Barcelona vs Villarreal: Pre-match analysis and betting tips

Ace Football Team previews the La Liga round 10 match between Barcelona and Villarreal who meet up on Thursday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.

The La Liga clash at Spotify Camp Nou this coming Thursday sees Barcelona hosting opponents Villarreal. Barcelona are looking for payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Villarreal and the odds favor them to pull it off.

Current table in the La Liga

The current standings in La Liga show us how Barcelona and Villarreal have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 10 clash this coming Thursday.

Current form and fixture history of Barcelona vs Villarreal

Barca struggling for consistency

Barcelona have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 1-0 win against Celta Vigo, before drawing 3-3 with Inter. This little streak came to an end, when Real Madrid proved too strong in a 3-1 defeat for Barcelona.

Villarreal chase a third win in a row

Villarreal look to build on their current momentum with another positive result. In their last three matches, Villarreal lost against Real Sociedad by 1-0, beat Austria Wien by 0-1 winning 2-0 against Osasuna.

Latest games between Barcelona and Villarreal

The last time the pair played each other, Villarreal came away as 2-0 winners in La Liga, back in May 2022. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Unai Emery’s side will get you odds 6.50, meaning the bookies predict that they are in with a 15% chance of three points at Camp Nou. You can get a price of 1.45, should you wish to add Barcelona to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Barcelona vs Villarreal Stats

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Villarreal played across all tournaments.

Primary goalscorer

The standings of the top-scoring players in the last 6 matches in La Liga show that Barcelona might be relying on in-form Robert Lewandowski when it comes to scoring in the upcoming match. On the other side, Arnaut Danjuma has been one of the decisive players from Villarreal recently. Both players are expected to be dangerous and difficult to stop on Thursday.

Match predictions: Barcelona vs Villarreal

In conclusion, we present betting tips for this game between Barcelona and Villarreal, which are based on the above-mentioned stats and facts. Besides the main prediction for this match, we have some low and high-risk alternatives as well.