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La Liga | Gameweek 22
Jan 27, 2024 at 5.30pm UK
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Barcelona
3 - 5
Villarreal

Gundogan (60'), Pedri (68'), Bailly (71' og.)
Romeu (33'), Lewandowski (68'), Xavi (70'), Araujo (89')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Moreno (41'), Akhomach (54'), Guedes (84'), Sorloth (90+9'), Luis Morales (90+12')
Baena (16'), Marcelino (17'), Bailly (68'), Mosquera (89'), Cuenca (90+4')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Villarreal.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Villarreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Barcelona

All competitions
La Liga
Last Game: Athletic Bilbao 4-2 Barcelona
Wednesday, January 24 at 8.30pm in Copa del Rey

Villarreal

All competitions
La Liga
Last Game: Villarreal 1-1 Mallorca
Saturday, January 20 at 3.15pm in La Liga

We said: Barcelona 3-1 Villarreal

 This has the potential to be a tricky match for Barcelona despite Villarreal's troubles. Both teams will be missing a number of important players, which makes it an intriguing contest, but we are expecting the reigning La Liga champions to have enough quality to secure all three points on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 61.97%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Villarreal had a probability of 18.45%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.54%) and 1-0 (7.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.74%), while for a Villarreal win it was 1-2 (4.99%). The actual scoreline of 3-5 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.

Result
BarcelonaDrawVillarreal
61.97% (0.012 0.01) 19.59% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01) 18.45% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 60.76% (0.028000000000006 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.49% (0.037999999999997 0.04)34.52% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.55% (0.040999999999997 0.04)56.45% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.25% (0.01700000000001 0.02)10.75% (-0.013 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.27% (0.031000000000006 0.03)34.73% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.08% (0.021000000000001 0.02)31.93% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.63% (0.023 0.02)68.38% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 61.97%
    Villarreal 18.45%
    Draw 19.59%
BarcelonaDrawVillarreal
2-1 @ 9.75% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8.54% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-0 @ 7.66% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.25% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 6.35% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 4.14% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 4.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 3.54% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-2 @ 2.31% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.8% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.58% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-2 @ 1.03% (0.002 0)
Other @ 4.01%
Total : 61.97%
1-1 @ 8.74% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.56% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-0 @ 3.43% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.57% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.28%
Total : 19.59%
1-2 @ 4.99% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 3.92% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 2.24% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 2.12% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 1.9% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 3.28%
Total : 18.45%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Villarreal

Barcelona
82.4%
Draw
9.9%
Villarreal
7.7%
91
Head to Head
Aug 27, 2023 4.30pm
Gameweek 3
Villarreal
3-4
Barcelona
Foyth (26'), Sorloth (40'), Baena (50')
Foyth (45+6'), Terrats (57'), Gabbia (80')
Gavi (12'), De Jong (15'), Torres (68'), Lewandowski (71')
Yamal (44'), Lewandowski (45+6'), Garcia (82')
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Feb 12, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 21
Villarreal
0-1
Barcelona
Pedri (18')
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Oct 20, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 10
Barcelona
3-0
Villarreal
Lewandowski (31', 35'), Fati (38')
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May 22, 2022 9pm
Gameweek 38
Barcelona
0-2
Villarreal

Gavi (45+1'), Busquets (59'), Alba (65')
Pedraza (41'), Gomez (55')
Parejo (45+2')
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Nov 27, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 15
Villarreal
1-3
Barcelona
Chukwueze (76')
Pino (26'), Raba (90')
De Jong (48'), Depay (88'), Coutinho (90+4' pen.)
Alba (26'), Pique (44')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid34276174225287
2GironaGirona34235673423174
3Barcelona34227570432773
4Atletico MadridAtletico34214963392467
5Athletic Bilbao341710755332261
6Real Sociedad341412848351354
7Real BetisBetis34131384339452
8Valencia34138133739-247
9Villarreal34129135658-245
10Getafe341013114147-643
11AlavesAlaves34118153238-641
12Sevilla341011134546-141
13Osasuna34116173751-1439
14Las PalmasLas Palmas34107173043-1337
15Celta Vigo34810164052-1234
16Rayo Vallecano34713142743-1634
17Mallorca34614142740-1332
18CadizCadiz34414162349-2626
19Granada3449213664-2821
RAlmeria34211213367-3417
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