Villarreal vs Barcelona: prediction for the Serie A match

27/08/2023, at 15:30 GMT
Serie A

The history of head-to-head matches between the teams comprises 35 encounters. The team Villarreal has been stronger 4 times, while the club Barcelona emerged as the winner in 25 cases. There have been 6 drawn matches. The most recent face-off was on February 12, 2023, and in that match, the score was 0:1. The difference in goals scored and conceded is 36-83.

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Villarreal

"Villarreal" opened their account in this La Liga campaign with a hard-fought victory over "Mallorca" with a score of 1:0 last Friday. Coach Quique Seti?n was satisfied with the result and the clean sheet, stating after the match that the "plan was executed perfectly" as the "Yellow Submarine" coped with the absence of key players across all lines.

Their next opponent will be "Barcelona", and Seti?n needs his team to continue this winning momentum to change their dismal record against his former employers. He certainly needs to forget that the "Yellow" team won only one of the last 28 head-to-head matches in La Liga, or that their tally of 28 losses in the face-offs is the worst record against any single team in the top division's history.

Today, Pino, Moreno, and Cocu will be unavailable due to injuries.

Barcelona

Just minutes before the end of their previous match, "Barcelona" found inspiration to defeat the resilient "Cadiz" with a score of 2:0. Summer signing Ilkay G?ndogan became the architect of victory, delivering a splendid assist before coach Xavi declared him the "cornerstone of the team". Xavi will miss this game due to a red card received at the start of the season, but the absence of the injured Pedri, who opened his account last weekend and also scored the only goal in the corresponding match last season, might be a bigger blow.

A visit to the "Estadio de la Cer?mica" might not seem daunting, at least on paper, as the guests have avoided defeat in their last 14 away league matches, part of their impressive recent record against "Villarreal". A small piece of history also awaits "Bar?a", as they are just two goals away from becoming the first club to score 100 goals in the top division against today's hosts.

Martinez, Pedri, and Araujo are out of the game due to injury.

Prediction

In this match, "Barcelona" needs only a victory since they are outside the group of leaders, and losing points might only worsen the situation. Most likely, with the class and experience of the players, the Catalans will manage to regroup and secure an important victory. Moreover, the opponent is convenient for them.

Our prediction - a victory for "Barcelona", and we place a bet on this with odds of 2.10 from the bookmaker 1xBet.

"Barcelona" has a massive number of fans in Valencia, who will also be present at this game. Furthermore, three out of the last four head-to-head matches have been won by the Catalans with a margin of at least two goals, which we expect to happen again today due to their full dedication.

Prediction - "Barcelona" wins by two goals. Such an outcome can be found with odds of 5.85.

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