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

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

Royal Antwerp FC

3 – 2

Full Time

FC Barcelona

Wed 13 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Arthur Vermeeren 2' 1–0

1–1 35' Ferran Torres

Vincent Janssen 56' 2–1

2–2 90+1' Marc Guiu

George Ilenikhena 90+2' 3–2

Owen Wijndal 23' Y

Y 42' Lamine Yamal

Y 54' Sergi Roberto

Ritchie De Laet 90' Y

Y 90' Ferran Torres

Jelle Bataille 90' Y

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Bosuil.

Royal Antwerp FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Marco Guida
Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio

11 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.3 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 Atlético 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	Qarabağ Ağdam 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

Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals FC Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona 2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	FC Barcelona	H	3–2	W
09 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	3–1	W
02 Dec	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	1–0	W
28 Nov	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	0–1	L
24 Nov	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Royal Standard de Liège	H	6–0	W

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	2–3	L
10 Dec	Girona FC	H	2–4	L
03 Dec	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–0	W
28 Nov	FC Porto	H	2–1	W
25 Nov	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–1	D
12 Nov	Deportivo Alavés	H	2–1	W

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona

Fermin Lopez	6 G	4 A
Lamine Yamal	6 G	3 A
Marcus Rashford	5 G	3 A
Robert Lewandowski	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. FC Barcelona kicks off things out of here…
2' What composure from Arthur Vermeeren! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-0.
7' Hector Fort has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
22' 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.
23' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
28' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Ferran Torres doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
40' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a 4-5-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's 4-3-3 shape.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lamine Yamal on 42.
47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
52' Ilkay Gundogan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
53' The referee calls foul for Sergi Roberto. He receives a Yellow card.
54' Poor challenge from Sergi Roberto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' Against the run of play, Vincent Janssen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Oriol Romeu has done his job and it is now time for Ilkay Gundogan to step up.
65' Inaki Pena is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
69' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Gyrano Kerk trudges off to be replaced by Jelle Bataille on 69 minutes.
72' Marc Guiu is replacing Robert Lewandowski for the FC Barcelona side.
76' The whistle greets Sergi Roberto as he departs to be replaced by Marc Casado.
79' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Vincent Janssen trudges off to be replaced by George Ilenikhena on 79 minutes.
80' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Chidera Ejuke is replaced by Kobe Corbanie on 80 minute.
85' FC Barcelona have won 767 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Ritchie De Laet is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — Yellow card on 90.
90' Royal Antwerp FC ring the changes. Ritchie De Laet has done his job and it is now time for Zeno Van Den Bosch to step up.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Barcelona.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen ↓ George Ilenikhena 79'
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Jelle Bataille 69'
1
Jean Butez
2
Ritchie De Laet ↓ Zeno Van Den Bosch 90'
19
Chidera Ejuke ↓ Kobe Corbanie 79'
8
Alhassan Yusuf
27
Mandela Keita
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
48
Arthur Vermeeren

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

22
Ilkay Gundogan ↑ 60'
2
Joao Cancelo ↑ 60'
11
Raphinha
14
Joao Felix
8
Pedri ↑ 60'
30
Marc Casado ↑ 76'
29
Angel Alarcon
34
Aleix Garrido
26
Ander Astralaga
31
Diego Kochen
33
Pau Cubarsi
38
Marc Guiu ↑ 72'

Coach Xavi Hernandez

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.79 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC45% Draw24% FC Barcelona31%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

69%

Draw or FC Barcelona

55%

Royal Antwerp FC or FC Barcelona

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC31% Draw41% FC Barcelona28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

FC Barcelona Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Clean Sheet