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Barcelona vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting tips
In this mid-week round in La Liga, FC Barcelona will take on Villarreal in its own Camp Nou. Mutual duels between both teams usually guarantee goals, and on Tuesday evenings it could be another spectacular match!
FC Barcelona:
FC Barcelona went completely wrong last weekend with 2-0 to PhD student Granada, and is only seven points from the first five rounds playing on its worst competition start of the past 25 years. “Of course I’m worried,” said trainer Ernesto Valverde, whose credit is evaporating like snow in the sun. ‘You can always come up against a defeat once, but it’s about the way that happens. We did not claim the victory for a moment. ”
Of course, the poor start is largely due to the limited availability of Lionel Messi, who only made his first La Liga minutes of the season as a substitute last weekend due to injury. However, much more is going on. The midfield is usually a good thermometer of the condition of a team, and the fact that Valverde already came up with a different midfield four times in just five rounds is of course significant. The Catalan defense is also hopelessly out of shape. FC Barcelona did not manage to hold a single league match and, with nine goals, they even have the worst rear of the Spanish royal class, together with Real Betis and Espanyol. However, the good news is that Messi will probably start in the basics on Tuesday evening. Since the Argentinian had to miss the entire preparation, Valverde would have preferred to have brought him a bit calmer, but emergency breaks the law. More than ever, Barça needs a resounding victory in order to nip a sporting crisis.
Villarreal:
Villarreal was able to cheer last weekend, as it fought for its own audience to a late 2-0 win over Real Valladolid. “The invaders made the difference today,” said coach Javi Calleja, who indirectly put himself in his own ass. Thanks to this victory, the yellow shirts with eight points are ahead of FC Barcelona for the time being, and are again fully participating in the battle for European football.
Thanks to this great competition start, Villarreal can finally leave last year’s disaster season behind. Then the team had to fight relegation the entire season, and only the three relegants had fewer wins than El Submarino Amarillo. Deep striker Gerard Moreno can call himself a shared top scorer of Spain with five goals, but also the young wing tips Javi Ontiveros and Samuel Chukwueze make an impression. The defense, which managed to keep the zero just like the week before last weekend, is becoming increasingly attuned to each other.
Barcelona vs Villarreal head to head matches
02.04.19 LL Villarreal Barcelona 4 : 4
02.12.18 LL Barcelona Villarreal 2 : 0
09.05.18 LL Barcelona Villarreal 5 : 1
10.12.17 LL Villarreal Barcelona 0 : 2
06.05.17 LL Barcelona Villarreal 4 : 1