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FC Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspur FC, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tue 11 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Danilo Grujic
  • Referee Milorad Mazic
  • Referee Milovan Ristic
  • Referee Dalibor Durdevic
  • Referee Nenad Djokic
  • Referee Nemanja Petrovic

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Barcelona 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Tottenham Hotspur FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 4–0 W
02 Dec Villarreal CF H 2–0 W
28 Nov PSV A 2–1 W
24 Nov Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–1 D
11 Nov Real Betis Balompie H 3–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec FC Barcelona A 1–1 D
08 Dec Leicester City FC A 2–0 W
05 Dec Southampton FC H 3–1 W
02 Dec Arsenal FC A 2–4 L
28 Nov FC Internazionale Milano H 1–0 W
24 Nov Chelsea FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Tottenham Hotspur FC
#5 Position #4
16 Points 17
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
22 Scored 17
14 Conceded 7
+8 GD +10
2.00 PPG 2.13
63% Win % 63%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
60% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season

FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). Tottenham Hotspur FC are 4th (17 pts).

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Barcelona to score. At the same time, Tottenham Hotspur FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Tottenham Hotspur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ousmane Dembele on 7.
  • 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Tottenham Hotspur FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 15.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Tottenham Hotspur FC is showing some good football. However, Tottenham Hotspur FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Christian Eriksen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Lamela, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tottenham Hotspur FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Kyle Walker-Peters has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 46 minute. Ivan Rakitic leaves to be changed by Busquets.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tottenham Hotspur FC that had 385 games and scored 662 goals.
  • 56' Tottenham Hotspur FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' Another change for Tottenham Hotspur FC made on 61 minute. Kyle Walker-Peters leaves to be changed by Erik Lamela.
  • 63' Lionel Messi is replacing Munir El Haddadi for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 68' Nelsinho is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 71' Another change for Tottenham Hotspur FC made on 71 minute. Son Heungmin leaves to be changed by Lucas Moura.
  • 76' Denis Suarez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ousmane Dembele on 76 minute.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dele Alli made 385 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Llorente is replacing Harry Winks for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
  • 85' What an equalizer from Lucas Moura!
  • 90' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.83 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona or Tottenham Hotspur FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona41% Draw24% Tottenham Hotspur FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
65%
Draw or Tottenham Hotspur FC
59%
FC Barcelona or Tottenham Hotspur FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona30% Draw40% Tottenham Hotspur FC30%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Tottenham Hotspur FC covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% 21%
+2 79% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
17%
Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet
17%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.