Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
  • Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio
13 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.8 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
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Liege H 6–0 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
10 Dec Girona FC H 2–4 L
03 Dec Club Atletico 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 Alaves 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Royal Antwerp FC to score. At the same time, FC Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' GOAL! Arthur Vermeeren scores on 2.
  • 7' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Jules Kounde has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mandela Keita made 184 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' The travelling FC Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Toby Alderweireld has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 35' Goal! Ferran Torres scores his 73 goal in 422 matches.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' FC Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 303 games and scored 434 goals.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sergi Roberto.
  • 54' Sergi Roberto was booked on 54.
  • 56' GOAL! Vincent Janssen scores on 56.
  • 60' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilkay Gundogan is hanging Oriol Romeu on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sergi Roberto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Gyrano Kerk is replaced by Jelle Bataille.
  • 72' The whistle greets Robert Lewandowski as he departs to be replaced by Marc Guiu.
  • 76' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Casado is hanging Sergi Roberto on the field on 76 minute.
  • 79' George Ilenikhena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vincent Janssen on 79 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Chidera Ejuke by Kobe Corbanie on 80 minute.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Ritchie De Laet gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Zeno Van Den Bosch. He replaces Ritchie De Laet on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royal Antwerp FC players.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

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

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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona W 2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-11-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 Royal Standard de Liege W

FC Barcelona Form

2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona L 2023-12-10 FC Barcelona 2–4 Girona FC L 2023-12-03 FC Barcelona 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2023-11-28 FC Barcelona 2–1 FC Porto W 2023-11-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-11-12 FC Barcelona 2–1 Deportivo Alaves W

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.