Barcelona vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th May 2025

Round 37 of the LaLiga serves up an encounter between Barcelona and Villarreal taking place at a neutral venue this coming Sunday.

Barcelona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 85 points after 36 matches. Villarreal find themselves positioned as number 5 in the LaLiga with 64 points following 36 rounds.

Although Villarreal trail Barcelona by double digits, beating the LaLiga leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

Before their upcoming match in the LaLiga, Barcelona are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.6 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 26 goals. They let 11 goals slip in, which creates an average of 1.1 per game. During this run they fought their way to four clean sheets.

Villarreal travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against. An average of 1.1 goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

Barcelona beat Villarreal by 5-1 in their most recent match, while Villarreal claimed a 5-3 win in the match prior to that.

Barcelona vs Villarreal Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 3-3 with Inter. Next up was a 4-3 win against Real Madrid, before Espanyol were defeated in 0-2 win. Barcelona have been in potent form at a neutral venue, winning no less than five of the past six LaLiga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 17 goals while letting in eight.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Osasuna, who were defeated by 4-2. Then, Girona got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Leganes by 3-0. Villarreal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, in which they banged in six goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Barcelona are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at a neutral venue against visitors Villarreal.

Barcelona won 11 matches, scored 43 goals and conceded 23 in their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 36 points. From their last nine games against teams in the top six, Villarreal secured six points and one wins. They conceded 17 goals while scoring eight themselves. Barcelona claimed 27 wins, four draws as well as five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal enjoy a record of 18 wins, ten draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga.

Barcelona vs Villarreal Squads

Barcelona Squad

Flick will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Inaki Pena (0/15), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/7), Wojciech Szczesny (0/15), Alejandro Balde (0/30), Andreas Christensen (0/0), Eric Garcia (2/27), Gerard Martin (1/26), Hector Fort (0/16), Inigo Martinez (0/27), Jules Kounde (2/32), Pau Cubarsi (0/33), Ronald Araujo (1/11), Daniel Rodriguez (0/0), Fermin Lopez (5/26), Frenkie de Jong (2/24), Gavi (1/24), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (1/23), Pablo Torre (3/10), Pedri (4/35), Ansu Fati (0/6), Dani Olmo (9/23), Ferran Torres (10/27), Lamine Yamal (8/33), Pau Victor (2/19), Raphinha (18/34), Robert Lewandowski (25/32).

Villarreal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Villarreal players that the manager Marcelino Garcia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Diego Conde (0/21), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/16), Alfonso Pedraza (0/11), Arnau Sola (0/1), Eric Bailly (0/12), Juan Foyth (1/18), Kiko (0/28), Logan Costa (2/30), Pau Navarro (0/15), Raul Albiol (0/15), Sergi Cardona (1/34), Willy Kambwala (0/17), Alejandro Baena (6/30), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (3/34), Denis Suarez (1/20), Etta Eyong (1/3), Pape Gueye (2/32), Santi Comesana (3/34), Tajon Buchanan (0/11), Ayoze Perez (18/29), Gerard Moreno (3/15), Ilias Akhomach (1/11), Nicolas Pepe (3/26), Thierno Barry (11/33), Yeremi Pino (3/32).

Barcelona vs Villarreal Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Barcelona, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Barcelona have to alter their line-up, as both Ronald Araujo and Raphinha get a day in the shade.

Villarreal face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Barcelona. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo and Pape Gueye racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Villarreal travelling party for their next match.

Barcelona vs Villarreal Lineups

Barcelona vs Villarreal H2H

Barcelona beat Villarreal by 5-1 in their most recent match, while Villarreal claimed a 5-3 win in the match prior to that. Barcelona will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Villarreal. They are enjoying a good 8-0-2 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 17/20.

Barcelona vs Villarreal Results

The past ten matches between Barcelona and Villarreal have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies.

Barcelona vs Villarreal Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Raphinha brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Barcelona will start him against Villarreal, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Ayoze Perez, who notched up five goals in his past six games.

Barcelona won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Villarreal won six of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing three. Goals are flowing freely for Barcelona on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Villarreal''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Barcelona managed an average of 2.9 goals, while Villarreal averaged 1.4 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.