Saturday , 14 November 2026

Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
Villarreal CF
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 12 Feb 2023 · 20:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Pau Torres 37' Y
Pau Torres 38' Y
Y 43' Ronald Araujo
Y 44' Ronald Araujo
Alejandro Baena 49' Y
Y 56' Frenkie de Jong
Y 58' Jules Kounde
Dani Parejo 62' Y
Alberto Moreno 71' Y
Y 81' Raphinha

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Jose Naranjo
  • Referee Juan Campos
  • Referee Valentin Pizarro
  • Referee Diego Sanchez
  • Referee Jaime Latre

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
2023-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–1 FC Barcelona 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF 2021-11-27 Villarreal CF 1–3 FC Barcelona 2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
04 Feb Elche CF A 1–3 L
30 Jan Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–1 L
22 Jan Girona FC H 1–0 W
13 Jan RC Celta de Vigo A 1–1 D
07 Jan Real Madrid CF H 2–1 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Villarreal CF A 1–0 W
05 Feb Sevilla FC H 3–0 W
01 Feb Real Betis Balompié A 2–1 W
28 Jan Girona FC A 1–0 W
22 Jan Getafe CF H 1–0 W
08 Jan Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Estadio de la Ceramica. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' Frenkie de Jong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 18' What composure from Pedri! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 23' Franck Kessie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. Villarreal CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' 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.
  • 36' Samuel Chukwueze is replacing Francis Coquelin for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 37' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pau Torres.
  • 43' Ronald Araujo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Ronald Araujo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Alejandro Baena is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francis Coquelin, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Frenkie de Jong.
  • 58' Jules Kounde was booked on 58.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Dani Parejo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' Jose Luis Morales has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' Alberto Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Raphinha gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Raphinha as he leaves the pitch. Ferran Torres steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 83' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Alberto Moreno departs to be replaced by Trigueros.
  • 88' Pepe Reina is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
  • 89' The whistle greets Franck Kessie as he departs to be replaced by Jordi Alba.
  • It finishes all square. Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–1 FC Barcelona 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF 2021-11-27 Villarreal CF 1–3 FC Barcelona 2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona

Villarreal CF Form

2023-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2023-02-04 Elche CF 3–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-01-30 Villarreal CF 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-01-22 Villarreal CF 1–0 Girona FC W 2023-01-13 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2023-01-07 Villarreal CF 2–1 Real Madrid CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2023-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-02-05 FC Barcelona 3–0 Sevilla FC W 2023-02-01 Real Betis Balompié 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2023-01-28 Girona FC 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-01-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2023-01-08 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–1 FC Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.9 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF16% Draw21% FC Barcelona63%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
38%
Draw or FC Barcelona
84%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF12% Draw39% FC Barcelona49%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 4
4.7%
1 – 4
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

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% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 22% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 20% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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