betis Balompié A 4–1 W
13 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 5–1 W
09 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W
02 Mar Real Madrid CF A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF FC Barcelona
#11 Position #9
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Lionel Messi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ernesto Valverde will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 12' Philippe Coutinho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 16' Malcom doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Santi Cazorla is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
  • 23' Goal! Samuel Chukwueze scores his 33 goal in 407 matches.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Alvaro Gonzalez gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Busquets. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Clement Lenglet.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ramiro Funes Mori.
  • 50' Karl Toko Ekambi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Villarreal CF are in front.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' FC Barcelona make a change. Philippe Coutinho trudges off to be replaced by Lionel Messi on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Iborra makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Villarreal CF are in front.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Santiago Caseres on 63 minute.
  • 68' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Busquets is replaced by Ivan Rakitic on 73 minute.
  • 74' Carlos Bacca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karl Toko Ekambi at the 74 minute mark.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arturo Vidal on 77.
  • 80' A goal from the Colombia international Carlos Bacca! He fires home on 80 to make it 4-2!
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Carles Alena. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' Lionel Messi is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sergi Roberto on 85.
  • 86' Alvaro Gonzalez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 86.
  • 88' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Samuel Chukwueze is withdrawn and Daniele Bonera gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Lionel Messi adds to his 15 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 4-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Calleja

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 5
Ansu Fati 5
Antoine Griezmann 4
Samuel Chukwueze 3
Lionel Messi 3
Raphinha 2
Pedri 2
Ayoze Perez 2

Head to Head

2019-04-02 Villarreal CF 4–4 FC Barcelona 2018-12-02 FC Barcelona 2–0 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2019-04-02 Villarreal CF 4–4 FC Barcelona D 2019-03-30 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF L 2019-03-17 Villarreal CF 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-03-10 Levante UD 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2019-04-02 Villarreal CF 4–4 FC Barcelona D 2019-03-30 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2019-03-17 Real Betis Balompié 1–4 FC Barcelona W 2019-03-13 FC Barcelona 5–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-03-09 FC Barcelona 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2019-03-02 Real Madrid CF 0–1 FC Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF33% Draw28% FC Barcelona39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Barcelona
67%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF23% Draw46% FC Barcelona31%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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