La Liga Gameweek 17 Sun, Dec 21 2025 · 15:15 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.80 – 2.48
Barcelona
  • Renato Veiga 39’
  • 12’ (P) Raphinha
  • 63’ Lamine Yamal
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Barcelona beat Villarreal

Barcelona entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Raphinha and Yamal. Villarreal played with ten men from the 39th minute after Veiga was sent off. Barcelona finished with the higher xG (2.48 vs 1.80). On the chances created, Villarreal deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Villarreal25%
Draw26%
Barcelona ✓49%

Model vs reality

Villarreal goals
0
Model 1.09 · xG 1.80
Barcelona goals
2
Model 1.62 · xG 2.48
Total goals
2
Model 2.71 · xG 4.28
Score 0–2
9%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchLamine YamalBarcelona · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeJavier Alberola Rojas
  • VenueEstadio de la Cerámica
  • Table before kick-offVillarreal 4th · Barcelona 1st

Timeline

  1. Raphinha (pen) 0–1
    12’
  2. Renato VeigaRed card · Tripping
    39’
  3. Half time · 0–1
  4. F. de JongYellow card · Roughing
    58’
  5. ⇄ R. LewandowskiFor Ferran Torres
    62’
  6. ⇄ M. RashfordFor Fermín López
    63’
  7. Lamine Yamal 0–2Assist F. de Jong
    63’
  8. ⇄ G. MikautadzeFor Ayoze Pérez
    65’
  9. ⇄ Marc BernalFor Eric García
    66’
  10. T. BuchananYellow card
    73’
  11. ⇄ Carlos MaciaFor Dani Parejo
    75’
  12. ⇄ T. OluwaseyiFor N. Pépé
    75’
  13. ⇄ Marc CasadóFor J. Koundé
    79’
  14. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Villarreal14 shots · 11 in box, 3 outside
Barcelona19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
VillarrealBarcelona
21% Possession 79%
1.80 Expected goals (xG) 2.48
1.03 Expected points (xPts) 1.78
14 Shots 19
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 9
4 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 11
3 Shots outside the box 8
198 Passes 785
68% Pass accuracy 91%
5 Corners 9
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
10 Fouls 8
6 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
6.49 Team rating 7.29

Line-ups

Villarreal 4-4-2

16.9 Luíz Júnior(G)
237.2 Sergi Cardona 125.2 Renato Veiga 46.2 Rafa Marín 266.3 Pau Navarro
205.9 Alberto Moleiro 107.3 Dani Parejo ↓75’ 146.0 Santi Comesaña 176.3 T. Buchanan
226.6 Ayoze Pérez ↓65’ 196.9 N. Pépé ↓75’
  • 1Luíz Júnior (G)6.9
  • 23Sergi Cardona7.2
  • 12Renato Veiga5.2
  • 4Rafa Marín6.2
  • 26Pau Navarro6.3
  • 20Alberto Moleiro5.9
  • 10Dani Parejo↓75’7.3
  • 14Santi Comesaña6.0
  • 17T. Buchanan6.3
  • 22Ayoze Pérez↓65’6.6
  • 19N. Pépé↓75’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 37Carlos Macia↑75’6.3
  • 9G. Mikautadze↑65’7.0
  • 21T. Oluwaseyi↑75’6.3

Unused: Arnau Tenas, J. Valou, Adrià Alti, M. Solomon, A. Diatta, Gerard Moreno

Barcelona 4-2-3-1

138.2 Joan García(G)
36.2 Alejandro Balde 186.9 Gerard Martín 56.9 Pau Cubarsí 237.5 J. Koundé ↓79’
218.2 F. de Jong A 246.7 Eric García ↓66’
118.2 Raphinha 166.5 Fermín López ↓63’ 108.3★ Lamine Yamal
76.7 Ferran Torres ↓62’
  • 13Joan García (G)8.2
  • 3Alejandro Balde6.2
  • 18Gerard Martín6.9
  • 5Pau Cubarsí6.9
  • 23J. Koundé↓79’7.5
  • 21F. de JongA8.2
  • 24Eric García↓66’6.7
  • 11Raphinha8.2
  • 16Fermín López↓63’6.5
  • 10Lamine Yamal ★8.3
  • 7Ferran Torres↓62’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 22Marc Bernal↑66’6.6
  • 17Marc Casadó↑79’6.3
  • 14M. Rashford↑63’6.9
  • 9R. Lewandowski↑62’6.6

Unused: M. ter Stegen, W. Szczęsny, Dro Fernández, Tomás Marqués, R. Bardghji

Player stats

Top rated
Lamine YamalBarcelona8.3
2nd
Joan GarcíaBarcelona8.2
3rd
F. de JongBarcelona8.2

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Luíz Júnior G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 39% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Sergi Cardona D 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 93% 15 3 3 1/1 0/1 7.2
Renato Veiga M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 0 1 0/0 1/0 5.2
Rafa Marín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 19 2 3 0/0 0/0 6.2
Pau Navarro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 2 0 1/2 4/1 6.3
Alberto Moleiro M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 48% 27 0 0 0/0 2/1 5.9
Dani Parejo M 75 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 16 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
Santi Comesaña M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 23 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.0
T. Buchanan M 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 75% 12 2 3 1/1 1/1 6.3
Ayoze Pérez F 65 0 0 1 (1) 0 70% 10 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.6
N. Pépé F 75 0 0 1 (0) 1 78% 18 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.9
Carlos Macia M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
G. Mikautadze F 25 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 4 0 0 2/3 0/0 7.0
T. Oluwaseyi F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Barcelona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Joan García G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 94% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.2
Alejandro Balde D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 69 1 0 2/3 1/1 6.2
Gerard Martín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 73 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Pau Cubarsí D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 86 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
J. Koundé D 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 99% 78 2 0 1/1 0/0 7.5
F. de Jong M 90 0 1 1 (0) 4 97% 95 2 0 0/0 2/1 8.2
Eric García D 66 0 0 0 (0) 2 87% 63 0 5 0/0 1/1 6.7
Raphinha F 90 1 0 3 (1) 2 90% 48 0 0 1/2 2/3 8.2
Fermín López M 63 0 0 2 (1) 1 85% 34 2 0 1/1 1/2 6.5
Lamine Yamal F 90 1 0 4 (2) 6 84% 92 3 0 7/12 0/1 8.3
Ferran Torres F 62 0 0 2 (0) 0 60% 10 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
Marc Bernal M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Marc Casadó M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Rashford F 27 0 0 1 (1) 2 100% 22 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
R. Lewandowski F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.