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La Liga | Gameweek 21
Feb 12, 2023 at 8pm UK
Estadio de la Cerámica
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Villarreal
0 - 1
Barcelona


Torres (37'), Baena (49'), Parejo (62'), Moreno (71')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Pedri (18')
Araujo (43'), de Jong (56'), Kounde (58'), Raphinha (81')

The Match

Team News

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

Preview

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

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Sunday evening'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

Villarreal

All competitions
La Liga
Last Game: Elche 3-1 Villarreal
Saturday, February 4 at 3.15pm in La Liga

Barcelona

All competitions
La Liga
Last Game: Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla
Sunday, February 5 at 8pm in La Liga

We said: Villarreal 1-2 Barcelona

 Barcelona's long winning run is going to end at some point, but we are backing them to pick up another victory here. Villarreal are more than capable of making this an uncomfortable match for the league leaders, but Barcelona have enough quality to navigate their way to an important three points. 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 63.77%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Villarreal had a probability of 16.05%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.11%) and 1-2 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.51%), while for a Villarreal win it was 1-0 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.

Result
VillarrealDrawBarcelona
16.05% (-0.112 -0.11) 20.18% (0.238 0.24) 63.77% (-0.127 -0.13)
Both teams to score 53.38% (-1.09 -1.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.26% (-1.306 -1.31)41.73% (1.306 1.31)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.86% (-1.33 -1.33)64.13% (1.331 1.33)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.95% (-0.94 -0.94)39.05% (0.94 0.94)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.23% (-0.895 -0.9)75.77% (0.89400000000001 0.89)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.58% (-0.42700000000001 -0.43)12.42% (0.428 0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.67% (-0.902 -0.9)38.32% (0.902 0.9)
Score Analysis
    Villarreal 16.05%
    Barcelona 63.76%
    Draw 20.18%
VillarrealDrawBarcelona
1-0 @ 4.56% (0.152 0.15)
2-1 @ 4.47% (-0.037999999999999 -0.04)
2-0 @ 2.14% (0.018 0.02)
3-2 @ 1.46% (-0.076 -0.08)
3-1 @ 1.4% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 2.01%
Total : 16.05%
1-1 @ 9.51% (0.162 0.16)
0-0 @ 4.85% (0.279 0.28)
2-2 @ 4.67% (-0.118 -0.12)
3-3 @ 1.02% (-0.07 -0.07)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 20.18%
0-2 @ 10.55% (0.28 0.28)
0-1 @ 10.11% (0.418 0.42)
1-2 @ 9.92% (0.004999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 7.34% (0.069 0.07)
1-3 @ 6.9% (-0.113 -0.11)
0-4 @ 3.83% (-0.027 -0.03)
1-4 @ 3.6% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-3 @ 3.24% (-0.138 -0.14)
2-4 @ 1.69% (-0.102 -0.1)
0-5 @ 1.6% (-0.039 -0.04)
1-5 @ 1.5% (-0.076 -0.08)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 63.76%

How you voted: Villarreal vs Barcelona

Villarreal
10.6%
Draw
10.1%
Barcelona
79.3%
217
Head to Head
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Villarreal
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Torres (90+2')
May 22, 2022 9pm
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0-2
Villarreal

Gavi (45+1'), Busquets (59'), Alba (65')
Pedraza (41'), Gomez (55')
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Nov 27, 2021 8pm
Villarreal
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Pino (26'), Raba (90')
De Jong (48'), Depay (88'), Coutinho (90+4' pen.)
Alba (26'), Pique (44')
Apr 25, 2021 3.15pm
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Griezmann (50'), Albiol (66'), Torres (74'), Busquets (82'), Mingueza (90+3')
Trigueros (65')
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Villarreal
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Moreno (83')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid38298187266195
2Barcelona38267579443585
3GironaGirona38256785463981
4Atletico MadridAtletico382441070432776
5Athletic Bilbao381911861372468
6Real Sociedad3816121051391260
7Real BetisBetis38141594845357
8Villarreal381411136565053
9Valencia381310154045-549
10AlavesAlaves381210163646-1046
11Osasuna38129174556-1145
12Getafe381013154254-1243
13Celta Vigo381011174657-1141
14Sevilla381011174854-641
15Mallorca38816143344-1140
16Las PalmasLas Palmas381010183347-1440
17Rayo Vallecano38814162948-1938
RCadizCadiz38615172655-2933
RAlmeria38312234375-3221
RGranada3849253879-4121
> La Liga Full Table


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