Villarreal - Barcelona projections 8.1.2017
Villarreal - Barcelona projections 8.1.2017Villarreal is a tough opponent at home!
Villarreal made a false start of 2017, losing to Real Sociedad 1: 4 for the Copa del Rey this week.
Yellow Submarine, however, can boast success with 6 of their last 7 households in the Primera Division. As with 3 clean sheets in their last 5 games of "El Madrigal" for La Liga.
Roberto Soldado and Denis Cheryshev are injured, while Cedric Bakambu is out of the Nations Cup.
Barcelona is a better guest than host!
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique urged his players to be as focused on the visit of Villarreal. He hopes his team can walk away with 3 points and so forget about the defeat of Athletic Bilbao 1: 2 Copa del Rey on Thursday.
Curiously this season is that the shape of Barcelona as a guest is better than this as a host - 19 points while traveling at 15 "Camp Nou".
Catalans are the second best attack in the league (after Real) skewered with 41 goals in 16 rounds. 23 of those hits were recorded in 8 my visits or 2.88 per game.
Barca does not know the taste of loss in their last 16 clash with Villarreal in all competitions, winning 7 of the last 8. In 6 of these 8 success was mine line 2.5 goals as the Yellow Submarine scored in 5 of them.
Only Jasper Cillessen is out due to injury.