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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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

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
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Fermin Lopez 6 G 4 A
Lamine Yamal 6 G 3 A
Marcus Rashford 5 G 3 A
Robert Lewandowski 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Barcelona and PSV.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Barcelona and PSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' France international Samuel Umtiti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PSV that had 436 games and scored 819 goals.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Nick Viergever. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' Lionel Messi adds to his 15 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 37' The 34-year-old Nicolas Isimat-Mirin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and PSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samuel Umtiti.
  • 57' Luuk de Jong picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 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' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Ousmane Dembele — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' A goal from the Argentina international Lionel Messi! He fires home on 77 to make it 3-0!
  • 78' Time for substitution for PSV. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Donyell Malen.
  • 79' Samuel Umtiti picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Philippe Coutinho has done his job and it is now time for Clement Lenglet to step up.
  • 82' Pablo Rosario makes way for Erick Gutierrez at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from PSV.
  • 83' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arthur is hanging Ousmane Dembele on the field on 83 minute.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Arturo Vidal. He replaces Ivan Rakitic on 85 minute.
  • 87' Lionel Messi doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Another three points for FC Barcelona.

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
Ousmane Dembele 1
Luuk de Jong 1
Pique 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.