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What we said before the match
Both teams concede few goals.Villarreal have the 3rd-best defence in the league, Barcelona the best.
Barcelona are in form.5 wins in their last 5 matches.
Both teams scoring is rare for these sides.Of the 39 matches involving these two this season, only 11 saw both teams score.
Barcelona win a lot of corners.6.3 corners per match, the most in the league.
Per matchVillarrealBarcelona
Goals scored1.052.05
Goals conceded0.860.33
Corners won5.46.0
Cards shown2.52.6
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Last 10 league matches, newest on the left. The number on the right is the chance worked out for this match: streaks are a small sample, while the chance also takes the opponent and the league average into account.
- 3+ goals
Villarreal4/10
Barcelona4/10 - 2+ goalsVillarreal6/10Barcelona6/10
- Both teams scoreVillarreal5/10Barcelona3/10
- Team scoresVillarreal7/10Barcelona10/10
- 10+ cornersVillarreal5/10Barcelona5/10
- 4+ cardsVillarreal8/10Barcelona7/10
There are no probabilities for this match.
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Espanyol2022-23 season, averages per match.
Villarrealper matchBarcelona- 1.05opponents 0.86Goalsleague 1.192.05opponents 0.33
- 1.46opponents 1.37Expected goals (xG)league 1.352.36opponents 0.79
- 12.0opponents 12.9Shotsleague 12.115.2opponents 7.8
- 4.5opponents 4.1Shots on targetleague 4.15.6opponents 2.4
- 5.4opponents 5.0Cornersleague 4.76.0opponents 2.8
- 2.5opponents 2.8Cardsleague 2.92.6opponents 3.0
This season: Villarreal 21 matches, Barcelona 21 matches. The big number is the team’s own, the one below its opponents’; the league figure is per team.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | +36 | 56 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | +23 | 45 | LWDWL |
| 3 |  Real Sociedad | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 39 | WWWDL |
| 6 |  Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | +5 | 33 | WLWWD |
| 7 |  Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | +9 | 32 | LLLWW |
| 8 | Villarreal | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 31 | DWLLL |
| 9 |  Osasuna | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 | WDLDD |
| 10 |  Mallorca | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 28 | LWLWL |