Saturday , 14 November 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)
10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-08-27 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
#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' And we are off! Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pablo Gavira, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 13' GOAL! Pablo Gavira fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Frenkie de Jong makes it 0-2.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Gerard Moreno, a Spain , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' Juan Foyth adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 31' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
  • 36' 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.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Alexander Sorloth has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 44' Lamine Yamal picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Juan Foyth will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Andreas Christensen is replaced by Eric Garcia on 46 minute.
  • 50' Alex Baena makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Villarreal CF are in front.
  • 55' It’s high time Xavi Hernandez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for RamonTerrats Espacio.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Filip Jorgensen made 423 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Oriol Romeu has done his job and it is now time for Ferran Torres to step up.
  • 68' Ferran Torres is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the forward.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Etienne Capoue as he leaves the pitch. Denis Suarez steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Robert Lewandowski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' The crowd applauds Lamine Yamal as he leaves the pitch. Ansu Fati steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alex Baena is replaced by Jose Morales.
  • 80' Matteo Gabbia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Eric Garcia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 86 minute. Dani Parejo leaves to be changed by Ben Brereton.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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

2023-08-27 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
1.51 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.77 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF23% Draw21% FC Barcelona56%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
44%
Draw or FC Barcelona
77%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF18% Draw34% FC Barcelona48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
7.1%
1 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
5.3%
1 – 4
4.9%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 4
3.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 10% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 19% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 18% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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