Thursday , 2 July 2026

Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Villarreal CF
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 14:15 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 50' Antoine Griezmann
Y 50' Antoine Griezmann
Trigueros 65' R
Trigueros 65' Y
Albiol 66' Y
Albiol 66' Y
Pau Torres 74' Y
Pau Torres 74' Y
Y 82' Busquets
Y 82' Busquets
Y 83' Busquets
Y 90' Oscar Mingueza
Y 90' Oscar Mingueza

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee Ignacio Iglesias
  • Referee Jorge Bueno
  • Referee Mateo Busquets

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

3
1
12
Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 4.3 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2020-09-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal CF 2020-07-05 Villarreal CF 1–4 FC Barcelona 2019-09-24 FC Barcelona 2–1 Villarreal CF 2019-04-02 Villarreal CF 4–4 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr FC Barcelona H 1–2 L
21 Apr Deportivo Alaves A 1–2 L
18 Apr Levante UD A 5–1 W
15 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–1 W
11 Apr CA Osasuna H 1–2 L
08 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 1–0 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Villarreal CF A 2–1 W
22 Apr Getafe CF H 5–2 W
10 Apr Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L
05 Apr Real Valladolid CF H 1–0 W
21 Mar Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 6–1 W
15 Mar SD Huesca H 4–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Villarreal CF welcome FC Barcelona for this crunch clash at Estadio de la Ceramica.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' A goal from the Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze! He fires home on 26 to make it 1-0!
  • 28' Antoine Griezmann is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' A stunning finish from Antoine Griezmann — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 40' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Sergi Roberto comes on to replace Sergino Dest.
  • 50' Antoine Griezmann catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Francis Coquelin on, Paco Alcacer off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilaix Moriba is hanging Pedri on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Trigueros. He receives a Red card.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Albiol.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Pau Torres argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Etienne Capoue departs to be replaced by Moi Gomez.
  • 80' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 80 minute. Antoine Griezmann leaves to be changed by Ousmane Dembele.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Busquets.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Busquets. He receives a card.
  • 88' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Ronald Araujo comes on to replace Busquets.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Mario Gaspar on, Albiol off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oscar Mingueza.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2020-09-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal CF 2020-07-05 Villarreal CF 1–4 FC Barcelona 2019-09-24 FC Barcelona 2–1 Villarreal CF 2019-04-02 Villarreal CF 4–4 FC Barcelona

Villarreal CF Form

2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona L 2021-04-21 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2021-04-18 Levante UD 1–5 Villarreal CF W 2021-04-15 Villarreal CF 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2021-04-11 Villarreal CF 1–2 CA Osasuna L 2021-04-08 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 Villarreal CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2021-04-22 FC Barcelona 5–2 Getafe CF W 2021-04-10 Real Madrid CF 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2021-04-05 FC Barcelona 1–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2021-03-21 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–6 FC Barcelona W 2021-03-15 FC Barcelona 4–1 SD Huesca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.41 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF24% Draw22% FC Barcelona54%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
46%
Draw or FC Barcelona
76%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF20% Draw37% FC Barcelona43%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 0
3.2%
2 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 12% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 20% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 17% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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