Barcelona vs Villarreal Prediction 27.01.2024

• Competition: LaLiga
• Date: 27.01.2024.
• Kickoff: 17:30 UTC / 18:30 CET
• Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona)

Barcelona already has a solid deficit in points compared to Girona and Real Madrid, who have taken 8 and 7 points more than the club from Catalonia. A few days ago, Barcelona was eliminated against Bilbao in the Copa del Rey, so the series of 3 victories in LaLiga was somewhat overshadowed. In addition to being relegated from the Copa Del Rey, Barcelona lost another trophy, the Spanish Super Cup, so by the end of the season, only LaLiga and the Champions League remained in play. In the domestic championship, as already said, the chances for the title are only in theory.

Villarreal is paying the price with a slightly shorter roster and not so good decisions on the bench due to a lot of injuries and absences. In addition to being relegated from the Cup against the lower division Unionistas, they also lost the league matches against Valencia and Las Palmas, and in the match against Mallorca they drew only 1 point. Villarreal avoided defeat only once in this stadium in the last 10 matches and tradition is another thing they will have to fight against in addition to their poor form and lack of ready players.

Barcelona vs Villarreal pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

In the last few months, a lot of problems have been revealed in the defense of Barcelona. Even in the match against Unicistas, which is a member of the 3rd league, they conceded a goal. In 14 of the 15 previous matches, Barcelona capitulated at least once in the match, say even 3 times in a friendly match against Club America, 4 times against Real Madrid, another low league member Barbastro scored 2 goals against Barcelona. Although in bad form, and with a miserable tradition at this stadium, Villarreal could score one goal. Despite a large number of defeats, Villarreal scored at least once in 7 of their last 8 matches away. We expect Barcelona to win, but also goals on both sides.