Match Report
The table read 6th (Villarreal II, 1 pts) against 1st (Barcelona II, 15 pts), 14 points apart. Villarreal II had been under-performing their position — 60th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Villarreal II ran at 1.67 scored and 2.83 conceded, Barcelona II at 2.33 and 1.67.
Barcelona II were unbeaten in 8. The last-five ledger: Villarreal II 7/15, Barcelona II 13/15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Villarreal II 1, draws 1, Barcelona II 2, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal in Villarreal (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Barcelona II led 3-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-4.