La Liga: Barcelona vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the La Liga round 22 match preview for Barcelona and Villarreal who meet up on Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Struggling Villarreal are in for a tough assignment when going up against Barcelona this coming Saturday in Catalonia. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Barcelona approach the next La Liga round as number 3 in the LaLiga table, having claimed 44 points this season so far. With 20 games behind them, Villarreal amassed 20 points, placing them as number 14 before their next fixture.

Team form: Barcelona vs Villarreal

Barcelona Form

Based on their last three matches, Barcelona look well-suited to take on any opponent presently. They ran out 1-3 and 2-4 against Unionistas de Salamanca and Real Betis respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Athletic Club, who claimed a 4-2 win. Barcelona managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored ten goals and conceded nine times.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Unionistas de Salamanca, they lost on penalties after a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Las Palmas, who ran out 3-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with Mallorca. Villarreal claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to seven.

Betting facts for Barcelona and Villarreal

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Barcelona and Villarreal played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Barcelona vs Villarreal

Ferran Torres has been great for Barcelona lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Villarreal are optimistic that Daniel Parejo will double up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Barcelona vs Villarreal

Full-time result

Barcelona racked up eight wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost twice. The Blaugrana have also beaten Villarreal in three consecutive meetings. As for Villarreal, they’ve won four of their previous 10 away matches. They drew two and lost four.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last five Barcelona games in La Liga. Villarreal and Barcelona also managed only one clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Barcelona managed to score at least once in their previous 19 La Liga games. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Barcelona vs Villarreal

To summarize, the upcoming La Liga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Barcelona vs Villarreal mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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