Barcelona are cruising towards the La Liga title and Xavi’s team have been highly impressive this season. The Catalan side have earned 53 points from 20 games played and what has been particularly outstanding is the defensive record boasted by Barca. Just seven goals have been conceded and it’s clear that the key to their success has been a tight defence along with the goals from a certain Polish striker.
Robert Lewandowski equals goals and he has fourteen for the season already, with the team enjoying a seven-match winning run and you have to go back to that Clasico defeat to Real Madrid in mid-October to find the last time that Barcelona experienced a league reverse. They recently claimed a straightforward 3-0 win over Sevilla.
Barca have also been a winning machine on the road and their betting odds look value when you consider that they claimed a 2-1 winning scoreline away to Real Betis last time out. They had previously secured a 1-0 victory away to Girona, with the team having conceded just one goal in their previous six encounters.
A Barcelona win + BTTS No could be a good bet here and it seems as though Villarreal might now be suffering when it comes to the departure of Unai Emery who switched to Aston Villa a few months ago. A 1-0 home defeat against Rayo Vallecano before a 3-1 defeat away to Elche are worrying signs and there were two penalties conceded in the previous clash.