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Robert Lewandowski scores twice as Barcelona return to winning ways
Robert Lewandowski scores twice and Ansu Fati adds a third as Barcelona bounce back from their Clasico defeat with a 3-0 win over Villarreal.
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Xavi hails Frenkie de Jong's performance against Villarreal
Barcelona boss Xavi hails Frenkie de Jong for his performance in Thursday's 3-0 victory over Villarreal at Camp Nou.
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The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Villarreal.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Villarreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up for Thursday's La Liga meeting with Villarreal.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Villarreal.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona
Sunday, October 16 at 3.15pm in La Liga
Sunday, October 16 at 3.15pm in La Liga
Last Game: Villarreal 2-0 Osasuna
Monday, October 17 at 8pm in La Liga
Monday, October 17 at 8pm in La Liga
We said: Barcelona 2-1 Villarreal
Desperate to keep up with Real Madrid, dropped points are simply not an option for Barcelona in the weeks following their Clasico defeat. Villarreal will make it very awkward for the home side, but their superior firepower should see them through to a narrow win. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 62.84%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Villarreal had a probability of 15.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.67%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.19%), while for a Villarreal win it was 0-1 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Barcelona | Draw | Villarreal |
62.84% ( -0.01) | 21.44% ( 0) | 15.72% ( 0) |
| Both teams to score 48.5% ( -0) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
