FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF prediction | 22 Nov 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

FC Barcelona Barcelona Rating: 90.9
H
67%
22 Nov 2026
La Liga
D
20%
Villarreal CF Villarreal Rating: 82.4
A
13%
FC Barcelona
Ranking: #5 overall, #1 in Spain

91.6 → 90.9 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 13 May Alavés (A) 91.1 -0.4
3-1 17 May Betis (H) 90.6 -0.5
3-1 23 May Valencia (A) 90.1 -0.5
0-5 23 Aug Elche (A) 90.6 +0.5
2-0 27 Aug Athletic Club (H) 90.9 +0.3
Villarreal CF
Ranking: #24 overall, #3 in Spain

82.1 → 82.4 (+0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 17 May Rayo (A) 80.5 -0.3
5-1 24 May Atl Madrid (H) 81.1 +0.6
2-2 16 Aug Racing Sant (A) 80.1 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Atl Madrid (A) 81.6 +1.5
1-0 28 Aug Alavés (A) 82.4 +0.8

FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF: by the numbers

There are 19 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher, and 2 places between them in Spain.

Villarreal CF arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.3 rating points over their last 10 matches against FC Barcelona's -0.7.

Last time these teams played, on 28 Feb 2026, Villarreal CF lost 0.3 rating points.

FC Barcelona first climbed to #4 in our European rankings on 17 Apr 2019.

Villarreal CF first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.6 on 16 Mar 2022.