FC Barcelona vs PSV, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Barcelona vs PSV — Champions League .
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- PSV 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
- Referee Polychronis Kostaras
- Referee Lazaros Dimitriadis
- Referee Damianos Efthimiadis
- Referee Anastasios Papapetrou
- Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Sep PSV H 4–0 W 15 Sep Real Sociedad de Futbol A 2–1 W 02 Sep SD Huesca H 8–2 W 25 Aug Real Valladolid CF A 1–0 W 18 Aug Deportivo Alaves H 3–0 W 06 May FK Spartak Moskva A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Sep FC Barcelona A 0–4 L 15 Sep ADO Den Haag A 7–0 W 01 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 6–1 W 29 Aug FK BATE Barysau H 3–0 W 25 Aug PEC Zwolle A 2–1 W 21 Aug FK BATE Barysau A 3–2 W Season Stats
FC Barcelona PSV #5 Position #28 16 Points 8 8 Played 8 5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4 22 Scored 16 14 Conceded 16 +8 GD +0 2.00 PPG 1.00 63% Win % 25% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season0% Clean Sheets
PSV this seasonFC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). PSV are 28th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Barcelona0-151/–16-301/–31-45–/246-60–/–61-75–/176+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' It’s high time Mark van Bommel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hirving Lozano made 425 appearances and scored 76 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' The referee calls foul for Nick Viergever. He receives a Yellow card.
- 32' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 32.
- 37' Jorrit Hendrix needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 42' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 52' It looks surprising PSV does not make any changes. Gaston Pereiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samuel Umtiti.
- 57' It’s a booking for PSV player. Luuk de Jong gets a Yellow card.
- 62' Jordi Alba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' PSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is hanging Nick Viergever on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 75' What a strike from Ousmane Dembele! The score is 2-0.
- 77' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 77. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic
- 78' It is a substitution in PSV team. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Donyell Malen on 78 minute.
- 79' Samuel Umtiti was booked on 79.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Clement Lenglet. He replaces Philippe Coutinho on 80 minute.
- 82' Another change for PSV made on 82 minute. Pablo Rosario leaves to be changed by Erick Gutierrez.
- 83' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Ousmane Dembele by Arthur on 83 minute.
- 85' The whistle greets Ivan Rakitic as he departs to be replaced by Arturo Vidal.
- 87' What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 4-0.
- Another three points for FC Barcelona.
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Lineups
FC Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 18
- 10
- 7
- 23
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11
Ousmane Dembele ↓ Arthur 83'
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4
Ivan Rakitic ↓ Arturo Vidal 85'
- 5
- 20
Bench
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15
Clement Lenglet ↑ 81'
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22
Arturo Vidal ↑ 85'
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Arthur ↑ 83'
- 12
- 13
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- 19
Coach Ernesto ValverdePSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 22
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 7
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18
Pablo Rosario ↓ Erick Gutierrez 82'
- 9
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17
Steven Bergwijn ↓ Donyell Malen 78'
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Bench
- 20
- 3
- 13
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Nicolas Isimat-Mirin ↑ 66'
- 23
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Donyell Malen ↑ 78'
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25
Erick Gutierrez ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lionel Messi 4 Lionel Messi 3 Ousmane Dembele 1 Ousmane Dembele 1 Luuk de Jong 1 Pique 1 Head to Head
FC Barcelona Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 43.39 FC Barcelona xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.93 PSV xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 82%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 5.32Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 97% 3% ± 2.5 88% 12% ± 3.5 76% 24% ± 4.5 59% 41% Double Chance
FC Barcelona or Draw 78%Draw or PSV 40%FC Barcelona or PSV 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual3 – 1 6.1%3 – 2 5.8%2 – 1 5.6%2 – 2 5.2%4 – 1 5.1%4 – 2 4.8%1 – 1 3.9%3 – 3 3.7%5 – 1 3.5%2 – 3 3.3%3 – 0 3.3%5 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona
Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push PSV covers -2.5 30% — 70% -2 30% 17% 53% -1.5 47% — 53% -1 47% 18% 36% -0.5 64% — 36% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 10% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 6% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet 15% ✗PSV keeps clean sheet 4% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.