Barcelona vs Villarreal

4 - 1
🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 🧑‍⚖️ Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Barcelona 1 · Villarreal 3
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.45
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 45%
Home wins 35%
Draws 10%
Away wins 55%
How the match was won
  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (74%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barcelona (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 19-0-0

Goals For / Against

57 / 10
Avg: 3.00 / 0.53

Points

57
Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

0
Villarreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00
PPG
1.37
3.00
GF
1.26
0.53
GA
1.42
79%
O2.5
42%
47%
BTTS
63%
79%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Barcelona rank1st
Villarreal rank3rd
Barcelona points94
Villarreal points72
Barcelona: #1 · 94 pts · GD +59
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26
14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barcelona last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals11-2
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Villarreal last 5 away

L D D W L
Points5/15
Weighted index29
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.579%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 21%

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Barcelona score at home100%
Barcelona clean sheet at home53%
Villarreal score away79%
Villarreal clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Barcelona score first79%
Barcelona win after scoring first100%
Villarreal score first63%
Villarreal win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barcelona 100% · Villarreal 0%
Avg first goal minute: Barcelona 19.1' · Villarreal 32.8'

Vs league average

Barcelona score at home3.00 vs 1.57
Barcelona concede at home0.53 vs 1.12
Villarreal score away1.26 vs 1.12
Villarreal concede away1.42 vs 1.57
Barcelona score 91% above league average, while Villarreal score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Barcelona are 53% below league average at home, and Villarreal are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals5.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Barcelona goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
16-30 11
0-15 10
61-75 10
46-60 9
31-45 6
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1

Villarreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
1
Total Shots
19
6
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
13
5
Shots Outside Box
6
1
Ball Possession
74%
26%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
11
9
Offsides
3
5
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
779
271
Passes Accurate
711
205
Passes %
91%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
Lamine Yamal
Normal Goal · Assist: Fermín
37'
37' Goal · 2-0
Lamine Yamal
Normal Goal · Assist: Fermín
49'
49' Goal · 2-1
P. Gueye
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Mouriño
53'
53' Marc Bernal
56'
56' Raphinha
59'
59' Dani Olmo
1st substitution · For: Pedri
67'
67' Alberto Moleiro
1st substitution · For: Pedraza
67'
67' Ayoze Pérez
2nd substitution · For: T. Buchanan
67'
67' Ferran Torres
2nd substitution · For: R. Lewandowski
67'
67' Marc Bernal
3rd substitution · For: R. Araújo
68'
68' Pedraza
69'
69' Goal · 3-1
Lamine Yamal
Normal Goal · Assist: Pedri
73'
73' Raphinha
4th substitution · For: M. Rashford
73'
73' Lamine Yamal
5th substitution · For: R. Bardghji
80'
80' Santi Comesaña
3rd substitution · For: Dani Parejo
80'
80' Sergi Cardona
4th substitution · For: Alfon González
84'
84' N. Pépé
5th substitution · For: T. Oluwaseyi
90'
90' Goal · 4-1
R. Lewandowski
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Koundé
90+2'
90+2' VAR
R. Lewandowski
Goal confirmed

Barcelona vs Villarreal 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos. It was played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

First half: Barcelona took the lead at 28' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to Fermín, making the score 1-0. Barcelona extended the lead at 37' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to Fermín, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Villarreal reduced the deficit at 49' when P. Gueye scored, with the assist credited to S. Mouriño, making the score 2-1. Marc Bernal received a yellow card for Barcelona at 53'. Raphinha received a yellow card for Barcelona at 56'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 59', with Dani Olmo replacing Pedri. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 67', with Alberto Moleiro replacing Pedraza. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Ayoze Pérez replacing T. Buchanan. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Ferran Torres replacing R. Lewandowski. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Marc Bernal replacing R. Araújo. Pedraza received a yellow card for Villarreal at 68'. Barcelona extended the lead at 69' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to Pedri, making the score 3-1. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 73', with Raphinha replacing M. Rashford. Barcelona made their 5th substitution at 73', with Lamine Yamal replacing R. Bardghji. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Santi Comesaña replacing Dani Parejo. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 80', with Sergi Cardona replacing Alfon González. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 84', with N. Pépé replacing T. Oluwaseyi. Barcelona added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when R. Lewandowski scored, with the assist credited to J. Koundé, making the score 4-1. VAR intervened at 90+2' for Barcelona (Goal confirmed).

Barcelona used 5 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Barcelona got 2 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (74%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins15
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals15 (71.4%)
BTTS13 (61.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins7
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (80.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)

Barcelona vs Villarreal Head-to-Head History by Season