Villarreal Barcelona betting prediction

After 6 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in the 17^th position, havinf won 29 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Celta de Vigo by (3‑2), after in the previous match they have won (3‑1) at home, against Rayo Vallecano. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 19 conceded. For the league, Villarreal won 13 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 15 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 14 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Villarreal come to this game with a 3-2 defeat at Celta de Vigo, putting an end to the four consecutive victories in the official competitions: the team's goals were scored by Alfonso and Ekambi. In this match against Barcelona, Javier Calleja's team should appear with a low block, making the most of the space on the opponent's back: Samuel Chukwueze is the main player in this kind of transition. It is important to point out that forward Toko Ekambi is Villarreal's top scorer, with 7 goals scored. For this round, the coach can not count on Manu Trigueros, Jaume Costa and Javi Fuego, all with physical problems.