Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newcastle United FC vs FC Barcelona, Champions League 2025-26 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2025-26
Newcastle United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Thu 18 Sep 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Newcastle United FC vs FC Barcelona — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
16 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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
2
Newcastle United FC 3 games · Avg 4.7 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep FC Barcelona H 1–2 L
13 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
30 Aug Leeds United FC A 0–0 D
25 Aug Liverpool FC H 2–3 L
16 Aug Aston Villa FC A 0–0 D
25 May Everton FC H 0–1 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Valencia CF H 6–0 W
31 Aug Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D
23 Aug Levante UD A 3–2 W
16 Aug RCD Mallorca A 3–0 W
25 May Athletic Club A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC FC Barcelona
#12 Position #5
14 Points 16
8 Played 8
4 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2
17 Scored 22
7 Conceded 14
+10 GD +8
1.75 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 63%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Newcastle United FC are 12th (14 pts). FC Barcelona are 5th (16 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

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.78 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or FC Barcelona 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC36% Draw25% FC Barcelona39%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Barcelona
64%
Newcastle United FC or FC Barcelona
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC31% Draw41% FC Barcelona28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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