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Barcelona vs Villarreal: result 3-5 and analysis

La LigaRegular Season - 22Kick-off on January 27, 2024 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona

Barcelona
3-5
Villarreal

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What was the result of Barcelona vs Villarreal?

Villarreal won 3-5 on January 27, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 41′Gerard MorenoVillarreal
  • 54′Ilias AkhomachVillarreal
  • 60′İ. GündoğanBarcelona
  • 68′PedriBarcelona
  • 71′E. BaillyBarcelona (o.g.)
  • 84′Gonçalo GuedesVillarreal
  • 90′José Luis MoralesVillarreal
  • 90′A. SørlothVillarreal

Official lineup for Barcelona vs Villarreal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Barcelona

4-3-3
  1. 14João Félix
  2. 9R. Lewandowski
  3. 27Lamine Yamal
  1. 21F. de Jong
  2. 18Oriol Romeu
  3. 22İ. Gündoğan
  1. 39Héctor Fort
  2. 15A. Christensen
  3. 4R. Araújo
  4. 23J. Koundé
  1. 13Iñaki Peña

Villarreal

4-4-2
  1. 11A. Sørloth
  2. 7Gerard Moreno
  1. 16Álex Baena
  2. 19F. Coquelin
  3. 4Santi Comesaña
  4. 27Ilias Akhomach
  1. 18Alberto Moreno
  2. 5Jorge Cuenca
  3. 12E. Bailly
  4. 17Kiko Femenía
  1. 13F. Jörgensen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Villarreal have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Barcelona
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2024Athletic Club(away)2-4Copa del Rey
Jan 21, 2024Real Betis(away)4-2La Liga
Jan 18, 2024Unionistas de Salamanca(away)3-1Copa del Rey
Jan 14, 2024Real Madrid(away)1-4Super Cup
Jan 11, 2024Osasuna(home)2-0Super Cup
Villarreal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 20, 2024Mallorca(home)1-1La Liga
Jan 13, 2024Las Palmas(away)0-3La Liga
Jan 8, 2024Unionistas de Salamanca(away)1-1Copa del Rey
Jan 2, 2024Valencia(away)1-3La Liga
Dec 20, 2023Celta Vigo(home)3-2La Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Barcelona wins, 0 draws, 1 Villarreal win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2023Villarreal 3-4 BarcelonaLa Liga
Feb 12, 2023Villarreal 0-1 BarcelonaLa Liga
Oct 20, 2022Barcelona 3-0 VillarrealLa Liga
May 22, 2022Barcelona 0-2 VillarrealLa Liga
Nov 27, 2021Villarreal 1-3 BarcelonaLa Liga
Apr 25, 2021Villarreal 1-2 BarcelonaLa Liga

Last archived meeting: Villarreal vs Barcelona on Aug 27, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Barcelona score 2.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.5 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Barcelona2.11.9213/1511/15
Villarreal1.51.9112/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (33 points from 12 matches) and Villarreal sit 8th (15 points from 12 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Barcelona121101481333
8Villarreal12435171515

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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