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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
3 games this season 🟨 5.7/game ⚽ 11.7 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
0% 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
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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Tottenham Hotspur FC and FC Barcelona.
  • 2' A goal from the Brazil international Philippe Coutinho! He fires home on 2 to make it 0-1!
  • 7' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 7.
  • 12' FC Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Toby Alderweireld.
  • 19' The travelling FC Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' Jordi Alba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' A goal from the Croatia international Ivan Rakitic! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-2!
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Victor Wanyama.
  • 43' Erik Lamela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' Colombia international Davinson Sanchez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' What a moment for Harry Kane! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Lionel Messi gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 57' Eric Dier gets the nod from Tottenham Hotspur FC. He replaces Victor Wanyama and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Arthur.
  • 64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Erik Lamela makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 66' Moussa Sissoko gets the nod from Tottenham Hotspur FC. He replaces Son Heungmin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Busquets will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Kane.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Llorente. He replaces Erik Lamela on 79 minute.
  • 83' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Rafinha comes on to replace Philippe Coutinho.
  • 87' Arturo Vidal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arthur on 87 minute.
  • 90' Lionel Messi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 21 goals this season for the .
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Tottenham Hotspur FC. Eric Dier will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Busquets by Thomas Vermaelen on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. FC Barcelona beats Tottenham Hotspur FC

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
Philippe Coutinho 1
Ivan Rakitic 1
Lucas Moura 1
Harry Kane 1
Ousmane Dembele 1
Erik Lamela 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.