BarcelonaBarcelona vs Villarreal — La Liga
3-5
VillarrealEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Going into the match, Barcelona had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Villarreal had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Barcelona 2 wins, Villarreal 1 win. Barcelona are 1st in the La Liga on 12 points; Villarreal are 17th on 2.
Match report
Home form going in: Barcelona
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W W W D L). 2.0 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 2-4 at Real Betis · 21 Jan 2024
- W 1-2 at Las Palmas · 4 Jan 2024
- W 3-2 vs Almeria · 20 Dec 2023
- D 1-1 at Valencia · 16 Dec 2023
- L 3-2 at Antwerp · 13 Dec 2023
- L 2-4 vs Girona · 10 Dec 2023
Away form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (D L L W L). 1.3 scored per game, 2.4 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Mallorca · 20 Jan 2024
- L 3-0 at Las Palmas · 13 Jan 2024
- L 3-1 at Valencia · 2 Jan 2024
- W 3-2 vs Celta · 20 Dec 2023
- L 4-1 at Real Madrid · 17 Dec 2023
- L 0-3 vs Sociedad · 9 Dec 2023
Head-to-head: Barcelona vs Villarreal
- Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal · 28 Feb 2026 · La Liga
- Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona · 21 Dec 2025 · La Liga
- Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal · 18 May 2025 · La Liga
How it unfolded
- 41' Normal Goal — Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
- 54' Normal Goal — Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal)
- 60' Normal Goal — İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona)
- 68' Normal Goal — Pedri (Barcelona)
- 71' Own Goal — Eric Bailly (Barcelona)
- 84' Normal Goal — Gonçalo Guedes (Villarreal)
- 99' Normal Goal — Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal)
- 102' Normal Goal — José Luis Morales (Villarreal)
Match statistics
| Barcelona | Metric | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 5 |
| 71 | Ball possession | 29 |
| 2.02779 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.36875 |
| 22 | Total shots | 9 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 0 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 666 | Total passes | 270 |
| 587 | Accurate passes | 196 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 73 |
| 16 | Key passes | 7 |
| 92 | Duels | 92 |
La Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | Alaves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruna | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Levante | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Racing Santander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Getafe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Malaga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Elche | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Valencia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |