Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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 #1
8 Points 21
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 0
13 Scored 31
12 Conceded 7
+1 GD +24
1.14 PPG 3.00
29% Win % 100%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio de la Ceramica as Villarreal CF face off against FC Barcelona in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Philippe Coutinho has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 16' A goal from the Brazil international Malcom! He fires home on 16 to make it 0-2!
  • 21' Spain international Santi Cazorla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Samuel Chukwueze adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Villarreal CF in their trying to find a way past FC Barcelona's compact .
  • 36' Alvaro Gonzalez is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 39' Busquets has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Clement Lenglet. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Ramiro Funes Mori is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Karl Toko Ekambi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Lionel Messi.
  • 62' Goal! Iborra scores his 6 goal in 358 matches.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Santiago Caseres.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. FC Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' Busquets makes way for Ivan Rakitic at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 74' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Karl Toko Ekambi departs to be replaced by Carlos Bacca.
  • 77' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 80' GOAL! Carlos Bacca fires home to make it 4-2!
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Carles Alena.
  • 84' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergi Roberto.
  • 86' Alvaro Gonzalez is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 88' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniele Bonera is hanging Samuel Chukwueze on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 90.
  • 90' Luis Suarez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-4.

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
Philippe Coutinho 2
Pau Torres 2
Frenkie de Jong 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
3 / 4
1.95 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.89 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF23% Draw18% FC Barcelona59%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 66%
34%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
41%
Draw or FC Barcelona
77%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF17% Draw27% FC Barcelona56%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 4
5.5%
2 – 3
5.4%
2 – 4
5.2%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 5
4.2%
2 – 5
4.1%
3 – 3
3.5%
3 – 4
3.4%
0 – 3
3.1%
0 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 8% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 16% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 17% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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