Villarreal vs. Barcelona: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 57

Draws: 10

Barcelona have tackled Villarreal on 57 occasions throughout history, and they comfortably lead the head-to-head record, posting 35 wins to Villarreal's 12, while there have also been 10 draws.

Lionel Messi is the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, having found the back of the net on 16 occasions against Villarreal during his time at Barcelona, while Neymar is second on nine.

As for the Yellow Submarine, former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid star Diego Forlan is their leading goalscorer against Barcelona, having netted five times against the Catalan outfit during his Villarreal career.

In La Liga, there have been 51 meetings, with Barcelona's winning 31 times to Villarreal's 11, while the points have been shared on nine occasions in Spain's top flight.

Villarreal incredibly recorded a 5-3 victory away to Barcelona in January 2024 and 3-2 win in May 2025, either side of a 5-1 triumph for the Catalan team in September 2024.

However, they were most recently downed 2-0 by La Blaugrana at Estadio de la Ceramica in December 2025, with centre-back Renato Veiga being sent off for a reckless tackle on Lamine Yamal, who went on to score the second for Hansi Flick's side.

Villarreal's last three wins over Barcelona have all come away from home, and they have not actually managed to beat the Catalan side in front of their own supporters since October 2007.

Barcelona's dominance in this fixture is perhaps best highlighted by the fact that they have won eleven of the last 14 La Liga meetings between the two clubs, even if Villarreal have enjoyed strong spells such as when they recorded three straight victories between April 2007 and March 2008.