Barcelona v Villarreal result

Full-time · Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal

La Liga · Sat, 27 Jan 2024 17:30 GMT · Camp Nou

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Barcelona · Villarreal · Head-to-head

Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal — Villarreal won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Villarreal won 5–3 at Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday 27 January. Barcelona have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Villarreal led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Villarreal: Gerard Moreno (41’, assisted by Alexander Sørloth), Ilias Akhomach (54’), an own goal by E. Bailly (71’), Gonçalo Guedes (84’, assisted by Alexander Sørloth), José Luis Morales (90’, assisted by Gonçalo Guedes) and Alexander Sørloth (90’); Barcelona: İlkay Gündoğan (60’, assisted by R. Lewandowski) and Pedri (68’, assisted by İlkay Gündoğan).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Barcelona 2.21, Villarreal 2.18, from 22 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

José Luis Munuera Montero, Spain showed seven yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Barcelona: Oriol Romeu (33’), R. Lewandowski (68’) and R. Araújo (89’); Villarreal: Alex Baena (16’), E. Bailly (68’), Y. Mosquera (89’) and Jorge Cuenca (90+4’).

What it changes

It is Villarreal’s first win over Barcelona since 22 May 2022, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). With eight goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 22, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) 11.9, İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona) 10.9 and Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) 8.5 led the match.

Next up

Barcelona next travel to Paris Saint-Germain on 20 October 2026.

Villarreal next travel to Liverpool on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Barcelona: Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal · La Liga
Venue: Camp Nou · Barcelona
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Barcelona 5 · draws 0 · Villarreal 1 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Barcelona 3W 0D 2L · Villarreal 1W 2D 2L

Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 2 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 3.57

Corners

against 5.67 / 6 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.33 / 4.29

Shots on target

against 5 / 5.29 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3.33 / 3

Cards

against 3.67 / 2.71 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4.8 yellows

Referee · José Luis Munuera Montero, Spain

2.8 home / 2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Barcelona for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 5.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.57 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 18.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.29 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 14 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	13.14 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3.33 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero, Spain — 4.8 yellow cards a game, 0.6 red cards, 31.8 fouls over 5 matches (2.8 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.8Away 2

Barcelona

Barcelona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fermín n 8	30.9	3.3 5/2	1.1 2/1	—
Vitor Roque n 8	49	2.1 5/2	3.7 6/4	—
João Félix n 8	50.4	1.6 5/2	2.7 7/2	—
Marc Guiu n 4	14.8	1.5 1/0	3.1 2/0	—
Sergi Roberto n 8	48.5	1.4 5/1	0.5 2/0	—

Barcelona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Marc Guiu n 4	14.8	4.6 3/0	4.6 3/0
Raphinha n 8	63.9	4.2 8/6	2.1 4/3
R. Lewandowski n 8	80.6	2.9 6/5	1.4 4/4
João Félix n 8	50.4	2.7 6/3	1.3 5/1
Vitor Roque n 8	49	2.3 5/4	1.1 4/1

Barcelona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Marc Guiu n 4	14.8	3.1 2/0	0 0/0
Ferran Torres n 8	59.9	0.9 3/1	0.4 2/0
João Félix n 8	50.4	0.9 4/0	0 0/0
Raphinha n 8	63.9	0.2 1/0	0.7 4/0
Sergi Roberto n 8	48.5	0.7 2/1	0.2 1/0

Barcelona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lamine Yamal n 8	45.5	4.2 7/4
F. de Jong n 8	93.8	3.4 7/7
Marc Guiu n 4	14.8	3.1 2/0
Oriol Romeu n 8	46.8	2.9 8/3
Fermín n 8	30.9	2.9 5/3

Barcelona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Iñaki Peña n 8	93.8	2.5 8/5

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ilias Akhomach n 8	77.6	2.6 7/6	1.6 6/4	—
Alex Baena n 8	73.9	2.6 7/6	2.6 7/3	—
Ramón Terrats n 8	44.6	2 5/2	1.3 3/2	—
Alexander Sørloth n 8	59.3	1.9 4/3	0.4 2/0	—
J. Foyth n 8	77	1.8 6/4	0.4 3/0	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alexander Sørloth n 8	59.3	2.3 5/5	1.3 5/2
Gerard Moreno n 8	75.5	2.1 6/5	1 5/2
Alex Baena n 8	73.9	2 6/5	1.1 4/2
Ilias Akhomach n 8	77.6	1.3 7/1	0.6 4/0
Manu Trigueros n 8	30.9	1.1 2/1	1.1 2/1

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alexander Sørloth n 8	59.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Gerard Moreno n 8	75.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
José Luis Morales n 8	56.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Dani Parejo n 8	89.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Alex Baena n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 6	39.5	4.2 4/3
Manu Trigueros n 8	30.9	3.3 4/3
Adrià Alti n 8	76.3	2.4 7/5
É. Capoue n 8	65.1	2.4 6/5
Ilias Akhomach n 8	77.6	2.3 7/7

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Jörgensen n 8	90	3 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barcelona		Villarreal
71%	Possession	29%
2.21	Expected goals (xG)	2.18
22	Shots	9
10	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	0
7	Blocked shots	3
14	Shots inside the box	8
10	Corners	0
0	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	7
666	Passes	270
88%	Pass accuracy	73%

Barcelona player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Iñaki Peña	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
J. Koundé	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.7
R. Araújo	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	5.7
İ. Gündoğan	90	1	1	1	1	10	0	0	9.2
F. de Jong	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Lamine Yamal	90	0	0	6	3	2	2	0	8.9
R. Lewandowski	77	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
João Félix	58	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
A. Christensen	45	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
Héctor Fort	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Oriol Romeu	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
João Cancelo sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.9
Pau Cubarsí Paredes sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Pedri sub	45	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.6
Ferran Torres sub	32	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.2
Vitor Roque sub	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Jörgensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
E. Bailly	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Jorge Cuenca	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7
Santi Comesaña	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
F. Coquelin	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Alexander Sørloth	90	1	2	1	1	3	0	0	8.7
Kiko Femenía	78	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Gerard Moreno	78	1	0	2	2	1	2	0	7.9
Alberto Moreno	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
Alex Baena	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Ilias Akhomach	58	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
Gonçalo Guedes sub	32	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.9
A. Mandi sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
É. Capoue sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Y. Mosquera sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
José Luis Morales sub	12	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Barcelona v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarcelonaWLWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

VillarrealWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Barcelona 5 · 0 draws · Villarreal 1 · 3.33 goals/game

2023-08-27 Villarreal 3–4 Barcelona
2023-02-12 Villarreal 0–1 Barcelona
2022-10-20 Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal
2022-05-22 Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal
2021-11-27 Villarreal 1–3 Barcelona
2021-04-25 Villarreal 1–2 Barcelona

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barcelona#2 pos85 pts38 pl+35 GD

Villarreal#8 pos53 pts38 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Barcelona scored2.08

Villarreal scored1.71

Barcelona conceded1.16

Villarreal conceded1.71

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What is the head-to-head record between Barcelona and Villarreal?: In their last 6 meetings, Barcelona won 5, Villarreal won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
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