Barcelona - Villarreal predictions

Though Barcelona are more likely to win this, an away win would only be slightly surprising. It’s a relatively balanced matchup, which usually means we’ll see some exciting football.

The odds are stacked heavily against Villarreal here, and we can’t see them winning this match. Blaugrana are heavily favoured by most betting predictions – so much so that an away bet is priced at around 3.64.

Most La Liga betting predictions easily saw their most recent 0:2 triumph coming. They were generally seen as the hard favourites compared to their opponents Espanyol despite the home-field disadvantage. That said, the entire goal difference was built up in the second half.

The visitors are coming off from a fairly easy home win in the previous round of the La Liga. A healthy 3:0 HT/FT victory will have certainly boosted their confidence ahead of the Sunday clash.

Blaugrana’s fans are rather disappointed with what they’ve seen from their defence in recent home games. The previous three matches saw them concede 6 times, which is not a great look.

Villarreal netted 8 goals in their last three showdowns, which means this match might be a great chance to look at Over Goals markets. With some luck, a confirmed Over 4.5 seems quite plausible.

21 point down from the top of the La Liga table, Villarreal probably had hopes of challenging the title. However, the season’s end is almost here, and such hopes appear to be dashed. Especially because earning even a single point in Camp Nou seems quite unlikely at this point.

Blaugrana already have a victory over Villarreal on their record. It happened earlier in this running season of the La Liga, marking them as the clear favourites for the upcoming showdown.

Fortunately, both teams will be able to give their all this Sunday. Neither squad has been affected by injuries or suspensions, allowing the coaches to work with all the tools at their disposal.

Despite the risks involved, the strongest prediction in terms of value is an HT/FT bet that the hosts will take lead in the second half. It’s as risky as you might expect, though the 1.88 odds offer a decent return.