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Barcelona vs Villarreal: result 5-1 and analysis

La LigaRegular Season - 34Kick-off on May 9, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona

Barcelona
5-1
Villarreal

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What was the result of Barcelona vs Villarreal?

Barcelona won 5-1 on May 9, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 11′Philippe CoutinhoBarcelona
  • 16′PaulinhoBarcelona
  • 45′L. MessiBarcelona
  • 54′N. SansoneVillarreal
  • 87′O. DembéléBarcelona
  • 90′O. DembéléBarcelona

Official lineup for Barcelona vs Villarreal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Barcelona

4-3-3
  1. 11O. Dembélé
  2. 10L. Messi
  3. 14Philippe Coutinho
  1. 5Sergio Busquets
  2. 15Paulinho
  3. 8Andrés Iniesta
  1. 2Nélson Semedo
  2. 19L. Digne
  3. 3Piqué
  4. 25Thomas Vermaelen
  1. 13J. Cillessen

Villarreal

4-4-2
  1. 9C. Bacca
  2. 8Pablo Fornals
  1. 16Rodri
  2. 10Samu Castillejo
  3. 14Manu Trigueros
  4. 7D. Cheryshev
  1. 3Álvaro González
  2. 6Víctor Ruiz
  3. 11Jaume Costa
  4. 2Mario Gaspar
  1. 1Sergio Asenjo
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Villarreal have 6, 2 and 7.

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

Barcelona
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 6, 2018Real Madrid(home)2-2La Liga
Apr 29, 2018Deportivo La Coruna(away)4-2La Liga
Apr 17, 2018Celta Vigo(away)2-2La Liga
Apr 14, 2018Valencia(home)2-1La Liga
Apr 10, 2018AS Roma(away)0-3UEFA Champions League
Villarreal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 5, 2018Valencia(home)1-0La Liga
Apr 28, 2018Celta Vigo(home)4-1La Liga
Apr 17, 2018Leganes(home)2-1La Liga
Apr 14, 2018Sevilla(away)2-2La Liga
Apr 9, 2018Athletic Club(home)1-3La Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Barcelona wins, 2 draws, 0 Villarreal wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 10, 2017Villarreal 0-2 BarcelonaLa Liga
May 6, 2017Barcelona 4-1 VillarrealLa Liga
Jan 8, 2017Villarreal 1-1 BarcelonaLa Liga
Mar 20, 2016Villarreal 2-2 BarcelonaLa Liga
Nov 8, 2015Barcelona 3-0 VillarrealLa Liga
Feb 1, 2015Barcelona 3-2 VillarrealLa Liga

Last archived meeting: Villarreal vs Barcelona on Dec 10, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Barcelona score 2.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Barcelona2.31.1410/1510/15
Villarreal1.21.338/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Villarreal sit 11th (8 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Barcelona880034724
11Villarreal822413138

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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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