By florida 
So I got obsessed with Barcelona vs Villarreal stats after watching that crazy 3-5 loss last month. Wanted to understand the history, you know? Like, who always bags goals against them? What’s the biggest win?
The Data Hunt Began
First thing, I fired up my laptop. Went straight to my “Football Data” folders – total mess. Old spreadsheets everywhere. Scrolled through files named stuff like “Barca_2018” and “Random Club Stats.” Felt like digging through a junk drawer. Zero luck finding what I needed.
Decided to try online. Typed “Barcelona vs Villarreal all time results” into search. Got flooded. News articles about last week’s game, fan forums arguing about referees, ticket sale ads…useless. Spent ages clicking page after page, getting more annoyed. Why is finding clean numbers like pulling teeth?
Hitting Gold (Finally)
Almost gave up. Then remembered this ancient football stats website I bookmarked years ago – looked like it hadn’t been updated since 2010, honestly. But hey, worth a shot. Loaded slower than my grandma walking upstairs. Typed in the clubs… and bam! Actual numbers appeared. Total matches. Wins. Losses. Draws. Finally!
- Total Matches: Way more than I thought! Pulled out the calculator app like a nerd. Counted ‘em. Over 50 official clashes.
- Big Barcelona Wins: Found a couple real thrashings. Biggest one? 7-1 way back in 1967! Wild.
- Villarreal Surprises: Those Yellow Subs aren’t pushovers. Saw they actually won 3 in a row once between 2007-2008. Respect.
Who Loves Scoring Against Villarreal?
This was the juicy part. Scrolled down the page. Stats site listed top scorers in the fixture. Obviously Messi. Dude tops everything. Saw his tally – stopped counting after like, 15 goals. Just silly. But then, some older names popped up:
- Samuel Eto’o: Forgot how much he loved scoring on them! Found him racking up goals constantly during that Pep era.
Patrick Kluivert: Big man had a few tasty ones against them in the early 2000s.
Honestly, expected Suarez to be higher, but his numbers against them were just… solid, not crazy like Messi’s reign of terror.
Closing Thoughts
Spent the whole evening going down this rabbit hole. Got coffee stains on my notes. Felt proper nerdy sitting there comparing goal tallies from the 90s to now. Learned that while Barça usually boss it, Villarreal bites back harder than people give ‘em credit for. Their wins weren’t just flukes. And Messi? Yeah, he owns this fixture. Feels good to finally have the facts straight. Next time someone argues about it in the pub, I’m ready. Football data always sucks to dig up, but finding it? Pure satisfaction.