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La Liga | Gameweek 37
May 18, 2025 at 6pm UK
Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
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Barcelona
2 - 3
Villarreal

Yamal (38'), Lopez (45+5')
Garcia (43'), Olmo (86')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Perez (4'), Comesana (50'), Buchanan (80')

The Match

Match Report

Barcelona's 17-game unbeaten La Liga run comes to an end as Villarreal pull off a tremendous 3-2 win in Catalonia to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Team News

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

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday'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 Sunday's La Liga clash with Villarreal at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole looks at Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Villarreal 3-0 Leganes
Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm in La Liga

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 58.53%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 21.63% and a draw had a probability of 19.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.14%) and 3-1 (7.07%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 1-2 (5.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.

Result
BarcelonaDrawVillarreal
58.53% (-1.506 -1.51)19.83% (0.69 0.69)21.63% (0.812 0.81)
Both teams to score 65.54% (-1.392 -1.39)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.22% (-2.294 -2.29)30.78% (2.294 2.29)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.87% (-2.78 -2.78)52.12% (2.779 2.78)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.5% (-1.053 -1.05)10.5% (1.052 1.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.83% (-2.428 -2.43)34.16% (2.426 2.43)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.22% (-0.687 -0.69)26.77% (0.686 0.69)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.95% (-0.91 -0.91)62.05% (0.91 0.91)
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 58.53%
    Villarreal 21.63%
    Draw 19.84%
BarcelonaDrawVillarreal
2-1 @ 9.41% (0.19 0.19)
2-0 @ 7.14% (0.28 0.28)
3-1 @ 7.07% (-0.182 -0.18)
1-0 @ 6.34% (0.521 0.52)
3-0 @ 5.36% (-0.031999999999999 -0.03)
3-2 @ 4.66% (-0.213 -0.21)
4-1 @ 3.98% (-0.294 -0.29)
4-0 @ 3.02% (-0.16 -0.16)
4-2 @ 2.62% (-0.249 -0.25)
5-1 @ 1.8% (-0.223 -0.22)
5-0 @ 1.36% (-0.14 -0.14)
5-2 @ 1.18% (-0.173 -0.17)
4-3 @ 1.15% (-0.134 -0.13)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 58.53%
1-1 @ 8.35% (0.536 0.54)
2-2 @ 6.2% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
0-0 @ 2.81% (0.347 0.35)
3-3 @ 2.05% (-0.136 -0.14)
Other @ 0.43%
Total : 19.84%
1-2 @ 5.5% (0.252 0.25)
0-1 @ 3.7% (0.393 0.39)
2-3 @ 2.72% (-0.05 -0.05)
0-2 @ 2.44% (0.216 0.22)
1-3 @ 2.42% (0.065 0.07)
0-3 @ 1.07% (0.075 0.08)
Other @ 3.77%
Total : 21.63%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Villarreal

Barcelona
82.2%
Draw
10.0%
Villarreal
7.8%
90
Head to Head
Sep 22, 2024 5.30pm
Gameweek 6
Villarreal
1-5
Barcelona
Perez (38')
Parejo (2'), Baena (52'), Bailly (66'), Perez (85'), Cardona (89'), Akhomach (90+1')
Lewandowski (20', 35'), Torre (58'), Raphinha (74', 83')
Victor Delgado (82')
Jan 27, 2024 5.30pm
Gameweek 22
Barcelona
3-5
Villarreal
Gundogan (60'), Pedri (68'), Bailly (71' og.)
Romeu (33'), Lewandowski (68'), Xavi (70'), Araujo (89')
Moreno (41'), Akhomach (54'), Guedes (84'), Sorloth (90+9'), Luis Morales (90+12')
Baena (16'), Marcelino (17'), Bailly (68'), Mosquera (89'), Cuenca (90+4')
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')
Feb 12, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 21
Villarreal
0-1
Barcelona
Pedri (18')
Oct 20, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 10
Barcelona
3-0
Villarreal
Lewandowski (31', 35'), Fati (38')
rhs 2.0


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