Villarreal vs Barcelona Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Villarreal vs Barcelona Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 21st, 2025 | Estadio de la Cerámica | La Liga | 15:15 GMT

Just a few months ago, this match was going to be played in Miami due to some terrible ideas from the La Liga football federation and FIFA.

Thankfully, this match did not go ahead. It would have been a travesty to host an official La Liga match in another country. Regardless, the fact that this match was very close to going ahead shows the direction that football is going.

Created by the poor, destroyed by the rich.

Key Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS @1.44 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Villarreal Predicted XI: Junior, Navarro, Foyth, Veiga, Cardona, Buchanan, Comesana, Parejo, Moleiro, Perez, Mikautadze

Barcelona Predicted XI: Garcia, Kounde, Cubarsi, Martin, Balde, Garcia, Pedri, Yamal, Raphinha, Rashford, Torres

Villarreal vs Barcelona Current League Standings

Both sides have had a fantastic season in Spain so far.

Barcelona are looking to be back-to-back league champions, and so far, they are achieving just that. They sit top of the table, four points clear of second place.

Villareal have also been fantastic. They sit third in the table, but have two games in hand. If they are to win both those games in hand, they would sit second in the table, two points behind Barcelona.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Head-to-Head Timeline

The two Spanish sides have faced off against each other 56 times in their history. Barcelona have won 34, Villarreal have won 10, and they have drawn 12 times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

18/05/2025 – Barcelona 2–3 Villarreal (LaLiga)

22/09/2024 – Villarreal 1–5 Barcelona (LaLiga)

27/01/2024 – Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal (LaLiga)

27/08/2023 – Villarreal 3–4 Barcelona (LaLiga)

12/02/2023 – Villarreal 0–1 Barcelona (LaLiga)

It is safe to say that in the past five games between these two sides, there have been a lot of goals. Barcelona have won three of the fixtures, whilst Villarreal have won twice, but in these five games, there have been 27 goals. This is over five goals per game.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Matches Analysis

Villarreal Last 5 Matches:

Racing 2–1 Villarreal (Copa del Rey)

Villarreal 2–3 Copenhagen (Europa League)

Villarreal 2–0 Getafe (LaLiga)

Antoniano 1–1 Villarreal (Copa del Rey)

Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal (LaLiga)

Despite Villarreal performing extremely well in La Liga, their past five matches have not gone too well. They have won just two matches, and they have lost their last two games. They need to start winning these matches if they want any chance at mounting a title charge.

Barcelona Last 5 Matches:

Guadalajara 0–2 Barcelona (Copa del Rey)

Barcelona 2–0 Osasuna (LaLiga)

Barcelona 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Champions League)

Real Betis 3–5 Barcelona (LaLiga)

Barcelona 3–1 Atlético Madrid (LaLiga)

Barcelona, on the other hand, have been emphatic. In their last five matches, not only have they won every game, but they have also scored 14 goals in the process, just under three per game. In these games, they have also conceded just five goals.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Football Park’s best tip: Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS @1.44 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Villarreal vs Barcelona

Alonso Martinez (Villarreal) – After signing from Las Palmas last season, Alberto Moleiro has started life out at Villarreal very well. He has scored and assisted eight times in 15 games so far this season.

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) What else is there to say about this young man? Over the past two years, he has set the world alight, despite being between 16 and 18 years old at the time.

Villarreal vs Barcelona Match Facts

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Stadium: Built over 100 years ago in 1923, the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium has been used by Villarreal for 102 years. It currently holds 23,500 spectators.