

How the bets settled
Match report
Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 after Lamine Yamal scored in the seventh minute and Raphinha added two second-half goals, assisted by Fermin and J. Cancelo. Barcelona had one yellow card to Aston Villa’s three.
Barcelona’s 1.97 expected goals compared with Villa’s 0.71, while the shot count was 16 to 9, possession 65% to 35%, and big chances 5 to 1; Villa had one shot on target. Before the match, Villa had won all three with over 2.5 goals in 100% of matches and both teams scoring in 67%, while Barcelona’s both teams to score and over 2.5 rates were each 87%; the both teams to score yes price was -285. Barcelona’s form was LWWWL and Villa’s WWW. Raphinha’s brace and Yamal’s early goal decided the key attacking matchups.
How the props finished
1 of 8 cleared
| Player | Line | Price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 fouls won | -195 | 2 Cleared | |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | Over 0.5 shots on target | -105 | 0 Missed |
| Over 1.5 fouls won | -125 | 0 Missed | |
| Over 0.5 fouls won | -150 | 0 Missed | |
| Over 0.5 shots on target | -175 | 0 Missed | |
| Marc Bernal | Over 0.5 fouls won | -185 | 0 Missed |
| Over 0.5 yellow card | +390 | 0 Missed | |
| Anytime goal | +145 | 0 Missed |
Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the match, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.
Goals
- 7′ Lamine Yamal Barcelona
- 52′ Raphinha, assist Fermin Barcelona
- 64′ Raphinha, assist J. Cancelo Barcelona
| Match stats | Barcelona | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.97 | 0.71 |
| Ball possession | 65% | 35% |
| Total shots | 16 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 1 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 8 |
| Passes | 92% (553/603) | 80% (259/324) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
How the key matchups went
- Lamine Yamal: 5 shots, 2 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Maatsen: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 1 yellow card.
- Gordon: 3 shots, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Cash: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Raphinha: 2 shots, 2 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Lindelof: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Torres: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- McGinn: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Cancelo: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Buendia: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Farinas: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Jackson: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Cubarsi: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Martin: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
Barcelona
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.73 | 1 | 18/21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.53 | 0 | 25/35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 87/93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 19/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.24 | 2 | 32/36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 71/73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 60/62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 50/52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | |
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 46/50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.38 | 2 | 30/36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 39/43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| Balde A. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Gabriel Jesus | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| de Jong F. | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Gavi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11/12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Bernal M. | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 28/30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
Aston Villa
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 30/40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 9/11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 29/37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 41/46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 7/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11/20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27/36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 35/37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22/25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 14/17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 6/9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| Goretzka L. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 10/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Barkley R. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 5/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Mbaye I. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 2 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alysson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Abraham T. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
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Barcelona vs Aston Villa pre-game preview
Barcelona host Aston Villa in Tuesday’s Champions League match as the home favorite, with the three-way moneyline at Barcelona -350, draw +620 and Aston Villa +800, and the total at 4.5. In Champions League table terms Villa sit second with nine points from three matches and a WWW form line, while Barcelona are eighth with six points from three matches and an LWWWL recent form line. Villa have scored 4.00 and conceded 1.00 per match with over 2.5 goals in 100 percent, while Barcelona score 2.87 and concede 1.73 with both teams scoring in 87 percent. Villa are missing Onana, Ruggeri and Wan-Bissaka; Barcelona are missing Kounde, Olmo, Eric Garcia, Espart and Bardghji. Among the prop angles, Fermín López over 1.5 fouls at -150 has cleared in 7 of his last 10, and Lamine Yamal over 1.5 fouls won at -195 has also cleared in 7 of 10.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
1 Garcia
4 Farinas
5 Cubarsi
18 Martin
2 Cancelo
16 Rodri
8 Pedri
10 Lamine Yamal
7 Fermin
17 Gordon
11 Raphinha (C)
1 Suzuki
2 Cash
3 Lindelof
14 Torres
22 Maatsen
35 Joao Gomes
8 Kamara
7 McGinn (C)
44 Manzambi
10 Buendia
11 JacksonBarcelona missing: R. Bardghji (knee), A. Christensen (muscle), X. Espart (ankle), E. Garcia (muscle), J. Kounde (ankle), D. Olmo (groin)
Aston Villa missing: M. Cisse (off the roster), B. Madjo (off the roster), A. Onana (knee), M. Ruggeri (muscle), A. Wan-Bissaka (muscle)
Form and head to head
Barcelona9th in the tableLWWWL9W 2D 4L · 1.93 points a match
Aston Villa2nd in the tableWWW3W 0D 0L · 3.00 points a matchClean sheets and goal trends
Barcelona
Aston Villa
Attack and defense
Attacking
- 2.9Scored per match4.0
- 17.3Shots per match18.3
- 7.4Shots on target per match10.0
- 3.1Big chances per match2.0
Defensive
- 1.7Conceded per match1.0
- 10.3Shots against per match11.7
- 15.5Tackles per match15.7
- 9.5Fouls per match11.0
Per-match rates this season. Each spoke of the charts is scaled to the higher of the two clubs.
Recent results
| FC Barcelona | LWWWL | L 2-4 at PSG · W 4-1 at GAL · W 5-1 vs FEY · W 2-1 at ATM · L 0-2 vs ATM |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | WWW | W 3-1 vs Viking · W 6-0 vs FEN · W 3-2 at BRU |
Last five Champions League results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| FC Barcelona | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 9 (6 pts) | 2 (9 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 9-2-4 | 3-0-0 |
| Home / away record | 1-0-0 (5-1) home | 1-0-0 (3-2) away |
| Goals scored per match | 2.87 | 4.00 |
| Goals conceded per match | 1.73 | 1.00 |
| Shots / on target per match | 17.33 / 7.40 | 18.33 / 10.00 |
| Both teams scored | 87% | 67% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 100% / 87% / 53% | 100% / 100% / 100% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 33% |
| Failed to score | 13% | 0% |
| Yellow cards per match | 1.53 | 1.00 |
| Corners per match | 4.68 | 7.33 |
This season, 15 and 3 matches.
Referee
Davide Massa averages 1.7 yellow cards and 18.7 fouls per match over 3 matches this season (league average 3.4 and 22.0), lighter with cards than most.
Injury report
Barcelona
- Roony Bardghji (F): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Eric García (D): Out, Thigh Injury
- Dani Olmo (M): Out, Thigh Injury
- Xavi Espart (D): Out, Ankle Injury
- Jules Koundé (D): Out, Sprained Ankle
Aston Villa
- Amadou Onana (M): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Matteo Ruggeri (D): Out, Hamstring Injury
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D): Out, Hamstring Injury
Barcelona vs Aston Villa odds by sportsbook
| Book | BAR ML | AVL ML | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | O 5.5 +200 | U 5.5 -250 |
Highlighted: the best price in each column before kickoff. Prices move; check the book before you bet.
Line movement chart
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