Barcelona vs Villarreal: result 2-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 37Kick-off on May 18, 2025 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Villarreal?
Villarreal won 2-3 on May 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 4′Ayoze PérezVillarreal
- 38′Lamine YamalBarcelona
- 45′Fermín LópezBarcelona
- 50′Santi ComesañaVillarreal
- 80′T. BuchananVillarreal
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
4-2-3-1- 9R. Lewandowski
- 11Raphinha
- 16Fermín López
- 19Lamine Yamal
- 8Pedri
- 6Gavi
- 35Gerard Martín
- 5Íñigo Martínez
- 2Pau Cubarsí Paredes
- 24Eric García
- 1M. ter Stegen
Villarreal
4-4-2- 22Ayoze Pérez
- 16Álex Baena
- 21Yeremy Pino
- 10Dani Parejo
- 14Santi Comesaña
- 19N. Pépé
- 23Sergi Cardona
- 2Logan Costa
- 8J. Foyth
- 26Pau Navarro
- 1Luíz Júnior
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Villarreal have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Espanyol(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| May 11, 2025 | Real Madrid(home) | 4-3 | La Liga |
| May 6, 2025 | Inter(away) | 3-4 | UEFA Champions League |
| May 3, 2025 | Valladolid(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inter(home) | 3-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | Leganes(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| May 10, 2025 | Girona(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 3, 2025 | Osasuna(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 27, 2025 | Espanyol(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Celta Vigo(away) | 0-3 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Barcelona wins, 0 draws, 2 Villarreal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2024 | Villarreal 1-5 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Barcelona 3-5 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Villarreal 3-4 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Villarreal 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Barcelona 3-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| May 22, 2022 | Barcelona 0-2 Villarreal | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Villarreal vs Barcelona on Sep 22, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.7 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.5 | 1.4 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Villarreal | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (30 points from 11 matches) and Villarreal sit 9th (12 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 30 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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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