Villarreal vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2025

Barcelona go up against Villarreal on Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Barcelona have taken the lead in the LaLiga after collecting 43 points from their initial 17 encounters. Villarreal trail them by 35 points after 15 rounds, leaving them as number 3 in the table.

With 3 defeats from their last 6 games, the mood around the Villarreal camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Barcelona on their home ground.

Villarreal are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the LaLiga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

Barcelona scored a decent 28 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.8 goals per game. They allowed a total of 15 goals against, an average of 1.5 goals per match, while achieving two clean sheets.

Villarreal beat Barcelona by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 5-1 win in the match prior to that.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-0 victory against Getafe. They went on to lose 2-3 against FC Copenhagen, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Racing Santander. Villarreal have been in potent form at Estadio de la Ceramica, winning no less than five of the past six LaLiga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 13 goals while letting in four.

Villarreal are among the title candidates in the LaLiga again this season, and first place is still within reach.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Real Betis, who were defeated by 3-5. Then, Eintracht Frankfurt got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Osasuna by 2-0. Barcelona won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 15 while also conceding 13 times.

Going into the season as a title candidate in the LaLiga, Barcelona are currently on track to fulfil the expectations.

In current form, we favour Barcelona to claim a win, when they challenge Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica. We doubt, the home side is able to stop the visitors.

Villarreal won four matches, scored 11 goals and conceded nine in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 14 points. Barcelona won five games, picked up 15 points, scored 21 and conceded 12 goals in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. Villarreal are looking at a record of 11 wins, two draws and two defeats in the LaLiga this season. Barcelona have a record of 14 wins, one draw and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Squads

Villarreal Squad

Garcia will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Barcelona from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/12), Adria Altimira (0/1), Alfonso Pedraza (0/11), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/9), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/5), Rafa Marin (1/11), Santiago Mourino (0/10), Sergi Cardona (0/12), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (6/15), Daniel Parejo (0/12), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Manor Solomon (1/6), Pape Gueye (2/13), Renato Veiga (0/13), Santi Comesana (2/14), Tajon Buchanan (5/15), Thomas Partey (0/12), Ayoze Perez (2/8), Georges Mikautadze (3/10), Gerard Moreno (4/7), Ilias Akhomach (0/9), Nicolas Pepe (2/14), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/12).

Barcelona Squad

Here is the full team squad of Barcelona. The 60 year-old Hans-Dieter Flick will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ander Astralaga (0/0), Eder Aller (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/11), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/0), Wojciech Szczesny (0/6), Alejandro Balde (0/13), Andreas Christensen (0/12), Eric Garcia (1/17), Gerard Martin (0/15), Jofre Torrents (0/3), Jules Kounde (1/16), Pau Cubarsi (0/13), Ronald Araujo (2/11), Dro Fernandez (0/4), Fermin Lopez (4/11), Frenkie de Jong (0/12), Gavi (0/2), Marc Bernal (0/6), Marc Casado (0/12), Pedri (2/14), Roony Bardghji (1/9), Tommy Marques (0/0), Dani Olmo (4/13), Ferran Torres (11/16), Lamine Yamal (6/13), Marcus Rashford (2/16), Raphinha (6/10), Robert Lewandowski (8/12), Toni Fernandez (0/1).

Villarreal vs Barcelona Team News

At the time of writing, Villarreal have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Barcelona this coming Sunday. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Barcelona have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Ronald Araujo and Raphinha sit this one out for Barcelona, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Villarreal.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Lineups

Villarreal vs Barcelona H2H

Villarreal beat Barcelona by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 5-1 win in the match prior to that. Barcelona normally deals with Villarreal very well, winning seven of last ten encounters. However, Villarreal managed a rare 3-2 win in their last meeting, and will be eager to double up on that success. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 17/20.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Results

The past ten matches between Villarreal and Barcelona have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/7 with the bookies.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Ferran Torres look like great value to find the back of the net on Sunday, having hit the target six times in recent LaLiga matches for Barcelona. His total for the season says 11 goals scored in this LaLiga campaign. With four goals lately for Villarreal in the LaLiga, Gerard Moreno is also a player worth mentioning.

Villarreal claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Barcelona won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Villarreal will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday, with Barcelona managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Villarreal managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Barcelona averaging 2.7 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Barcelona. They performed an average of 2.8 goals in these.