In this week 15 match on Nov 27th, Barcelona will travel to Villarreal to battle Villarreal in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Villarreal is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo struck first for Manchester United in the 78th minute, then Jadon Sancho added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Bruno Fernandes In the end, Villarreal was frustrated by Manchester United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester United ended the match with the shutout victory. Villarreal is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Barcelona, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Benfica. Neither Barcelona nor Benfica could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Barcelona is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Barcelona won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Memphis Depay has been the most effective weapon for Barcelona lately. The Dutch attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Villarreal hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Arnaut Danjuma and Étienne Capoue, and they each have 1 goal
Villarreal will be without Juan Foyth and Gerard Moreno, while Xavier Hernández Creus’s Barcelona squad will be without Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Neto, Ousmane Dembélé and Lopez.