Villarreal vs Barcelona match stats & report

3–4 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 3 · Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal · Ref Alejandro Hernandez, Spain

Villarreal stats & fixtures · Barcelona stats & fixtures

Villarreal lost to Barcelona 3–4 in La Liga on 27 August 2023. Expected goals finished 1.86–3.07. Barcelona had 61% of the ball.

Villarreal vs Barcelona match statistics

VillarrealBarcelona

39% Ball possession 61%
1.86 Expected goals (xG) 3.07
13 Total shots 21
6 Shots on target 11
3 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 6
10 Shots inside the box 15
2 Corners 6
12 Fouls 14
5 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 3
382 Passes 592
86% Pass accuracy 91%
7 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

12' Goal Gavi (assist Lamine Yamal) Barcelona
15' Goal F. de Jong Barcelona
26' Goal J. Foyth (assist Álex Baena) Villarreal
40' Goal A. Sorloth (assist Pedraza) Villarreal
44' Yellow card Lamine Yamal Barcelona
45+6' Yellow card J. Foyth Villarreal
45+6' Yellow card R. Lewandowski Barcelona
50' Goal Álex Baena (assist Pedraza) Villarreal
57' Yellow card R. Terrats Villarreal
68' Goal Ferran Torres Barcelona
71' Goal R. Lewandowski Barcelona
80' Yellow card M. Gabbia Villarreal
82' Yellow card E. Garcia Barcelona

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Villarreal

Confirmed 4-4-2 Quique Setién

13 F. Jörgensen

24 Pedraza 5 Jorge Cuenca 2 M. Gabbia 8 J. Foyth

16 Álex Baena 10 Dani Parejo 6 Étienne Capoue 20 R. Terrats

11 A. Sorloth 7 Gerard Moreno

Bench Denis Suárez , S. Comesana , Ilias Akhomach , José Luis Morales , B. Brereton , Pepe Reina , R. Albiol , A. Altimira , Kiko Femenia , A. Mandi , Manu Trigueros , Yeremy Pino

Barcelona

Confirmed 4-3-3 Xavi

1 Marc-André Ter Stegen

17 M. Alonso 15 A. Christensen 23 J. Koundé 20 S. Roberto

21 F. de Jong 18 O. Romeu 22 İlkay Gündoğan

6 Gavi 9 R. Lewandowski 27 Lamine Yamal

Bench E. Garcia , Ferran Torres , A. Fati , Fermín , D. Kochen , Ander Astralaga , A. Balde , Pau Cubarsí Paredes , M. Casado , A. Ezzalzouli

Form guide

Villarreal at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Barcelona away

7–0–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.2 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Villarreal vs Barcelona head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Feb 23	Villarreal v Barcelona	0–1
20 Oct 22	Barcelona v Villarreal	3–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Villarreal vs Barcelona head-to-head record