Villarreal vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd September 2024

When Barcelona come to Estadio de la Ceramica for the LaLiga match this coming Sunday, Villarreal will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

A glance at the LaLiga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is four points and three places.

Barcelona are aiming to extend the lead on Villarreal in the LaLiga table after they go toe-to-toe this coming Sunday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

Villarreal show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 18 goals against, for an average of 1.8 per outing. They pulled off one clean sheets.

Barcelona scored 28 goals, conceded nine and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Barcelona lost 5-3 against Villarreal in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 4-3 defeat, Barcelona handed out in the match before.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Celta Vigo by 4-3, before drawing 1-1 with Valencia. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Mallorca 1-2. Villarreal claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 17 and conceded 13 goals.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Barcelona, as they look to build a title challenge.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona won twice in their last three matches as Real Valladolid were defeated by 7-0, before they beat Girona 1-4. Monaco proved too strong, though, and a 2-1 defeat followed. Barcelona picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the LaLiga, while scoring 14 and conceding eight goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

The big goal of the season for Barcelona has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the LaLiga action starts to unfold.

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 are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the LaLiga. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording three wins and two draws. Barcelona have a record of five wins, zero draws and zero defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 59-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Barcelona from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Diego Conde (0/5), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/3), Juan Bernat (0/2), Juan Foyth (0/0), Kiko (0/5), Logan Costa (1/3), Raul Albiol (0/5), Sergi Cardona (1/5), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alejandro Baena (0/4), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (1/5), Denis Suarez (0/0), Pape Gueye (0/4), Ramon Terrats (0/3), Santi Comesana (0/5), Ayoze Perez (3/5), Gerard Moreno (0/2), Ilias Akhomach (0/4), Nicolas Pepe (0/4), Thierno Barry (1/4), Yeremi Pino (0/5).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Hans-Dieter Flick will choose from for the upcoming game:

Inaki Pena (0/0), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/5), Alex Balde (0/5), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/4), Hector Fort (0/1), Inigo Martinez (0/5), Jules Kounde (1/5), Pau Cubarsi (0/5), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/3), Frenkie de Jong (0/0), Gavi (0/0), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/3), Pablo Torre (0/1), Pedri (2/5), Ansu Fati (0/0), Dani Olmo (3/3), Ferran Torres (1/5), Lamine Yamal (3/5), Pau Victor (0/4), Raphinha (3/5), Robert Lewandowski (4/5).

Villarreal vs Barcelona Team News

Villarreal might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Barcelona. Alfonso Pedraza and Pape Gueye can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Villarreal against Barcelona at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Barcelona are juggling with three absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Villarreal. Ferran Torres is suspended from the Barcelona squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Names like Alex Balde and Gavi most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Villarreal.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Lineups

Villarreal vs Barcelona H2H

Villarreal beat Barcelona by 5-3 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 4-3 win in the match prior to that. Barcelona normally deals with Villarreal very well, winning eight of last ten encounters. However, Villarreal managed a rare 5-3 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 3/4.

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 2/5 with the bookies.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Robert Lewandowski has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Barcelona bank on him to build on these numbers against Villarreal. The latter relies on Ayoze Perez, who found the target three times in six games.

Villarreal won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio de la Ceramica. They drew two and lost two as well, while Barcelona won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio de la Ceramica since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Villarreal. The same occurred in nine of the last 10 league games away from home for Barcelona.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Villarreal managed an average of 1.4 goals, while Barcelona averaged 2.6 goals a game. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games.