FC Barcelona vs Royal Antwerp FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Barcelona vs Royal Antwerp FC — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- Royal Antwerp FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Assistant 1 Adrian Ghinguleac (Romania)
- Assistant 2 Mircea Grigoriu
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Sep Royal Antwerp FC H 5–0 W 16 Sep Real Betis Balompie H 5–0 W 03 Sep CA Osasuna A 2–1 W 27 Aug Villarreal CF A 4–3 W 20 Aug Cadiz CF H 2–0 W 13 Aug Getafe CF A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Sep FC Barcelona A 0–5 L 15 Sep KVC Westerlo A 3–0 W 03 Sep Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 2–2 D 30 Aug PAE AEK A 2–1 W 22 Aug PAE AEK H 1–0 W 18 Aug Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Barcelona0-151/–16-301/–31-45–/246-60–/–61-75–/176+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Barcelona and Royal Antwerp FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 11' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joao Felix on 11.
- 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andreas Christensen suffering a number of foals already.
- 19' What a strike from Robert Lewandowski! The score is 2-0.
- 22' GOAL! Jelle Bataille scores on 22.
- 27' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Michel-Ange Balikwisha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 32' 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.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Pablo Gavira. He receives a Yellow card.
- 41' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' Toby Alderweireld has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 54' What a strike from Pablo Gavira! The score is 3-1.
- 58' The whistle greets Frenkie de Jong as he departs to be replaced by Ferran Torres.
- 60' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Vincent Janssen is replaced by George Ilenikhena.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Frenkie de Jong made 469 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' GOAL! Joao Felix scores on 66.
- 68' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Raphinha is replaced by Ferran Torres on 68 minute.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Gyrano Kerk. He replaces Jelle Bataille on 73 minute.
- 76' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergi Roberto is hanging Joao Cancelo on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 83' Anthony Valencia is replacing Arbnor Muja for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
- 88' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Barcelona and Royal Antwerp FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
FC Barcelona Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 15
- 22
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21
Frenkie de Jong ↓ Ferran Torres 58'
- 23
- 9
- 1
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2
Joao Cancelo ↓ Sergi Roberto 76'
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11
Raphinha ↓ Ferran Torres 68'
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14
Joao Felix ↓ Lamine Yamal 68'
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6
Pablo Gavira ↓ Oriol Romeu 58'
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Bench
- 17
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18
Oriol Romeu ↑ 58'
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7
Ferran Torres ↑ 68'
- 5
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20
Sergi Roberto ↑ 76'
- 30
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27
Lamine Yamal ↑ 68'
- 26
- 13
- 32
Coach Xavi HernandezRoyal Antwerp FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 18
- 24
- 1
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34
Jelle Bataille ↓ Gyrano Kerk 73'
- 10
- 27
- 44
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11
Arbnor Muja ↓ Anthony Valencia 83'
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Bench
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7
Gyrano Kerk ↑ 73'
- 26
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2
Ritchie De Laet ↑ 60'
- 19
- 91
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8
Alhassan Yusuf ↑ 60'
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55
Anthony Valencia ↑ 83'
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9
George Ilenikhena ↑ 60'
Coach Mark van Bommel -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joao Felix 2 Robert Lewandowski 1 Pablo Gavira 1 Vincent Janssen 1 Arthur Vermeeren 1 George Ilenikhena 1 Ferran Torres 1 Marc Guiu 1 Head to Head
FC Barcelona Form
Royal Antwerp FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.67 FC Barcelona xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.78 Royal Antwerp FC xGI would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.45Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
FC Barcelona or Draw 88%Draw or Royal Antwerp FC 30%FC Barcelona or Royal Antwerp FC 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.4%3 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 8.6%1 – 0 8.4%3 – 1 7.6%1 – 1 7.3%4 – 0 6.5%4 – 1 5.1%0 – 0 4.5%5 – 0 Actual2 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona
Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers -2.5 34% — 66% -2 34% 21% 45% -1.5 55% — 45% -1 55% 21% 24% -0.5 76% — 24% +0.5 92% — 8% +1 92% 6% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.