Villarreal – Barcelona : Preview & Prediction
Villareal, 12th, has only 1 victory over the last 5 days of the championship and the yellow “submarine” finds himself 4 lengths behind his opponent of the day, FC Barcelona, 7th. Unai Emery players are experiencing a slump with 2 poor performances in these last two matches on the lawn of Celta Vigo (1-1) in La Liga and in front of Manchester United (0-2) at home in the Champions League this Tuesday. With only one victory in the last 3 receptions in the league, the results at home are mixed and the arrival of Barça should not improve the situation. FC Barcelona, winner of his last 2 visits (4-1 and 2-1), hopes to achieve the pass of 3. The Catalans have not lost for a month and they alternate victories in Kiev (1-0) and against Espanyol (1-0) then draws in front of Alaves (1-1), on the lawn of Celta Vigo (3-3) and in front of Benfica (0-0) this Tuesday evening in the Champions League. 10 points behind the Madrid leader, the Catalan club no longer has too much time and points to lose. Since the arrival of Xavi on the bench, the Barcelona defensive sector is infallible (no goal conceded for 2 matches and the arrival of Xavi). New clean-sheet at the Ceramica stadium ?.
FC Barcelona has not lost for 5 meetings.
Barcelona’s defense is solid with no conceded goals in their last two outings.
Villareal remains on 2 matches without success.
Barça are in 26 games without a setback against Villareal (20 wins and 6 draws).
Barça is on 4 consecutive wins over Villareal (2-1, 4-1, 4-0, 2-1).
Unbeaten for 13 years against Villareal, FC Barcelona should continue this great series … Barça should pocket 1 or 3 points during this trip.
Villarreal – Barcelona : Betting Tips
Barcelona – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
