Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Barcelona and Villarreal who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Villarreal go up against Barcelona on Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Spotify Camp Nou.
Sitting top of the table, Barcelona have claimed 61 points after 25 rounds, while Villarreal have amassed 51 points and presently rank as number 3 in the LaLiga.
Form: Barcelona vs Villarreal
Barcelona Form
Barcelona suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Atletico Madrid in a 4-0 defeat. Girona also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Barcelona were able to strike back last time out in a 3-0 win against Levante. Barcelona have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 17 while conceding two goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.
Villarreal Form
Villarreal won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-1 against Getafe, before beating Levante 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 2-1 against Valencia. Villarreal won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten while also conceding nine times.
Betting stats for Barcelona and Villarreal
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barcelona and Villarreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Barcelona have won the last 13 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Barcelona have won the last 11 home matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 23 of the last 25 Barcelona home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 16 of the last 18 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 10 of the last 12 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Barcelona vs Villarreal
Georges Mikautadze shows decent form right now for Villarreal, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barcelona, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Lamine Yamal also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Betting markets: Barcelona vs Villarreal
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Barcelona won ten times and lost zero as well. Villarreal won three times, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Barcelona scored first in six of their last ten home games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Barcelona have won to nil in 4 consecutive home games. Barcelona managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Barcelona have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Villarreal.
Total goals
Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Villarreal, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Barcelona are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 45 matches.
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