Barcelona vs Villarreal: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 2, 2018 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Villarreal?
Barcelona won 2-0 on December 2, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 35′PiquéBarcelona
- 87′Carles AleñáBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
4-1-4-1- 11O. Dembélé
- 10L. Messi
- 7Philippe Coutinho
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 22A. Vidal
- 4I. Rakitić
- 2Nélson Semedo
- 15C. Lenglet
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
Villarreal
4-5-1- 7Gerard Moreno
- 5S. Cáseres
- 30S. Chukwueze
- 8Pablo Fornals
- 16Pedraza
- 14Manu Trigueros
- 19Santi Cazorla
- 3Álvaro González
- 6Víctor Ruiz
- 2Mario Gaspar
- 1Sergio Asenjo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Villarreal have 3, 9 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2018 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Real Betis(home) | 3-4 | La Liga |
| Nov 6, 2018 | Inter(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 3, 2018 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2018 | Rangers(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 25, 2018 | Real Betis(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Rapid Vienna(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 4, 2018 | Levante(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Barcelona wins, 2 draws, 0 Villarreal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2018 | Barcelona 5-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Dec 10, 2017 | Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| May 6, 2017 | Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Jan 8, 2017 | Villarreal 1-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Mar 20, 2016 | Villarreal 2-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Barcelona 3-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Villarreal on May 9, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.6 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 12/15 | 9/15 |
| Villarreal | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5 | 9/15 | 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