Villarreal vs Barcelona 7/5/20 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

Fifth place Villarreal continues its fight for a top-four finish in Spain’s top flight La Liga when hosting Barcelona on Sunday. The Yellow Submarine are 16-6-11 on 54 points and just three points shy of fourth place Sevilla. Villarreal took all three points on the road with a 2-0 victory over Real Betis last time out. Gerard Moreno scored a brace with a goal in the 7th minute and a goal from the spot in the 30th minute. The victory moved Villareal ahead of Getafe by two points and into fifth.

Villarreal is on a roll with four wins and one draw in its last five fixtures in La Liga action. Over that stretch of fine play, the Yellow Submarine has scored 8 goals and the back line and goalkeepers have allowed just two goals while keeping clean sheets in each of the four victories. Gerard Moreno is the leading goal scorer for Villarreal with 15, while Santi Cazorla is second in goals scored with eight and the leader in assists with eight.

Barcelona is one point behind first place Real Madrid following its 2-2 draw at home versus Atletico Madrid. The Catalans are 21-8-3 on 70 points and have shared points in three of the last four matches played in the top flight Spanish league. The Catalans received goals on an own goal by Diego Costa in the 11th minute and from the spot by Lionel Messi in the 50th minute. Barcelona is comfortably in second place 11 points ahead of third place Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona has not been in the best of form with two wins and three draws in its last five fixtures in top flight action. During that stretch of five matches, Barcelona scored 7 goals while its back line and goalkeepers allowed four goals. Lionel Messi is leading Barcelona in goals scored with 22 and assists with 17, while Luis Suarez is the second leading goal scorer with 13 and second in assists with eight.