Match Report
FC Barcelona, 1st with 94 points, sat 22 points above Villarreal (3rd, 72). On recent form Villarreal sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, FC Barcelona ran at 2.5 scored and 0.95 conceded, Villarreal at 1.89 and 1.21.
The sides have met 34 times in the GioScore results database: 26 wins for FC Barcelona, 5 draws and 3 for Villarreal, at 3.71 goals per meeting. Only 35% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 68% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 62%. 5.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.71.
Camp Nou, capacity 99,354, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Barcelona led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Lamine Yamal (28'), Lamine Yamal (37'), Lamine Yamal (69'), Robert Lewandowski (90') · Villarreal: Pape Gueye (49')
Key stats
Possession: FC Barcelona 74% · Villarreal 26% · Total shots: 19-6 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 3-2