Villarreal vs Barcelona Betting Tips 25/04/2021

13:38, 25 Apr 2021

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13:38, 25 Apr 2021

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Villarreal will host the mighty Barcelona at the Estadio de la Ceramica on 25th April 2021 at 19:45 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of Barcelona to win the match and take a strong hold of the title race. Villarreal will look to climb into the sixth or the fifth spot for a direct entry in the Europa League.

Teams Status

Villarreal are slightly lagging when compared to last season where they finished in the fifth position. But they are currently in seventh place with 49 points from 32 matches. They have 12 wins, 13 draws and seven losses in the league so far. They are on level terms with Real Betis but are behind them on the head to head record. They have scored 49 goals this season and have conceded just 35 goals. They have a poor home record as they have just six wins, six draws and three losses in the 15 matches that they have played at home. Gerard Moreno has been in exceptional goal scoring form as he has netted 20 goals this season and is the second highest goal scorer in the tournament. He has also chipped in with five assists to his name. Manu Trigueros is the teams leading assist provider with six assists under his belt. Just Pervis Estupinan is on Villarreal’s injury list.

Barcelona on the other hand are a part of the three-way battle for the title race along with Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Barcelona are currently in the third position with 68 points from 31 matches, They are just two points behind Real Madrid but also have a game in hand. They have 21 wins, five draws and just five losses in the league so far. They have scored the most number of goals this season by a fair margin with 74 goals and have conceded just 28 goals. They have the third best away record as they have ten wins, one draw and four losses. Lionel Messi is the leading goal scorer in La Liga with as many as 25 goals. Apart from that, he is the team’s leading assists provider with nine assists to his name. The Frenchman Antoine Griezmann has chipped in with nine goals and six assists. Philippe Coutinho, Neto and Ansu Fati are on Barcelona’s injury list for the Villarreal clash.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
4.70	4.50	1.68
4.50	4.20	1.66
4.45	4.20	1.62

Barcelona are the favorites to win the match according to the Betway sportsbook and are placed at 1.66, while Villarreal are placed at 4.50 and the draw at 4.20. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Barcelona are placed at 1.62, while Villarreal are placed at 4.45 and the draw at 4.20. Barcelona are placed at 1.68 odds according to the Dafabet sportsbook. While the underdogs Villarreal are placed at 4.70 and the draw at 4.50.

Tipster’s Angel

By seeing the recent form of both the teams, a high scoring match is on the cards as these two teams have produced before. Barcelona have an edge over Villarreal by considering the head to head record.

Tip: Barcelona To Win @ 1.68

In the last five head to head matches, Barcelona has won four matches and the other match ended in a draw. Also, Barcelona has won two and drew the other one in the three head to head matches hosted by Villarreal. In the last ten matches that Villarreal has won eight and lost just two matches. While Barcelona has also eight wins, one draw and one loss in their last ten matches across competitions. In the last five home matches that Villarreal has played, they have three wins and two losses. Barcelona have just one loss in the last five matches that they have played on the road. So, it is very likely that Barcelona will come out on top at 1.68 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.55

In the last six head to head matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of those matches. Also, three of the last five head to head matches that were hosted by Villarreal had over 2.5 goals scored in them. In the last seven matches that Villarreal has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. While in the last six matches that Barcelona has played in all competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of those matches. Even over 2.5 goals were scored in all the last three away matches played by Barcelona. Apart from that, over 2.5 goals were scored in all three home matches that Villarreal has played recently. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.55 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Villarreal are currently tailing Real Betis and Real Sociedad for the Europa League direct qualification. With Betis playing against Real Madrid, Villarreal has a chance to leapfrog them if they can salvage a point. While a win for Barcelona will strengthen their chances of the title.