International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both FC Barcelona and Antwerp are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for FC Barcelona and Antwerp.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Barcelona was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.Perfect La Liga season at home so far for FC Barcelona 2 wins from 2 appearances.
A nice win for FC Barcelona last time playing, versus Real Betis. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-0 with Raphinha, Félix, Torres, Lewandowski and Cancelo scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, FC Barcelona "killed" Real Betis in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Lewandowski, having scored in three games in a row. The attacker Lewandowski was announced as "man of the match" for Barcelona with a rating of 9.13/10. Lewandowski scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the La Liga match versus Osasuna with a 2-1 scoreline.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for FC Barcelona, as the La Liga home game vs Celta de Vigo is only four days away.
Early season league goal statistics from FC Barcelona's 2 home games: {7 goals}, 0 conceded.
Antwerp form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Antwerp play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Westerlo. Bataille, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.13. Bataille scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 1 of 3 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Union Saint-Gilloise.After this away game Antwerp return home for a Pro League game against RWDM. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Antwerp has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  V. Janssen 5 goals |   R. Lewandowski 3 goals |  F. Torres García 3 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Antwerp missing players
| FC Barcelona | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 50 | 26 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 6.8 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Girona | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Valencia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Cadiz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Deportivo Alaves | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Getafe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Villarreal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Granada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Almeria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Sevilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Gent | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Cercle Brugge | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Genk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | RWDM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Westerlo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 1 |
