Barcelona v Villarreal Betting Preview – La Liga 6th May 5.30pm
Barcelona had midweek off while Real Madrid was battling their rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. Will that help Barca out in the La Liga title race? Barcelona are still top on goal difference and this is their final big test of the season really. Villarreal starts in fifth place and looking to make up ground on Sevilla for the final Champions League spot.
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Barcelona v Villarreal Betting Tips
It has been a four-match winning streak from Barcelona in La Liga and they need to keep that going. Barca have fired off sixteen goals in their last four league games now and this one to go over 2.5 goals at bet365 brings in a price of 1/4, and you are looking at 8/13 on over 3.5 goals. Under 3.5 goals though is a great price at bet365 of 6/5 in this one as Villarreal are very good defensively. This is Barcelona’s toughest one of their remaining games this season and earlier this season they were held to a 1-1 draw at Villarreal. In the bet365 correct score market at Barcelona 3-0 win is the shortest priced option at 7/1 with 2-0 at 15/2. They do pretty much have to leave everything out there and they have scored at least three goals in nine of their last ten league home matches. Barcelona have not lost against Villarreal in their last 15 meetings in La Liga (W10 D5), losing to them for the last time in March 2008 (1-2 at Camp Nou). Neymar has eight career goals against Villarreal and is 8/11 in the anytime goalscorer market. Lionel Messi is 9/4 first goalscorer favourite.
Messi has nine La Liga goals against Villarreal. The Catalans are on a ten-match winning streak at home in the league at the moment and across all competitions, this season, Barcelona’s Messi, Suarez and Neymar combo has scored 98 goals between them (Lionel Messi 49, Luis Suárez 34 and Neymar 15). Villarreal have won just one of their last fourteen visits to the Nou Camp, that win coming back in March 2008 as mentioned above. They go into the weekend in fifth, five points behind fourth-placed Sevilla so that final Champions League spot looks just out of their touch. But they are involved in a tight race with Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for the two Europa League spots. Villarreal have a good defence and only Atletico Madrid have conceded fewer goals than they have this season. Both teams to score in this one is a 4/5 punt at Bet365 and Villarreal have won five of their last seven road games in La Liga (L2) and they have lost just one of five games against the current top three this season.
Barcelona v Villarreal Betting Odds
Barcelona 1/7, Draw 7/1, Villarreal 14/1
Barcelona v Villarreal Predictions
Barcelona home win: The Catalans are on a good winning streak at home against Villarreal and you would expect them to throw the kitchen sink at this one. They two easy final games to come so this is their last hurdle realistically. Home win and under 3.5 goals.
