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Tottenham Hotspur FC vs FC Barcelona, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tottenham Hotspur FC
2 – 4
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Wed 3 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Toby Alderweireld 14' Y
Victor Wanyama 41' Y
Erik Lamela 43' Y
Y 59' Arthur
Y 71' Busquets
Harry Kane 74' Y
Eric Dier 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Tottenham Hotspur FC vs FC Barcelona — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Guido Kleve
10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 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

1
1
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–4 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Tottenham Hotspur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct FC Barcelona H 2–4 L
29 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
22 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W
18 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 1–2 L
15 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
02 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 4–2 W
29 Sep Athletic Club H 1–1 D
26 Sep CD Leganes A 1–2 L
23 Sep Girona FC H 2–2 D
18 Sep PSV H 4–0 W
15 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Tottenham Hotspur FC FC Barcelona
#4 Position #5
17 Points 16
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2
17 Scored 22
7 Conceded 14
+10 GD +8
2.13 PPG 2.00
63% Win % 63%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Tottenham Hotspur FC are 4th (17 pts). FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 4 G
Lamine Yamal 3 G 4 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G
Gabriel Jesus 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Tottenham Hotspur FC host FC Barcelona — let the battle begin!
  • 2' Philippe Coutinho doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 7' Arthur has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Tottenham Hotspur FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 14' Controversy at the stadium! Toby Alderweireld argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 19' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 24' Argentina international Lionel Messi has been a key figure this campaign — 26 goals and 14 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Rakitic makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 41' Tottenham Hotspur FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Erik Lamela. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' Tottenham Hotspur FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's shape.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Harry Kane makes it 1-2.
  • 56' A goal from the Argentina international Lionel Messi! He fires home on 56 to make it 1-3!
  • 57' Eric Dier is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victor Wanyama at the 57 minute mark.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Arthur is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' Erik Lamela makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Tottenham Hotspur FC are in front.
  • 66' The Tottenham Hotspur FC bench stirs into life. Son Heungmin is withdrawn and Moussa Sissoko gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Busquets argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Harry Kane on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The whistle greets Erik Lamela as he departs to be replaced by Llorente.
  • 83' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafinha is hanging Philippe Coutinho on the field on 83 minute.
  • 87' Arturo Vidal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arthur on 87 minute.
  • 90' Lionel Messi with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' Eric Dier is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The FC Barcelona bench stirs into life. Busquets is withdrawn and Thomas Vermaelen gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lionel Messi 2
Lionel Messi 2
Harry Kane 1
Ousmane Dembele 1
Erik Lamela 1
Harry Kane 1
Erik Lamela 1
Philippe Coutinho 1

Head to Head

2018-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–4 FC Barcelona

Tottenham Hotspur FC Form

2018-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2018-09-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2018-09-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2018-09-18 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2018-09-15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2018-09-02 Watford FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

FC Barcelona Form

2018-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2018-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2018-09-26 CD Leganes 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2018-09-23 FC Barcelona 2–2 Girona FC D 2018-09-18 FC Barcelona 4–0 PSV W 2018-09-15 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–2 FC Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.22 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tottenham Hotspur FC36% Draw23% FC Barcelona41%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw
58%
Draw or FC Barcelona
64%
Tottenham Hotspur FC or FC Barcelona
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Tottenham Hotspur FC30% Draw35% FC Barcelona35%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 3
5.3%
1 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 3
4%
2 – 4
Actual
0 – 2
3%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC

Handicap Tottenham Hotspur FC covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 16% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 17% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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