Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Villarreal CF
1 – 5
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 16:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 22,048 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Robert Lewandowski
0–2 35' Robert Lewandowski
Ayoze Perez 38' 1–2
1–3 58' Pablo Torre
1–4 74' Raphinha
1–5 83' Raphinha
Dani Parejo 2' Y
Alex Baena 52' Y
Eric Bailly 66' Y
Y 82' Pau Victor Delgado
Ayoze Perez 85' Y
Sergi Cardona 89' Y
Ilias Akhomach 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Gonzalo Garcia Gonzalez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Adrian Diaz Gonzalez (Spain)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game

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
2024-09-22 Villarreal CF 1–5 FC Barcelona 2024-01-27 FC Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal CF 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep FC Barcelona H 1–5 L
14 Sep RCD Mallorca A 2–1 W
31 Aug Valencia CF A 1–1 D
26 Aug RC Celta de Vigo H 4–3 W
23 Aug Sevilla FC A 2–1 W
19 Aug Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–2 D
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Villarreal CF A 5–1 W
19 Sep AS Monaco FC A 1–2 L
15 Sep Girona FC A 4–1 W
31 Aug Real Valladolid CF H 7–0 W
27 Aug Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–1 W
24 Aug Athletic Club H 2–1 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica!
  • 2' The referee calls foul for Dani Parejo. He receives a card.
  • 7' 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.
  • 12' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robert Lewandowski on 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 411 games and scored 560 goals.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The Poland centre-forward Robert Lewandowski breaks the deadlock on 35 minutes. 0-2!
  • 38' GOAL! Ayoze Perez scores on 38. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe
  • 43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Inaki Pena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marc-Andre ter Stegen on 45 minute.
  • 50' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a card for Alex Baena.
  • 57' 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.
  • 58' Pablo Torre makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 59' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Sergi Dominguez departs to be replaced by Pau Cubarsi.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Thierno Barry on, Yeremy off on 63 minutes.
  • 66' Eric Bailly is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Dani Parejo is replaced by Pape Gueye.
  • 74' Assisted by Pau Victor Delgado with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raphinha makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 78' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Alex Baena has done his job and it is now time for Ilias Akhomach to step up.
  • 81' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Inigo Martinez exits the field as Hector Fort enters on 81.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Pau Victor Delgado on 82 minutes earns him a card. FC Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 83' Raphinha is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 85' Ayoze Perez is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 89' Sergi Cardona picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ilias Akhomach on 90 minutes.
  • FC Barcelona celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 5
Ansu Fati 5
Antoine Griezmann 4
Lionel Messi 3
Samuel Chukwueze 3
Gerard Moreno 2
Philippe Coutinho 2
Pau Torres 2

Head to Head

2024-09-22 Villarreal CF 1–5 FC Barcelona 2024-01-27 FC Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal CF 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

Villarreal CF Form

2024-09-22 Villarreal CF 1–5 FC Barcelona L 2024-09-14 RCD Mallorca 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-08-31 Valencia CF 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2024-08-26 Villarreal CF 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo W 2024-08-23 Sevilla FC 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-08-19 Villarreal CF 2–2 Club Atlético de Madrid D

FC Barcelona Form

2024-09-22 Villarreal CF 1–5 FC Barcelona W 2024-09-19 AS Monaco FC 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2024-09-15 Girona FC 1–4 FC Barcelona W 2024-08-31 FC Barcelona 7–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2024-08-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-08-24 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.13 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF17% Draw16% FC Barcelona67%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 5.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 64%
36%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
33%
Draw or FC Barcelona
83%
Villarreal CF or FC Barcelona
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF12% Draw25% FC Barcelona63%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 4
6.4%
1 – 3
6.3%
1 – 5
Actual
2 – 4
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 5
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
0 – 4
4.1%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 6
3.7%
0 – 5
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 6% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 15% 63%
+1.5 37% — 63%
+2 37% 18% 45%
+2.5 55% — 45%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
2% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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