Villarreal vs Barcelona

25 April 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Samuel Chukwueze 26’
  • Antoine Griezmann 28’, 35’

Match summary

Barcelona came from behind to win 2-1 away at Villarreal. Barcelona led 2-1 at half-time.

Samuel Chukwueze put Villarreal ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Pau Torres, Antoine Griezmann equalised in the 28th minute, set up by Óscar Mingueza, and Griezmann won it in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 3.39 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Villarreal's 0.96 from 10. Villarreal had a player sent off.

Match stats

Villarreal Barcelona
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0.96 xG 3.38
0.96 Non-penalty xG 3.38
9 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Villarreal Barcelona
Kick-off
Samuel Chukwueze
Assist: Pau Torres1-0 (Villarreal)
26’
28’
Antoine Griezmann
Assist: Óscar Mingueza1-1 (Barcelona)
35’
Antoine Griezmann1-2 (Barcelona)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Villarreal
  • Manu Trigueros
  • Pau Torres
  • Raúl Albiol
Barcelona
  • Óscar Mingueza
  • Sergio Busquets
  • Antoine Griezmann

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 3.39 26’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), 1-0 26’ 28’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 1-1 28’ 35’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 1-2 35’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 3.39 26’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), 1-0 Chukwueze 26’ 28’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 1-1 Griezmann 28’ 35’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 1-2 Griezmann 35’
Villarreal 0.96 xGBarcelona 3.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Villarreal attacking 
16’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 84’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 26’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 35’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 6’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 28’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 12’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 78’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Mario (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 84’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 26’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 35’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 6’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 28’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 12’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 78’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 9’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Mario (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Sergio Asenjo GK900 0.000.000
Juan Foyth DEF900 0.000.041
Pau Torres DEF9010 0.000.471
Raúl Albiol DEF890 0.000.000
Alberto Moreno DEF600 0.000.000
Samuel Chukwueze MID8911 0.470.355
Daniel Parejo MID900 0.000.102
Etienne Capoue MID761 0.060.000
Manu Trigueros MID651 0.020.000
Gerard Moreno FWD905 0.350.000
Paco Alcácer FWD600 0.000.000
Estupiñán Sub301 0.030.000
Francis Coquelin Sub300 0.000.000
Moi Gómez Sub140 0.000.000
Mario Sub11 0.040.000
Yeremi Pino Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 21% Avg odds 4.63
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.26
Barcelona win 57% Avg odds 1.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 4-0 Villarreal, 27 Sep 20 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona, 27 Nov 21  All Villarreal vs Barcelona meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.