Barcelona vs Villarreal Predictions & Tips

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Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium

Barcelona

Villarreal

Both Teams To Score

Reason for tip

Both teams to score looks the standout play at Estadi Olimpic. Barcelona are almost guaranteed to do their part, having scored in 49 of their last 50 league games, but Villarreal arrive in decent form and carry threat too. Neither defence looks fully trustworthy, which strengthens the BTTS angle here.

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Barcelona 3-1

Reason for tip

A 3-1 Barcelona win makes the most appeal in the correct-score market. The hosts are dominant at home, have won five of the last seven league meetings and usually score heavily. Villarreal should still contribute, but their leaky defence suggests they could fall short against the leaders by two goals.

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Both sides can score in Barcelona showdown

The best bet is both teams to score in Saturday’s clash between Barcelona and Villarreal at Estadi Olimpic. The hosts have scored in 49 of their last 50 league games and will be confident of finding the net.

Barcelona lead the league, having won 20 of their 25 games this season, while Villarreal are third with 16 wins from their 25 matches. Last season, Barcelona finished with 88 points and Villarreal had 70.

Barcelona have won five of the last seven Primera Liga meetings with Villarreal and have had 16 victories in their last 20 league games. However, Villarreal come into this match in good form, having won three of their last four matches, including a 1-0 victory over Levante in their last away game.

Last weekend Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 in their last Primera Liga game, with Santi Comesana and Pape Gueye netting for the hosts. The win makes it ten wins in the 11 matches in which Villarreal have been odds-on this season, and kept up their recent trend of matches with both teams scoring. They justified their price of 7/10 to win the game.

Neither side has been solid at the back. Barcelona have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last five Primera Liga games against Villarreal, who have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 of their last 13 league matches.

Both teams have been in attacking form this season. Barcelona have been prolific in front of goal, scoring an impressive 67 goals in the league so far, while Villarreal have also been effective going forward, netting 47 times.

Four of the last five Primera Liga meetings between these sides have seen both teams score, and both sides have scored in four of Villarreal’s last five league matches. Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-0 in their last clash, but both sides scored in the previous four meetings.

A 3-1 home win for Barcelona is an appealing correct-score bet. The hosts have enjoyed success in 18 of their last 20 home games in the Primera Liga and have been two-goal winners in two of the last three head-to-heads with Villarreal. Five of the visitors’ six league losses this season have been by two goals.