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Barcelona vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 22

La Liga - Gameweek 22

Saturday, 27 Jan 2024 • 18:30

Barcelona

3 : 5

Villarreal

Goals

41'
0 : 1
Gerard Moreno
0 : 1
Gerard Moreno41'
54'
0 : 2
Ilias Akhomach
0 : 2
Ilias Akhomach54'
İlkay Gündoğan
1 : 2
60'
60'İlkay Gündoğan
1 : 2
Pedri
2 : 2
68'
68'Pedri
2 : 2
Eric Bailly
3 : 2
71'
71'Eric Bailly
3 : 2
84'
3 : 3
Goncalo Guedes
3 : 3
Goncalo Guedes84'
90'
3 : 5
Jose Luis Mora...
3 : 5
Jose Luis Morales90'
90'
3 : 5
Alexander Sørl...
3 : 5
Alexander Sørloth90'

Lineups

Barcelona

PosPlayer
GK
Iñaki Peña
DEF
Andreas Christensen
DEF
Jules Koundé
DEF
Ronald Araújo
DEF
Héctor Fort
MID
Oriol Romeu
MID
İlkay Gündoğan
MID
Frenkie de Jong
FWD
Robert Lewandowski
FWD
João Félix
FWD
Lamine Yamal

Substitutes

46'Pedri
for Oriol Romeu
46'João Cancelofor Héctor Fort
46'Pau Cubarsífor Andreas Christensen
58'Ferran Torresfor João Félix
77'Vitor Roquefor Robert Lewandowski

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Filip Jörgensen
DEF
Alberto Moreno Perez
DEF
Eric Bailly
DEF
Kiko Femenía
DEF
Jorge Cuenca
MID
Francis Coquelin
MID
Santi Comesaña
MID
Ilias Akhomach
FWD
Gerard Moreno
FWD
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
Álex Baena

Substitutes

58'Goncalo Guedes
for Ilias Akhomach
71'Aïssa Mandifor Alberto Moreno Perez
71'Etienne Capouefor Álex Baena
78'Jose Luis Morales
for Gerard Moreno
78'Yerson Mosquera
for Kiko Femenía
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Barcelona2113534329+1444
D
W
W
W
L
14Villarreal2265113345-1223
W
L
L
D
W

Last Games

Barcelona

@Real Betis
4 - 2
@Las Palmas
2 - 1
vsAlmeria
3 - 2
@Valencia
1 - 1
vsGirona
2 - 4

Villarreal

vsMallorca
1 - 1
@Las Palmas
0 - 3
@Valencia
1 - 3
vsCelta Vigo
3 - 2
@Real Madrid
1 - 4

Head-to-Head

28 Feb 2026
Barcelona4 - 1Villarreal
28 Feb 2026Barcelona
4 - 1
Villarreal
21 Dec 2025
Villarreal0 - 2Barcelona
21 Dec 2025Villarreal
0 - 2
Barcelona
18 May 2025
Barcelona2 - 3Villarreal
18 May 2025Barcelona
2 - 3
Villarreal
22 Sept 2024
Villarreal1 - 5Barcelona
22 Sept 2024Villarreal
1 - 5
Barcelona
27 Jan 2024
Barcelona3 - 5Villarreal
27 Jan 2024Barcelona
3 - 5
Villarreal

La Liga

Gameweek 22

26 Jan • 21:00
Almeria
Deportivo Alavés
0 - 3
27 Jan • 14:00
Real Sociedad
Rayo Vallecano
0 - 0
27 Jan • 15:15
Las Palmas
Real Madrid
1 - 2
27 Jan • 18:30
Barcelona
Villarreal
3 - 5
27 Jan • 21:00
Mallorca
Real Betis
0 - 1
28 Jan • 14:00
Celta Vigo
Girona
0 - 1
28 Jan • 16:15
Cadiz
Athletic Bilbao
0 - 0
28 Jan • 18:30
Sevilla
Osasuna
1 - 1
28 Jan • 21:00
Atlético Madrid
Valencia
2 - 0
29 Jan • 21:00
Getafe
Granada
2 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.