Villarreal vs Barcelona: result 0-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 21, 2025 at 03:15 PM (UTC)Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
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What was the result of Villarreal vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-2 on December 21, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 12′RaphinhaBarcelona (pen.)
- 63′Lamine YamalBarcelona
Official lineup for Villarreal vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Villarreal
4-4-2- 22Ayoze Pérez
- 19N. Pépé
- 20Alberto Moleiro
- 10Dani Parejo
- 14Santi Comesaña
- 17T. Buchanan
- 23Sergi Cardona
- 12Renato Veiga
- 4Rafa Marín
- 26Pau Navarro
- 1Luíz Júnior
Barcelona
4-2-3-1- 7Ferran Torres
- 11Raphinha
- 16Fermín
- 10Lamine Yamal
- 21F. de Jong
- 24Eric García
- 3Alejandro Balde
- 18Gerard Martín
- 5Pau Cubarsí Paredes
- 23J. Koundé
- 13Joan García
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Villarreal have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Barcelona have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Racing Santander(away) | 1-2 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 10, 2025 | FC Copenhagen(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Getafe(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Antoniano(away) | 0-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Real Sociedad(away) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | Guadalajara(away) | 2-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Osasuna(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Real Betis(away) | 5-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Villarreal wins, 0 draws, 4 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal | La Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Villarreal on May 18, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Villarreal score 1.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 1.8 | 1.3 | 6 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3 | 11/15 | 13/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Villarreal sit 10th 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 |
| 10 | 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