PSV vs FC Barcelona, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
PSV vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Philips Stadion.
- PSV 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Pavel Kralovec
- Referee Ivo Nadvornik
- Referee Kamil Hajek
- Referee Karel Hrubes
- Referee Miroslav Zelinka
- Referee Jakub Hrabovsky
Standings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov FC Barcelona H 1–2 L 24 Nov SC Heerenveen H 3–0 W 10 Nov VBV De Graafschap A 4–1 W 06 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–2 L 03 Nov SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W 27 Oct FC Groningen A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 06 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 1–1 D 03 Nov Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 3–2 W 28 Oct Real Madrid CF H 5–1 W Season Stats
PSV FC Barcelona #28 Position #5 8 Points 16 8 Played 8 2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2 16 Scored 22 16 Conceded 14 +0 GD +8 1.00 PPG 2.00 25% Win % 63% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
PSV this season0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this seasonPSV are 28th (8 pts). FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Barcelona0-151/–16-301/–31-45–/246-60–/–61-75–/176+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: PSV gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' It looks surprising PSV does not make any changes. Angelino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' FC Barcelona 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.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordi Alba made 495 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jorrit Hendrix.
- 30' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PSV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' Ivan Rakitic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 60' It looks like no one’s ball. PSV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' Goal! Lionel Messi scores his 230 goal in 495 matches.
- 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PSV that had 426 games and scored 658 goals.
- 70' GOAL! Pique scores on 70. Assisted by Lionel Messi
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Malcom. He replaces Philippe Coutinho on 70 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Erick Gutierrez. He replaces Jorrit Hendrix on 71 minute.
- 76' It’s high time Mark van Bommel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 79' Maximiliano Romero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Bergwijn on 79 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Denis Suarez. He replaces Ousmane Dembele on 80 minute.
- 83' What a strike from Luuk de Jong! The score is 1-2.
- 83' It’s a booking for PSV player. Erick Gutierrez gets a Yellow card.
- 84' PSV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 86' Jordi Alba is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Pique. He receives a Yellow card.
- Another three points for FC Barcelona.
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Lineups
PSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 22
- 1
- 8
- 5
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7
Gaston Pereiro ↓ Donyell Malen 71'
- 18
- 9
- 17
- 4
- 6
Bench
- 20
- 3
- 13
- 47
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14
Donyell Malen ↑ 71'
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10
Maximiliano Romero ↑ 79'
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25
Erick Gutierrez ↑ 71'
Coach Mark van BommelFC Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 22
- 1
- 3
- 18
- 10
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7
Philippe Coutinho ↓ Malcom 70'
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11
Ousmane Dembele ↓ Denis Suarez 80'
- 4
- 5
- 2
Bench
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14
Malcom ↑ 70'
- 26
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6
Denis Suarez ↑ 80'
- 27
- 19
- 36
- 30
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lionel Messi 4 Lionel Messi 3 Pique 1 Ousmane Dembele 1 Ousmane Dembele 1 Luuk de Jong 1 Head to Head
PSV Form
FC Barcelona Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.02 PSV xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.44 FC Barcelona xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.46Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 64% 36% ± 4.5 45% 55% Double Chance
PSV or Draw 57%Draw or FC Barcelona 66%PSV or FC Barcelona 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 2 Actual2 – 2 6.7%1 – 1 6.4%2 – 1 5.7%1 – 3 5.5%2 – 3 5.4%3 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 3 3.7%0 – 2 3.6%1 – 4 3.4%2 – 4 3.4%Asian Handicap — PSV
Handicap PSV covers Push FC Barcelona covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 10% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 15% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 18% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 14% 16% +2.5 84% — 16% Clean Sheet
PSV keeps clean sheet 10% ✓FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

