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FC Barcelona vs PSV, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
FC Barcelona
4 – 0
Full Time
PSV
Tue 18 Sep 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Nick Viergever
Samuel Umtiti 55' Y
Y 57' Luuk de Jong
Samuel Umtiti 79' R

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs PSV — Champions League .

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 München 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 Atlético 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 Bodø/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 København 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

3
3
FC Barcelona 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals PSV
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-18 FC Barcelona 4–0 PSV 2018-02-20 PSV 3–1 FC Barcelona 2017-10-31 FC Barcelona 1–3 PSV 2017-04-05 FC Barcelona 4–2 PSV 2016-12-05 PSV 1–0 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep PSV H 4–0 W
15 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 2–1 W
02 Sep SD Huesca H 8–2 W
25 Aug Real Valladolid CF A 1–0 W
18 Aug Deportivo Alavés H 3–0 W
06 May FK Spartak Moskva A 1–1 D
PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
0% Clean Sheets
PSV this season

FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). PSV are 28th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their trying to find a way past PSV's compact .
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nick Viergever.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Lionel Messi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 47' Hirving Lozano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 52' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Pablo Rosario has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' FC Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Luuk de Jong was booked on 57.
  • 62' PSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin gets the nod from PSV. He replaces Nick Viergever and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' A goal from the France international Ousmane Dembele! He fires home on 75 to make it 2-0!
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Lionel Messi makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 78' A tactical swap from PSV — Donyell Malen on, Steven Bergwijn off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Samuel Umtiti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 79.
  • 80' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Clement Lenglet comes on to replace Philippe Coutinho.
  • 82' Erick Gutierrez gets the nod from PSV. He replaces Pablo Rosario and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' FC Barcelona make a change. Ousmane Dembele trudges off to be replaced by Arthur on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Ivan Rakitic by Arturo Vidal on 85 minute.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Lionel Messi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

PSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lionel Messi 4
Lionel Messi 3
Ousmane Dembele 1
Luuk de Jong 1
Pique 1
Ousmane Dembele 1

Head to Head

2018-09-18 FC Barcelona 4–0 PSV 2018-02-20 PSV 3–1 FC Barcelona 2017-10-31 FC Barcelona 1–3 PSV 2017-04-05 FC Barcelona 4–2 PSV 2016-12-05 PSV 1–0 FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona Form

2018-09-18 FC Barcelona 4–0 PSV W 2018-09-15 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2018-09-02 FC Barcelona 8–2 SD Huesca W 2018-08-25 Real Valladolid CF 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2018-08-18 FC Barcelona 3–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2018-05-06 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FC Barcelona D

PSV Form

2018-09-18 FC Barcelona 4–0 PSV L 2018-09-15 ADO Den Haag 0–7 PSV W 2018-09-01 PSV 6–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2018-08-29 PSV 3–0 FK BATE Barysau W 2018-08-25 PEC Zwolle 1–2 PSV W 2018-08-21 FK BATE Barysau 2–3 PSV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.39 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 PSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona60% Draw18% PSV22%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 5.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona50% Draw30% PSV20%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 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.