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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
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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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Villarreal
1-3
Barcelona
Chukwueze (76')
Pino (26'), Raba (90')
De Jong (48'), Depay (88'), Coutinho (90+4' pen.)
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona12110140112933
2Real Madrid1173121111024
3Atletico MadridAtletico126511871123
4Villarreal116322019121
5Osasuna126331716121
6Athletic Bilbao125431812619
7Real BetisBetis125431210219
8Mallorca12534109118
9Rayo Vallecano114431210216
10Celta Vigo125161820-216
11Real Sociedad124351010015
12GironaGirona124351517-215
13Sevilla124351217-515
14AlavesAlaves124171419-513
15Leganes122551216-411
16Getafe12174810-210
17Espanyol123181122-1110
18Las PalmasLas Palmas122371321-89
19Real ValladolidValladolid12228924-158
20Valencia11146817-97
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