Villarreal vs Barcelona

0 - 2

🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Javier Alberola Rojas 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Villarreal 3 · Barcelona 1

Referee Stats

Javier Alberola Rojas

19 matches · 3.84 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.84
Reds avg	0.32
Penalties avg	0.68
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	53%
Draws	16%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Barcelona outshot their opponent (14-19).
Barcelona controlled possession (79%).
Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

48 / 19

Avg: 2.53 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barcelona (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-1-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 26

Avg: 2.00 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.95

2.53

2.00

1.00

1.37

74%

O2.5

68%

63%

BTTS

68%

63%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Villarreal rank3rd

Barcelona rank1st

Villarreal points72

Barcelona points94

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.

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.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals17-7

Record4-0-1

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.

Barcelona last 5 away

L L W W W

Points9/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-6

Record3-0-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home89%

Villarreal clean sheet at home26%

Barcelona score away95%

Barcelona clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first63%

Villarreal win after scoring first83%

Barcelona score first42%

Barcelona win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 50% · Barcelona 67%

Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 33.0' · Barcelona 40.0'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home2.53 vs 1.57

Villarreal concede at home1.00 vs 1.12

Barcelona score away2.00 vs 1.12

Barcelona concede away1.37 vs 1.57

Villarreal score 61% above league average, while Barcelona score 78% above league average.

Defensive side: Villarreal are 11% below league average at home, and Barcelona are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Villarreal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Barcelona goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

0-15 6

46-60 6

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

21%

79%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

197

798

Passes Accurate

135

730

Passes %

69%

91%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Raphinha

Penalty

39'

39' Renato Veiga

58'

58' Eric García

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Ferran Torres

1st substitution · For: R. Lewandowski

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Fermín

2nd substitution · For: M. Rashford

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Lamine Yamal

Normal Goal · Assist: F. de Jong

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez

1st substitution · For: G. Mikautadze

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Eric García

3rd substitution · For: Marc Bernal

73'

73' T. Buchanan

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Pépé

2nd substitution · For: T. Oluwaseyi

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Dani Parejo

3rd substitution · For: C. Macia

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Koundé

4th substitution · For: Marc Casadó

Villarreal vs Barcelona 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-0 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Javier Alberola Rojas. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

First half: Barcelona took the lead at 12' when Raphinha scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Renato Veiga received a red card for Villarreal at 39'.

Second half: Eric García received a yellow card for Barcelona at 58'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 62', with Ferran Torres replacing R. Lewandowski. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Fermín replacing M. Rashford. Barcelona extended the lead at 63' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to F. de Jong, making the score 0-2. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 65', with Ayoze Pérez replacing G. Mikautadze. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 66', with Eric García replacing Marc Bernal. T. Buchanan received a yellow card for Villarreal at 73'. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 75', with N. Pépé replacing T. Oluwaseyi. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Dani Parejo replacing C. Macia. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Koundé replacing Marc Casadó.

Villarreal used 3 substitutions while Barcelona used 4 substitutions. Villarreal got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Barcelona got 1 yellow card.