Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Villarreal and Barcelona, taking place on Sunday, 27 August 2023, at The Estadio de la Cerámica in Villareal.
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Villarreal, Recent FormVillarreal will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their away outing against Mallorca. In that game they had 60% possession and managed 15 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Mallorca who had 8 attempts and 1 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 9 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 19 games in a row, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
It has been a solid run of home form of late, having gone undefeated in 5 of their last 6 matches at home and clocking up 4 wins along the way.
José Luis Morales will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Villarreal.
Barcelona, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-0 home win over Cadiz in their last league game, Barcelona will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. Their share of possession in that meeting was 75%, while racking up 23 shots along the way, 10 of which were on target. Cadiz had 10 shots on goal with 1 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 7 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
Robert Lewandowski will be hoping to create problems for Villarreal in this one, having scored 4 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Barcelona.
In the last league encounter between these sides, it was Villarreal who ended up empty-handed, losing 0-1 to Barcelona.
Blaugrana have managed to keep a clean sheet against Villarreal in each of their previous 2 meetings. In the past 10 away matches at Villarreal in the league, Blaugrana have consistently found the net, scoring at least 1 goal in each of those encounters. We've seen plenty of goals from Barca when they've visited El Submarino Amarillo in the league, in their last 3 games they've scored a total of 6 goals, which is an average of 2 per game.
Villarreal will be determined to get something from this game having lost the last 4 times they've hosted Barca in the league and not won this fixture at The Estadio de la Cerámica for 14 games in a row.
With only Francis Coquelin (Cruciate ligament) and Alberto Moreno (Hamstring) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Quique Setién will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
With only Ronald Araújo (Muscle) and Iñigo Martínez (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Xavi Hernández will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Villarreal Playing at home | Barcelona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 0 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 0 |
| 61' | Time first goal scored | - |
| 20' | Time first goal conceded | - |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4 |
| - | Biggest victory | - |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | - |
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