Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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 Alavés 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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Villarreal CF is hosting FC Barcelona for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordi Alba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Alberto Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Paco Alcacer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Spain international Pedri has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Samuel Chukwueze makes it 1-0.
  • 28' Antoine Griezmann has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' A goal from the France international Antoine Griezmann! He fires home on 35 to make it 1-2!
  • 40' Ousmane Dembele, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Sergino Dest exits the field as Sergi Roberto enters on 46.
  • 50' Antoine Griezmann was booked on 50.
  • 55' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Villarreal CF make a change. Paco Alcacer trudges off to be replaced by Francis Coquelin on 60 minutes.
  • 64' Pedri makes way for Ilaix Moriba at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 65' Villarreal CF player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 66' Albiol was booked on 66.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pau Torres on 74.
  • 76' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Etienne Capoue has done his job and it is now time for Moi Gomez to step up.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Ousmane Dembele. He replaces Antoine Griezmann on 80 minute.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Busquets on 82.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Busquets. He receives a card.
  • 88' Busquets makes way for Ronald Araujo at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 89' The whistle greets Albiol as he departs to be replaced by Mario Gaspar.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Oscar Mingueza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Villarreal CF 1-2 FC Barcelona. Honours even.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ansu Fati 5
Robert Lewandowski 5
Antoine Griezmann 4
Lionel Messi 3
Samuel Chukwueze 3
Ayoze Perez 2
Luis Suarez 2
Alexander Sorloth 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 Alavés 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
1.4 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.73 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF16% Draw16% FC Barcelona68%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 5.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
32%
Draw or FC Barcelona
84%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF12% Draw27% FC Barcelona61%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.2%
1 – 4
6.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 5
4.9%
0 – 4
4.9%
2 – 4
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 1
3.8%
0 – 5
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 6% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 23% — 77%
+1 23% 16% 61%
+1.5 39% — 61%
+2 39% 18% 43%
+2.5 57% — 43%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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