Villarreal vs Barcelona
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio de la Cerámica
Date: 10th December 2017
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
All of a sudden the chasing packs in the La Liga have hopes of catching Barcelona following their recent results.
The Catalans have drawn their last two league games and could struggle to win this game also as Villarreal have top four ambitions.
Villarreal used a largely second string team in their Europa League game on Thursday and should present a fresh side in this game.
They have not been very consistent this season but they look better than last season and could end this season inside the top four if they can maintain their form throughout the entire season.
Their form this season has been helped greatly by the form of their attacking duo – Cedric Bakambu and Carlos Bacca.
Bakambu has been very impressive with 5 goals in his last 4 games and 14 goals in all competitions.
Barcelona are still favourites to win the La Liga this season but their recent poor run of form could see their points lead at the top of the table cut down if they fail to win here again.
In their last five games, they have only won against Real Murcia in the Copa Del Rey and against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.
This season they have also been overly reliant on Lionel Messi for goals and if Villarreal can find a way to stop the Argentine, the Barcelona attacking threat could be neutralised.
Barce will be without Samuel Umtiti for this game and that will be a major blow as he has been their most important defender this season.
Thomas Vermalean has impressed with Gerard Pique however they face a stronger test in this game and the Catalans will be hoping they can cope.
Barcelona have not lost any of their last ten visits to Villarreal.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Villarreal
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
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L | Leganes | 3-1 | Villarreal | 3 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Villarreal | 3-0 | Ponferradina | 30 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey | ||
L | Villarreal | 2-3 | Sevilla FC | 26 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | FC Astana | 2-3 | Villarreal | 23 Nov, 2017 | UEFA Europa League | ||
D | Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 | Villarreal | 19 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
Barcelona
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | Barcelona | 2-0 | Sporting CP | 5 Dec, 2017 | UEFA Champions League | ||
D | Barcelona | 2-2 | Celta Vigo | 2 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Barcelona | 5-0 | Murcia | 29 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey | ||
D | Valencia | 1-1 | Barcelona | 26 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
D | Juventus | 0-0 | Barcelona | 22 Nov, 2017 | UEFA Champions League |
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | 4-1 | Villarreal | 6 May, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Villarreal | 1-1 | Barcelona | 8 Jan, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Villarreal | 2-2 | Barcelona | 20 Mar, 2016 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Barcelona | 3-0 | Villarreal | 8 Nov, 2015 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Villarreal | 1-3 | Barcelona | 4 Mar, 2015 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
March 29, 2024 | ||
Cadiz | 21:00 | Granada |
March 30, 2024 | ||
Getafe | 14:00 | Sevilla |
Almeria | 16:15 | Osasuna |
Valencia | 18:30 | Mallorca |
Barcelona | 21:00 | Las Palmas |
March 31, 2024 | ||
Celta Vigo | 12:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
Girona | 14:15 | Real Betis |
Alaves | 16:30 | Real Sociedad |
Real Madrid | 19:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
April 1, 2024 | ||
Villarreal | 19:00 | Atlético de Madrid |
April 4, 2024 | ||
Granada | 18:00 | Valencia |
April 12, 2024 | ||
Real Betis | 19:00 | Celta Vigo |
April 13, 2024 | ||
Atlético de Madrid | 12:00 | Girona |
Rayo Vallecano | 14:15 | Getafe |
Mallorca | 16:30 | Real Madrid |
Cadiz | 19:00 | Barcelona |
April 14, 2024 | ||
Las Palmas | 12:00 | Sevilla |
Granada | 14:15 | Alaves |
Athletic Bilbao | 16:30 | Villarreal |
Real Sociedad | 19:00 | Almeria |
Spanish Primera Table
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 20 | +44 | 72 |
2 | Barcelona | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 64 |
3 | Girona | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 62 |
4 | Athletic Bilbao | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 56 |
5 | Atlético de Madrid | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 55 |
6 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 46 |
7 | Real Betis | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 42 |
8 | Valencia | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 32 | +0 | 40 |
9 | Villarreal | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 38 |
10 | Getafe | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 38 |
11 | Las Palmas | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 37 |
12 | Osasuna | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 36 |
13 | Alaves | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 32 |
14 | Mallorca | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 30 |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 29 |
16 | Sevilla | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 28 |
17 | Celta Vigo | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 27 |
18 | Cadiz | 29 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 22 |
19 | Granada | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 14 |
20 | Almeria | 29 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 57 | -29 | 13 |
Spanish Primera Results
March 17, 2024 | ||
Atlético de Madrid | 0 - 3 | Barcelona |
Rayo Vallecano | 2 - 0 | Real Betis |
Villarreal | 1 - 0 | Valencia |
Las Palmas | 0 - 1 | Almeria |
Sevilla | 1 - 2 | Celta Vigo |
March 16, 2024 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2 - 0 | Alaves |
Getafe | 1 - 0 | Girona |
Osasuna | 2 - 4 | Real Madrid |
Mallorca | 1 - 0 | Granada |
March 15, 2024 | ||
Real Sociedad | 2 - 0 | Cadiz |
March 11, 2024 | ||
Almeria | 2 - 2 | Sevilla |
March 10, 2024 | ||
Real Betis | 2 - 3 | Villarreal |
Real Madrid | 4 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
Las Palmas | 0 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
Alaves | 1 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
March 9, 2024 | ||
Girona | 2 - 0 | Osasuna |
Granada | 2 - 3 | Real Sociedad |
Cadiz | 2 - 0 | Atlético de Madrid |
Valencia | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
March 8, 2024 | ||
Barcelona | 1 - 0 | Mallorca |