Villarreal vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 24/11/2021, 21:01  by Indran | Modified on 24/11/2021 at 22:01 in LaLiga Predictions

Villarreal welcome Barcelona to the Estadio de la Ceramica for this Matchday 14 encounter in the Spanish La Liga. The home teams are in 12th position with 16 points while Barcelona are in the unfamiliar position of 7th with 20 points. Villarreal will be looking to bounce back from their midweek loss to Manchester United in the Champions League. They are seven points adrift of the Europa positions but they do have a game in hand. If they win this game they will be just 1 point behind Barcelona. They however have failed to beat Barcelona in their last 24 matches which is tehir ongest winless streak against any team in La Liga. This match will be their best opportunity to get that elusive win as Barcelona are not at their best. The home team is unbeaten in their last two league games with a win and a draw.

Barcelona comes into this match on the back of a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Benfica in the Champions League. Their managed a 1-0 win in their last La Liga match and will be looking for two wins in a row for the first time this season. They are already 10 points behind leaders Real Madrid and must win to get into the European qualifying position. Barcelona’s win in the last match brought an end to four matches without a win. This team is in a rebuilding phase and the players will want to impress new coach Xavi Hernandez.