Villarreal vs Barcelona: result 3-4 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 27, 2023 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
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What was the result of Villarreal vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 3-4 on August 27, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 12′GaviBarcelona
- 15′F. de JongBarcelona
- 26′J. FoythVillarreal
- 40′Alexander SørlothVillarreal
- 50′Alejandro Baena RodríguezVillarreal
- 68′Ferran TorresBarcelona
- 71′R. LewandowskiBarcelona
Official lineup for Villarreal vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Villarreal
4-4-2- 11Alexander Sørloth
- 7Gerard Moreno
- 16Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
- 10Dani Parejo
- 6É. Capoue
- 20Ramón Terrats
- 24Pedraza
- 5Jorge Cuenca
- 2M. Gabbia
- 8J. Foyth
- 13F. Jörgensen
Barcelona
4-3-3- 6Gavi
- 9R. Lewandowski
- 27Lamine Yamal
- 21F. de Jong
- 18Oriol Romeu
- 22İ. Gündoğan
- 17Marcos Alonso
- 15A. Christensen
- 23J. Koundé
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Villarreal have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Barcelona have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2023 | Mallorca(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Real Betis(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Newcastle(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Nice(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Sporting CP(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2023 | Cadiz(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Getafe(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Tottenham(home) | 4-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 2, 2023 | AC Milan(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Real Madrid(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Villarreal win, 0 draws, 5 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Villarreal 1-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Barcelona 4-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Villarreal vs Barcelona on Feb 12, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Villarreal score 1.4 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.2 | 1.1 | 9 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Villarreal sit 11th in La Liga (12 points from 11 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (30 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 30 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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