Barcelona vs Villarreal Prediction, 5/22/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Barcelona vs Villarreal

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-159) Villarreal (+378)

Manu Trigueros and Villarreal (15-11-11, 7th in La Liga) go to Camp Nou on Sunday where they'll meet Barcelona (21-10-6, 2nd in La Liga). The men protecting the net will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona and Geronimo Rulli for Villarreal. The line on this matchup has Barcelona priced at -159 and the Submarino Amarillos are at +378. The over/under is set at 2.75.

Barcelona took the field against Mallorca in their last match and notched a win by a score of 2-1. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 94.8% received passes rate by connecting on 614 of the 648 pass attempts last match. Barcelona tried 11 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 9 of the dribbles for a percentage of 81.8%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Barcelona finished the game at a 29.4% rate by putting 5 shots on target out of 17 total shots. Barcelona averages 1.85 goals per 90 (63 goals in total) and have accounted for 48 assists in all games for this campaign.

Frenkie De Jong is a player who should be able to impact this game for Barcelona. Jong has started 178 matchups during his soccer career and he has earned 0.12 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing the Netherlands has 20 goals scored in 15,632 mins. He has 28 assists while earning 18 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Ousmane Dembele, the forward representing France. Dembele has been on the pitch for 9,865 minutes during 111 career starts and has been handed a total of 17 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 41 times in his career while he has scored 37 total goals. He currently averages 0.34 goals per 90 for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Barcelona will be Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. Stegen has played for 28,878 mins and has accumulated 932 stops thus far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.0 (316 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 75.5%. The goalie hailing from Germany has faced 1,233 shots tried against him in 321 career starts. Stegen (196-70-55 record during his career) has earned 122 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 38.0% shutout rate.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Villarreal took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Alaves. They finished this game by connecting on 496 of the 559 passing attempts for a rate of 88.7%. Villarreal earned a 58.3% successful dribble rate by connecting on 14 of the 24 dribbles they pursued. Villarreal had 6 shots attempted out of 17 shots attempted earning them a 35.3% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having tallied 53 goals and 44 assists in all their matches, Villarreal is averaging 1.56 goals and 1.29 assists per 90 min.

Manu Trigueros should provide a spark for Villarreal. The midfielder hailing from Spain has totaled 24,211 minutes and has earned 28 goals. He has 60 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped on a goal 30 times. He scores 0.10 goals per 90 mins and has started 276 outings during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Dani Parejo, the midfielder representing Spain. He has accounted for 69 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 64 times. Parejo has earned himself a total of 102 yellow card warnings in 33,641 professional minutes played (382 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.18.

Geronimo Rulli will be residing in front of the goal for Villarreal. Geronimo Rulli has 62 clean sheets while he has seen 805 shots tried against him in 18,311 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.3 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 30.4%. He has conceded 1.27 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 82-53-69. In his career, Geronimo Rulli has allowed 258 goals and has accumulated 570 saves in 204 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Barcelona (-159)

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