Spanish La Liga - Villarreal VS FC Barcelona Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Villarreal VS FC Barcelona
Match Time: 23-09-2024 00:30 Monday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Villarreal
Villarreal will be without the services of Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Willy Kambwala, and Gerard Moreno for this fixture against Barcelona. The home team had a decent outing last time out, and Marcelino will be tempted to go ahead with an unchanged XI.
Villarreal will line up in a 4-4-2 formation with Diego Conde in goal. Kiko Femenia and Sergi Cardona will feature as the full-backs, while Raul Albiol and Logan Costa will start in a central role in defence.
Ilias Akhomach and Alex Baena will feature out wide on the flanks. They will look to support the full-backs and also join the attack when possible. Santi Comesana will start alongside Dani Parejo in a more central role in midfield. Ayoze Perez who has made a sensational start to his Villarreal career will start up top with Thierno Barry.
Barcelona
The away side will be without quite a few first-team players as Dani Olmo Marc Bernal, Fermin Lopez, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, and Andreas Christensen are still on the sidelines this weekend.
Meanwhile, Ferran Torres is suspended from this fixture following his red card in their last league outing. However, Eric Garcia, who was sent off in the UEFA Champions League outing earlier this week, is available and should start here.
Marc Casado did pick up a knock in the game against AS Monaco. However, the youngster should be fit in time to start. Flick will stick to the 4-3-3 formation for this fixture with Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal.
Jules Kounde will start as the right-back, while Alejandro Balde will start on the left. In the heart of the defence, Pau Cubarsi will pair up with Inigo Martinez. Eric Garcia will feature in the centre of the park and he will have the support of Marc Casado and Pedri.
The trio will look to control the tempo and ensure they have the majority of the ball. The in-form Lamine Yamal will start on the right flank, while Raphinha will take charge on the left. Star striker Robert Lewandowski will lead the line for Barcelona against Villarreal.
Villarreal possible starting lineup:
Conde; Femenia, Albiol, Costa, S Cardona; Akhomach, Comesana, Parejo, Baena; Perez, Barry
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde; Casado, E Garcia, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Villarreal vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*The two teams have squared off 54 times in all competitions. As expected, the visitors have been the dominant side in these meetings with 33 wins. The Yellow Submarine have got the better of the league leaders 11 times and 10 games have ended in draws.
*Last season, both teams registered away wins in their league meetings, with the two games producing 15 goals.
*Villarreal are unbeaten in their last nine league outings, with four games ending in draws.
*Barcelona, meanwhile, are on a nine-game winning streak in La Liga, scoring 26 goals.
*The last 10 meetings between the two teams have produced conclusive results, with eight wins for the visitors.
Prediction: Villarreal 1-1 Barcelona
Barcelona will be missing a whole host of important players for this match, and they will be coming up against a strong and talented Villarreal outfit. It would not be a surprise to see a narrow away win here, but we just have a feeling that Villarreal will be able to hold Flick's side to a low-scoring draw.
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