Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
#9 Position #1
15 Points 33
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 1
17 Scored 48
15 Conceded 13
+2 GD +35
1.25 PPG 2.75
33% Win % 92%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona has kicked off!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' FC Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Alberto Moreno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 423 appearances.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronald Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samuel Chukwueze makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 28' Brilliant from the ! Antoine Griezmann makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lionel Messi made 529 appearances and scored 253 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Antoine Griezmann doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Sergino Dest makes way for Sergi Roberto at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 50' A moment of madness from Antoine Griezmann on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 55' Pau Torres has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 32 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Francis Coquelin. He replaces Paco Alcacer on 60 minute.
  • 64' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 64 minute. Pedri leaves to be changed by Ilaix Moriba.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Trigueros gets a Red card.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Albiol is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Unai Emery might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Pau Torres argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Etienne Capoue is withdrawn and Moi Gomez gets his opportunity.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Ousmane Dembele. He replaces Antoine Griezmann on 80 minute.
  • 82' Busquets picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Busquets on 83 minutes.
  • 88' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Ronald Araujo on, Busquets off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Albiol by Mario Gaspar on 89 minute.
  • 90' Oscar Mingueza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, FC Barcelona is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Raphinha 2
Pedri 2
Ayoze Perez 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
1.31 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF18% Draw19% FC Barcelona63%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
37%
Draw or FC Barcelona
82%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF14% Draw33% FC Barcelona53%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
7.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 1
6.1%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 4
5.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 4
4.5%
0 – 1
4%
2 – 4
3.8%
2 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 8% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 19% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 19% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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