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Dec 21, 2025 at 3.15pm UK
 
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Villarreal
0-2
Barcelona


Veiga (39')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Raphinha (12' pen.), Yamal (63')

The Match

Match Report

Lamine Yamal's Barcelona head into 2026 with a major advantage over Real Madrid in the La Liga title race after beating Villarreal 2-0 at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday.

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's La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga contest with Villarreal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Villarreal

All competitions
La Liga
Last Game: Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona
Sunday, December 21 at 3.15pm in La Liga

Barcelona

All competitions
La Liga
Last Game: Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona
Sunday, December 21 at 3.15pm 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 43.42%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 34.87% and a draw had a probability of 21.71%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.36%) and 0-1 (5.08%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 2-1 (7.43%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
VillarrealDrawBarcelona
34.87% (0.57 0.57)21.71% (0.101 0.1)43.42% (-0.67599999999999 -0.68)
Both teams to score 69.95% (-0.22 -0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
70.31% (-0.354 -0.35)29.69% (0.349 0.35)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
49.19% (-0.428 -0.43)50.81% (0.422 0.42)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.92% (0.10100000000001 0.1)18.08% (-0.107 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51% (0.177 0.18)49% (-0.183 -0.18)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.38% (-0.379 -0.38)14.62% (0.372 0.37)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.27% (-0.727 -0.73)42.73% (0.721 0.72)
Score Analysis
    Villarreal 34.87%
    Barcelona 43.42%
    Draw 21.71%
VillarrealDrawBarcelona
2-1 @ 7.43% (0.099 0.1)
1-0 @ 4.52% (0.105 0.11)
3-1 @ 4.24% (0.071 0.07)
3-2 @ 4.08% (0.014 0.01)
2-0 @ 3.87% (0.103 0.1)
3-0 @ 2.2% (0.066 0.07)
4-1 @ 1.81% (0.037 0.04)
4-2 @ 1.74% (0.012 0.01)
4-3 @ 1.12% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 0.94% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 34.87%
1-1 @ 8.69% (0.087000000000002 0.09)
2-2 @ 7.15% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 2.64% (0.052 0.05)
3-3 @ 2.61% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 0.61%
Total : 21.71%
1-2 @ 8.36% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
1-3 @ 5.36% (-0.089 -0.09)
0-1 @ 5.08% (0.034000000000001 0.03)
0-2 @ 4.89% (-0.033 -0.03)
2-3 @ 4.58% (-0.061 -0.06)
0-3 @ 3.13% (-0.064 -0.06)
1-4 @ 2.58% (-0.079 -0.08)
2-4 @ 2.2% (-0.059 -0.06)
0-4 @ 1.51% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-4 @ 1.26% (-0.029 -0.03)
1-5 @ 0.99% (-0.044 -0.04)
Other @ 3.5%
Total : 43.42%

Head to Head
May 18, 2025 6pm
gameweek 37
Barcelona
2-3
Villarreal
Yamal (38'), Lopez (45+5')
Garcia (43'), Olmo (86')
Perez (4'), Comesana (50'), Buchanan (80')
> Match Report
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')
> Match Report
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')
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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')
> Preview
Feb 12, 2023 8pm
gameweek 21
Villarreal
0-1
Barcelona
Pedri (18')
> Preview