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 (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Guida
Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio

5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 11.2 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	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

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

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	2 G
Lamine Yamal	1 G	2 A
Gabriel Jesus	1 G
Karim Adeyemi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Bosuil that hosts another battle between Royal Antwerp FC and FC Barcelona.
2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Arthur Vermeeren makes it 1-0.
7' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ritchie De Laet, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuil with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their 4-5-1 trying to find a way past FC Barcelona's compact 4-3-3.
22' FC Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 23.
28' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Ferran Torres adds to his 9 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark van Bommel might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lamine Yamal.
47' It’s high time Mark van Bommel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergi Roberto.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Sergi Roberto argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
56' What a strike from Vincent Janssen! The score is 2-1.
60' The supporters are chanting for Ilkay Gundogan. He replaces Oriol Romeu on 60 minute.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' Jelle Bataille is replacing Gyrano Kerk for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
72' FC Barcelona make a change. Robert Lewandowski trudges off to be replaced by Marc Guiu on 72 minutes.
76' Marc Casado gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Sergi Roberto and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Vincent Janssen trudges off to be replaced by George Ilenikhena on 79 minutes.
80' Kobe Corbanie gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Chidera Ejuke and will look to change the dynamic.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ritchie De Laet.
90' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Ritchie De Laet departs to be replaced by Zeno Van Den Bosch.
Another three points for Royal Antwerp FC.

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