About Match
FC Barcelona go into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Villarreal sit 17th on 2 — a 10-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 4.25/0.5 for FC Barcelona and 1.5/2 for Villarreal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5. Villarreal would climb to 5 points with a win and up to 11th (other results held equal).
FC Barcelona enter with seven wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, FC Barcelona hold 15 points of 15 and Villarreal 5.
Across 35 recorded meetings, FC Barcelona have 27 wins to Villarreal's 3, with 5 draws, at 3.74 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 37% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 69% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%. Goals have risen lately: 5.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.74 across the full history.
The venue is Camp Nou in Barcelona, with room for 6,000 spectators.