Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Barcelona vs Royal Antwerp FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
5 – 0
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Felix 11' 1–0
Robert Lewandowski 19' 2–0
Jelle Bataille og 22' 3–0
Pablo Gavira 54' 4–0
Joao Felix 66' 5–0
Pablo Gavira 36' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Royal Antwerp FC — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

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 total

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 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 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

1
1
FC Barcelona 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Royal Antwerp FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Goal! Joao Felix scores his 75 goal in 467 matches.
  • 16' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' GOAL! Robert Lewandowski scores on 19. Assisted by Joao Felix
  • 22' What a strike from Jelle Bataille! The score is 2-1.
  • 27' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Pablo Gavira. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 41' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Soumaila Coulibaly made 521 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' Goal! Pablo Gavira scores his 9 goal in 513 matches.
  • 58' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Frenkie de Jong by Ferran Torres on 58 minute.
  • 60' George Ilenikhena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vincent Janssen on 60 minute.
  • 65' It’s high time Xavi Hernandez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' What a strike from Joao Felix! The score is 4-1.
  • 68' Ferran Torres is replacing Raphinha for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 73' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Jelle Bataille by Gyrano Kerk on 73 minute.
  • 76' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 76 minute. Joao Cancelo leaves to be changed by Sergi Roberto.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 513 games and scored 767 goals.
  • 83' Anthony Valencia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arbnor Muja on 83 minute.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • Another three points for FC Barcelona.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Felix 2
Arthur Vermeeren 1
George Ilenikhena 1
Ferran Torres 1
Marc Guiu 1
Robert Lewandowski 1
Pablo Gavira 1
Vincent Janssen 1

Head to Head

2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC

FC Barcelona Form

2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-09-16 FC Barcelona 5–0 Real Betis Balompie W 2023-09-03 CA Osasuna 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2023-08-27 Villarreal CF 3–4 FC Barcelona W 2023-08-20 FC Barcelona 2–0 Cadiz CF W 2023-08-13 Getafe CF 0–0 FC Barcelona D

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-09-15 KVC Westerlo 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-09-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-08-30 PAE AEK 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 PAE AEK W 2023-08-18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.67 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona70% Draw18% Royal Antwerp FC12%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona56% Draw35% Royal Antwerp FC9%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 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
Actual
2 – 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.