Spain - La LigaData current as of 23 July 2026

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal: match statistics

FC Barcelona crest
FC Barcelona
4 : 1half-time 2:0
Villarreal crest
Villarreal
165%(1.30)
X20%(6.25)
215%(7.50)

FC Barcelona displays dominant form at their home stadium with an impressive run of 12 consecutive victories and a 100% win rate in home matches. The hosts average over 3 goals per game at home while conceding just 0.42, resulting in 58% clean sheets. Villarreal, despite a solid league position, exhibits significantly weaker away statistics—only a 50% win rate and an average of 1.5 goals scored against 1.33 conceded per match. Barcelona's dominance in possession (69% vs 40%) and significantly superior xG (2.29 vs 1.11) further confirm their offensive edge. The disparity in quality between the two sides at Camp Nou is evident, making a home victory the most probable scenario.

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FC Barcelona play Villarreal in La Liga (Spain). The match date is 28 February 2026 at 16:15. Final score: 4:1.

Current form

FC Barcelona: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Villarreal: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

FC Barcelona scores 2.50 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Villarreal scores 1.89 and concedes 1.21. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FC Barcelona 58%, Villarreal 63%. Over 2.5: FC Barcelona 74%, Villarreal 58%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

FC Barcelona has higher xG: 2.06 vs 1.36. FC Barcelona: 18.2 shots per match, Villarreal: 12.0.

Match halves

FC Barcelona: half-time lead 55%, second-half goals 1.34. Villarreal: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.87.

Goals by minute

FC Barcelona: 76-90+ (20 goals). Villarreal: 31-45+ (18 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

FC Barcelona displays dominant form at their home stadium with an impressive run of 12 consecutive victories and a 100% win rate in home matches. The hosts average over 3 goals per game at home while conceding just 0.42, resulting in 58% clean sheets. Villarreal, despite a solid league position, exhibits significantly weaker away statistics—only a 50% win rate and an average of 1.5 goals scored against 1.33 conceded per match. Barcelona's dominance in possession (69% vs 40%) and significantly superior xG (2.29 vs 1.11) further confirm their offensive edge. The disparity in quality between the two sides at Camp Nou is evident, making a home victory the most probable scenario.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

74Possession (%)26
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
19Shots6
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
8Shots on target1
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
2.36xG0.7
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
3Corners2
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
82Dangerous attacks35
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
11Fouls9
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
2Cards1
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FC BarcelonaVillarreal
2.5Goals scored / match1.89
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
0.95Goals conceded / match1.21
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
69%Average possession45%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
6.76Shots on target / match4.53
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

18.21Shots per match11.97
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
6.76Shots on target4.53
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
13.7%Shot conversion15.8%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
69%Possession45%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
2.06xG for1.36
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
1.05xG against1.5
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

Shooting quality

FC Barcelona: DominantVillarreal: Counter-attacking
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

FC Barcelona is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - FC Barcelona · 1.4 pts / match - Villarreal

FC Barcelona
WWLWL
Season result split
82% W3% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
31-1-6
2.47 pts / match · goal difference +59
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
19-0-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Villarreal
WDLLW
Season result split
58% W16% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-6-10
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-7
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Barcelona is 32% better for: goals scored per match.

2.5 goals / match - FC Barcelona · 1.89 goals / match - Villarreal

FC Barcelona is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.95 goals / match - FC Barcelona · 1.21 goals / match - Villarreal

FC Barcelona scoring profile: very strong

FC Barcelona scores in 97% of matches (37 of 38 matches), while Villarreal keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

Villarreal scoring profile: very strong

Villarreal scores in 84% of matches (32 of 38 matches), while FC Barcelona keeps a clean sheet in 39% (15 of 38 matches).

95Goals scored (season)72
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
36Goals conceded (season)46
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
3.45Average goals in match3.11
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
8Goals scored (last 5)13
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

How often they score at least...

97%1 goal84%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
74%2 goals61%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
50%3 goals24%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
18%4 goals13%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal79%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
24%2 goals32%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
8%3 goals8%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
3%4 goals3%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

32%BTTS at half-time18%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
5%BTTS in both halves0%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
55%Scored in both halves37%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
60%BTTS - last 580%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
53%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FC Barcelona is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.95 pts / match - FC Barcelona · 1.76 pts / match - Villarreal

FC Barcelona - half-time state
55% leading29% draw16% trailing
Villarreal - half-time state
50% leading26% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.95Points per match (1st half)1.76
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
1.16Goals scored (1st half)1.03
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
1.68Average goals (1st half)1.5
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
58%Clean sheet before half-time61%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
29%No goal before half-time39%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

After half-time (2nd half)

2.29Points per match (2nd half)1.47
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
1.34Goals scored (2nd half)0.87
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
0.42Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
1.76Average goals (2nd half)1.61
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
71%Clean sheet after half-time45%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal
18%No goal after half-time39%
FC BarcelonaVillarreal

FC Barcelona - second-half results

71% W16% R13% P
74
Half-time points
44
Half-time goals
+24
Goal difference (1st half)
87
Second-half points
+35
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding149%

Leads at half-time in 55% of matches and wins 82%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Villarreal - second-half results

42% W21% R37% P
67
Half-time points
39
Half-time goals
+21
Goal difference (1st half)
56
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

FC Barcelona - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Villarreal - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.61.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match2.61.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 8

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

FC Barcelona
ScoredConceded
16
5
0-15
11
4
16-30
17
11
31-45
13
2
46-60
18
6
61-75
20
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (20 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +12 - wins late phases.

Villarreal
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
12
5
16-30
18
10
31-45
13
10
46-60
10
7
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (18 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
81%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FC Barcelona

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
159%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Villarreal

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
169%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

FC BarcelonaLigaVillarreal
Average goals in match 3.452.69 3.11
Both teams scored 58%57% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 74%50% 58%
Clean sheets 39%24% 21%
Goal before half-time 82%70% 82%
Goal after half-time 87%82% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.69
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: FC Barcelona 1 - 0 - 0 Villarreal. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of FC Barcelona vs Villarreal?

The La Liga match finished FC Barcelona 4:1 Villarreal. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Barcelona vs Villarreal?

FC Barcelona score 2.50 goals per game on average and Villarreal 1.89. The La Liga average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 58% of FC Barcelona's matches and 63% of Villarreal's.

What form are FC Barcelona and Villarreal in?

Over the last 5 games FC Barcelona have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Villarreal 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Barcelona vs Villarreal?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.