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FC Barcelona vs Olympique Lyonnais, 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Wed 13 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Olympique Lyonnais — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tomasz Musial
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Pawel Raczkowski
  • Referee Pawel Gil

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Barcelona 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 5–1 W
09 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W
02 Mar Real Madrid CF A 1–0 W
23 Feb Sevilla FC A 4–2 W
19 Feb Olympique Lyonnais A 0–0 D
16 Feb Real Valladolid CF H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar FC Barcelona A 1–5 L
09 Mar RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–2 D
03 Mar Toulouse FC H 5–1 W
24 Feb AS Monaco FC A 0–2 L
19 Feb FC Barcelona H 0–0 D
15 Feb En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 2 G
Lamine Yamal 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Jesus 1 G
Karim Adeyemi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 5' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Clement Lenglet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 18' Magnificent from Lionel Messi! That is 246 goals in 519 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' GOAL! Philippe Coutinho scores on 31. Assisted by Luis Suarez
  • 33' Marcal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 34' Time for substitution for Olympique Lyonnais. Anthony Lopes is replaced by Mathieu Gorgelin.
  • 39' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Memphis Depay has been relatively quiet despite scoring 92 goals in his last 430 appearances.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Moussa Dembele is booked for Olympique Lyonnais — Yellow card on 45.
  • 49' The referee calls foul for Clement Lenglet. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' Lucas Tousart makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Olympique Lyonnais are in front.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique Lyonnais needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' Olympique Lyonnais have won 578 goals from 430 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ousmane Dembele is hanging Philippe Coutinho on the field on 70 minute.
  • 73' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Memphis Depay by Bertrand Traore on 73 minute.
  • 74' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Arthur is replaced by Arturo Vidal on 74 minute.
  • 77' Maxwel Cornet is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ferland Mendy at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' Lionel Messi doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Pique — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nelsinho is hanging Sergi Roberto on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Ousmane Dembele scores on 86. Assisted by Lionel Messi
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.21 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona64% Draw21% Olympique Lyonnais15%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
85%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
36%
FC Barcelona or Olympique Lyonnais
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona47% Draw40% Olympique Lyonnais13%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.