La Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 27

Villarreal - Barcelona

Barcelona won 4-3 away at Villarreal in La Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: Juan Foyth 26'; Alexander Sørloth 40'; Gavi 12'; Frenkie de Jong 15'.

🏟 Estadio de la Cerámica 👤 Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
Key events
12' Gavi(0 - 1) · Assist: Lamine Yamal Barcelona
15' Frenkie de Jong(0 - 2) Barcelona
26' Juan Foyth(1 - 2) · Assist: Alejandro Baena Villarreal
40' Alexander Sørloth(2 - 2) · Assist: Alfonso Pedraza Villarreal
44' 🟨 Lamine YamalYellow card Barcelona
45+6' 🟨 Robert LewandowskiYellow card Barcelona
45+6' 🟨 Juan FoythYellow card Villarreal
50' Alejandro Baena(3 - 2) · Assist: Alfonso Pedraza Villarreal
57' 🟨 Ramón TerratsYellow card Villarreal
68' Ferran Torres(3 - 3) Barcelona
71' Robert Lewandowski(3 - 4) Barcelona
80' 🟨 Matteo GabbiaYellow card Villarreal
82' 🟨 Eric GarcíaYellow card Barcelona
Quick stats
%39 Possession %61
13 Total shots 21
6 Shots on target 11
3 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 6
10 Shots inside box 15
3 Shots outside box 6
7 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
12'
Gavi(0 - 1) · Assist: Lamine Yamal
15'
Frenkie de Jong(0 - 2)
Juan Foyth(1 - 2) · Assist: Alejandro Baena
26'
Alexander Sørloth(2 - 2) · Assist: Alfonso Pedraza
40'
44'
🟨Lamine YamalYellow card
45+6'
🟨Robert LewandowskiYellow card
Juan FoythYellow card🟨
45+6'
HT 2 - 2
46'
🔁Andreas Christensen ↔ Eric GarcíaSubstitution
Alejandro Baena(3 - 2) · Assist: Alfonso Pedraza
50'
Ramón TerratsYellow card🟨
57'
63'
🔁Oriol Romeu ↔ Ferran TorresSubstitution
68'
Ferran Torres(3 - 3)
Gerard Moreno ↔ Ilias AkhomachSubstitution🔁
70'
Ramón Terrats ↔ Santi ComesañaSubstitution🔁
70'
Étienne Capoue ↔ Denis SuárezSubstitution🔁
70'
71'
76'
🔁Lamine Yamal ↔ Ansu FatiSubstitution
Alejandro Baena ↔ José Luis MoralesSubstitution🔁
77'
Matteo GabbiaYellow card🟨
80'
82'
🟨Eric GarcíaYellow card
Dani Parejo ↔ Ben Brereton DíazSubstitution🔁
86'
86'
🔁İlkay Gündoğan ↔ Fermín LópezSubstitution
FT 3 - 4
Match statsVillarreal · Barcelona
Key stats
%39 Possession %61
Shots
13 Total shots 21
6 Shots on target 11
3 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 6
10 Shots inside box 15
3 Shots outside box 6
7 Saves 3
Passing
382 Total passes 592
327 Accurate passes 540
%86 Pass accuracy %91
Set pieces & discipline
2 Corners 6
5 Offsides 3
12 Fouls 14
Cards
3 Yellow cards 3
By half
2 1st-half goals 2
1 2nd-half goals 2
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2020–2026
Villarreal 3
Sep 27who was on topFeb 28
Barcelona 8
3 Villarreal 0 draw 8 Barcelona
Barcelona won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.9goals / match
1429total goals
1/4clean sheets
5-3Villarreal best win · Jan 27
5-1Barcelona best win · Sep 22
%91 Over 1.5 10/11
%73 Over 2.5 8/11
%55 Over 3.5 6/11
%55 BTTS 6/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Villarreal at home5 matches
0W 0D 5L 3:13
Barcelona at home6 matches
3W 0D 3L 16:11
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Villarreal3W 1D 1L Barcelona5W 0D 0L
2.00 3.00 Points per game
10 11 Goals scored
5 3 Goals conceded
1.35 1.73 xG average
1.48 0.99 xGA average
%0 %40 Clean sheets
%80 %60 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.2 5.2 Corners
2.4 2.2 Cards
Villarreal6W 2D 2L Barcelona9W 0D 1L
2.00 2.70 Points per game
19 26 Goals scored
13 10 Goals conceded
1.41 1.86 xG average
1.52 0.94 xGA average
%0 %30 Clean sheets
%90 %60 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
3.8 5.7 Corners
1.7 2.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
8Villarrealin the table53pts
38matches 14-11-13W-D-L 65:65goals +0diff
DDWWL
2Barcelonain the table85pts
38matches 26-7-5W-D-L 79:44goals +35diff
WWWWL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 22 matches
2.05 2.52 Points per game
1.39 2.26 xG average
1.47 1.08 xGA average
%32 %39 Clean sheets
%50 %61 BTTS
%55 %83 Over 2.5
4.1 7.5 Corners
2.5 1.4 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 28 Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal La Liga
Dec 21 Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona La Liga
May 18 Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal La Liga
Sep 22 Villarreal 1-5 Barcelona La Liga
Jan 27 Barcelona 3-5 Villarreal La Liga
Feb 12 Villarreal 0-1 Barcelona La Liga
Oct 20 Barcelona 3-0 Villarreal La Liga
May 22 Barcelona 0-2 Villarreal La Liga
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