Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Villarreal CF
3 – 4
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 15:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 21,679 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Pablo Gavira
0–2 15' Frenkie de Jong
Juan Foyth 26' 1–2
Alexander Sorloth 40' 2–2
Alex Baena 50' 3–2
3–3 68' Ferran Torres
3–4 71' Robert Lewandowski
Y 44' Lamine Yamal
Juan Foyth 45' Y
Y 45' Robert Lewandowski
RamonTerrats Espacio 57' Y
Matteo Gabbia 80' Y
Y 82' Eric Garcia

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Diego Sanchez Rojo (Spain)
7 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug FC Barcelona H 3–4 L
18 Aug RCD Mallorca A 1–0 W
13 Aug Real Betis Balompié H 1–2 L
04 Jun Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–2 D
28 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–2 L
24 May Cadiz CF H 2–0 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Villarreal CF A 4–3 W
20 Aug Cadiz CF H 2–0 W
13 Aug Getafe CF A 0–0 D
04 Jun RC Celta de Vigo A 1–2 L
28 May RCD Mallorca H 3–0 W
23 May Real Valladolid CF A 1–3 L

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 game is set. Villarreal CF kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Jules Kounde is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
  • 13' What composure from Pablo Gavira! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 15' Frenkie de Jong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Robert Lewandowski, a Poland centre-forward, has 37 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' GOAL! Juan Foyth scores on 26. Assisted by Alex Baena
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' What a moment for Alexander Sorloth! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 44' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Lamine Yamal gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Juan Foyth catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' FC Barcelona make a change. Andreas Christensen trudges off to be replaced by Eric Garcia on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Baena makes it 3-2.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ansu Fati made 516 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' RamonTerrats Espacio is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Oriol Romeu as he leaves the pitch. Ferran Torres steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Ferran Torres gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Etienne Capoue is replaced by Denis Suarez on 70 minute.
  • 71' Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores his 305 goal in 542 matches.
  • 76' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 76 minute. Lamine Yamal leaves to be changed by Ansu Fati.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alex Baena is replaced by Jose Morales.
  • 80' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 86' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 86 minute. Dani Parejo leaves to be changed by Ben Brereton.
  • Another three points for FC Barcelona.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

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

2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona 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

Villarreal CF Form

2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona L 2023-08-18 RCD Mallorca 0–1 Villarreal CF W 2023-08-13 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2023-06-04 Villarreal CF 2–2 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2023-05-28 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-05-24 Villarreal CF 2–0 Cadiz CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona W 2023-08-20 FC Barcelona 2–0 Cadiz CF W 2023-08-13 Getafe CF 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2023-06-04 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2023-05-28 FC Barcelona 3–0 RCD Mallorca W 2023-05-23 Real Valladolid CF 3–1 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.5 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF19% Draw18% FC Barcelona63%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 5.1
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
37%
Draw or FC Barcelona
81%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF15% Draw29% FC Barcelona56%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 3
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
1 – 4
6%
2 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 4
4.7%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 5
4.2%
1 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 5
3.4%

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 29% — 71%
+1 29% 17% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 18% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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