Villarreal vs Barcelona Match Betting Preview

Villarreal welcome FC Barcelona to El Madrigal on Sunday afternoon as the Champions League chasers face the toughest of tasks against the league-leaders.

Villarreal Betting News

Villarreal will go into Saturday’s match relatively buoyant on the back of their Europa League success, having progressed to the quarter finals.

Yet it goes without saying that the Yellow Submarine’s form has dipped lately, with the loss at home to Las Palmas ending their 14 match unbeaten streak.

The 4-2 loss to Sevilla only served to further illustrate their sudden drop off in form.

Facing the best team in Europe this Sunday will be an undoubtedly tough task for Marcelino Garcia Toral’s men, but one they should still have some hope for.

Toral will welcome back Roberto Soldado who returns following a ban and should lead the line with Adrian.

Villarreal have kept three clean sheets in their last five matches, but Marcelino’s men have some notable defensive absentees in Mateo Musacchio and Jaume Costa

FC Barcelona Betting News

If Villarreal will be happy with their European exploits this week then the same has to go for Barcelona, who beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Camp Nou and 5-1 on aggregate.

FC Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the competition, but must look to continue their massive unbeaten strike this weekend when they take on Villarreal.

La Blaugrana have not suffered defeat since October, and are strong favourites to continue that streak this weekend, unsurprisingly.

Sitting eight points clear of Atletico Madrid in 2nd place in the table, Luis Enrique’s side look set to win back-to-back titles under his tutelage.

Enrique will welcome back the feisty Javier Mascherano who returns to league action after suspension, but should feature immediately.

Barcelona have won their last 12 consecutive La Liga matches.

Villarreal vs FC Barcelona Match Prediction

It is hard to see how Barcelona lose another match this season, they look quite close to perfect. If they have a tiny wobble defensively their attack will unquestionably bail them out.

With that in mind, a Barcelona win with both teams to score looks good value for Sunday’s match.

Match Betting Tip: Barcelona to win & both teams to score @2.75 at Bet365

: Posted in La Liga • Date: 17.03.2016