Villarreal vs FC Barcelona betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on September 22nd, 2024

Villarreal will be playing against FC Barcelona in a La Liga football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, at 16:30h (UTC), in Spain, check the Villarreal vs FC Barcelona betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Villarreal vs FC Barcelona will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio de la Cerámica stadium, in the city of Villareal, with a capacity for 23500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Villarreal vs FC Barcelona betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.55 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Villarreal last match

Villarreal in its last official match won (1-2) against Mallorca, in a match valid for La Liga. Coach M. García Toral's lined up a 4-4-2 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.20.

This victory for Villarreal undoubtedly has a great contributor. With a performance that featured 1 goal scored and other significant actions, Ayoze Pérez was the highlight of the event, helping the team achieve their goal.

FC Barcelona last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, FC Barcelona, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Girona team with a final score of 1-4.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.73, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Villarreal vs FC Barcelona h2h

When these teams last played against each other in La Liga, Villarreal ranked 15th place while FC Barcelona was in 3rd place. Villarreal initiated hostilities with a 4-4-2 formation while FC Barcelona played using a 4-3-3 tactic.

The two teams have not faced each other since 27-01-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the La Liga, and the match ended with a 3-5 win for Villarreal.

The performance of the FC Barcelona team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Villarreal team.

Villarreal

La Liga leaderboard now

The Villarreal team with 11 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

In the 6th round, the team has the same points compared to Atlético Madrid who occupies position 3.

Villarreal analysis

Villarreal at the end of round 5 in La Liga had 11 goals scored and 8 conceded.

Villarreal has a ball possession percentage of 43.6% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against FC Barcelona and especially that the team will score more goals.

Signed this season by Villarreal, Ayoze Pérez has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Mallorca, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Villarreal

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Ayoze Pérez. He has already scored 3 times this season and has helped Villarreal come away with the positive result on several occasions.

FC Barcelona

La Liga leaderboard now

The visitor team, FC Barcelona, is shining in 1st place with 15 points, thanks to their unbeatable record of 5 wins without a loss or draw in the La Liga.

FC Barcelona analysis

FC Barcelona after 5 days has put up 17 goals scored, and taken 4, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

With a sequence of 5 wins in the La Liga, FC Barcelona is in a wonderful moment where they are the favorite.

As a visiting team, FC Barcelona still feels confident that they can disrupt their opponent's game plan. This is largely due to the tactical prowess of their coach Hans-Dieter Flick, who has a history of surprising opponents with his strategic abilities.

As we approach the Regular Season, FC Barcelona is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 7.2 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the La Liga.

It is an average ball possession of 64% that the FC Barcelona team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

The chances of an opposing team beating FC Barcelona are low, with the latter having a balance of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws when playing away in the La Liga.

FC Barcelona comes into this match with 5 wins streak in the La Liga and plans to have good results in this match even as they play as the visiting team. Playing away from home, FC Barcelona has not lost a game in 3 games.

FC Barcelona is a more offensive team than Villarreal, having 564 attacks vs. 423 from Villarreal, having scored 17 times, in comparison, Villarreal converted into goal 11 times.

Best goalscorer from FC Barcelona

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Robert Lewandowski. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the FC Barcelona team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Villarreal is Ayoze Pérez, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Barcelona is Robert Lewandowski, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 3.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.5 corners per game.

FC Barcelona is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Barcelona in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.6 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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