Champions League preview and statistics: FC Barcelona vs Inter full pre-match guide

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 12.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou (98787 seats)

Champions League betting and spectator preview: FC Barcelona and Inter meet at Spotify Camp Nou to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Inter, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

FC Barcelona was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.

The story so far in the La Liga for FC Barcelona at their home stadium (Spotify Camp Nou) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.

The FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 624 minutes without conceding a goal in the La Liga.

The Barcelona fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Celta de Vigo and win 1-0. Pedri (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Pedri scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Inter in the Champions League.

There will be little rest for FC Barcelona after this match as they are travelling to Real Madrid for a La Liga game in only four days.

FC Barcelona has scored {8 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Inter form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Liverpool.

Playing away, Inter have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie A this season. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 2W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.

It's the second away game in a row for Inter, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Sassuolo last time out. Džeko, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.55. Džeko scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Before that one, the victory at home hosting FC Barcelona in the Champions League (1-0).

After this away game Inter return home for a Serie A game against Salernitana. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Inter's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. For Inter, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded scoreline involving both these sides is the Inter - FC Barcelona 1-0 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - two - two (FC Barcelona wins - draws - Inter wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarcelonaR. Lewandowski
R. Lewandowski
9 goals
InterE. Džeko
E. Džeko
3 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
3 goals

FC Barcelona missing players

Inter missing players

FC Barcelona Inter
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
16 7   Won W   7 15
5 3   Drew D   0 2
4 2   Lost L   5 8
56 29   Scored S   24 52
19 11   Conceded C   19 35
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
72% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 88%
56% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   83% 80%
40% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 48%
24% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 20%
36% 42%   BTTS BTTS   83% 68%
48% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 24%
24% 25%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
6.8 7.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6 6
2.7 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
16.8 18.3   Shots (avg) S (   16.5 16.1
6.5 7.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.6 6.2
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 34%
 
8.7 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 12
3 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 4.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 3 3 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9 9
2 Inter 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
3 FC Barcelona 3 1 0 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 3
4 Viktoria Plzen 3 0 0 3 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 10 -11 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 8 7 1 0 20 1 4 3 1 0 8 0 4 4 0 0 12 1 19 22
2 Real Madrid 8 7 1 0 19 7 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 5 0 0 12 4 12 22
3 Athletic Club 8 5 2 1 17 5 5 3 1 1 8 3 3 2 1 0 9 2 12 17
4 Atletico Madrid 8 5 1 2 14 7 4 2 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 7 1 7 16
5 Real Betis 8 5 1 2 10 5 4 4 0 0 7 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 16
6 Real Sociedad 8 5 1 2 13 11 4 2 1 1 5 6 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 16
7 Valencia 8 4 1 3 14 8 4 3 0 1 9 2 4 1 1 2 5 6 6 13
8 Osasuna 8 4 1 3 9 8 5 3 0 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 13
9 Villarreal 8 3 3 2 10 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 6 2 2 2 5 2 7 12
10 Rayo Vallecano 8 3 1 4 10 12 3 2 0 1 4 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2 10
11 Celta de Vigo 8 3 1 4 9 14 4 2 1 1 7 6 4 1 0 3 2 8 -5 10
12 Mallorca 7 2 2 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 8
13 Real Valladolid 8 2 2 4 6 13 4 1 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 5 9 -7 8
14 Girona 8 2 1 5 11 14 4 2 0 2 8 8 4 0 1 3 3 6 -3 7
15 Almeria 8 2 1 5 7 12 4 2 0 2 6 5 4 0 1 3 1 7 -5 7
16 Getafe 8 2 1 5 8 16 5 1 1 3 4 8 3 1 0 2 4 8 -8 7
17 Espanyol 8 1 3 4 11 16 4 0 1 3 5 10 4 1 2 1 6 6 -5 6
18 Sevilla 8 1 3 4 8 14 4 0 2 2 2 7 4 1 1 2 6 7 -6 6
19 Cadiz 8 1 2 5 3 16 5 0 2 3 2 11 3 1 0 2 1 5 -13 5
20 Elche 7 0 1 6 3 18 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 0 0 4 1 12 -15 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 9 7 2 0 22 7 4 3 1 0 9 2 5 4 1 0 13 5 15 23
2 Atalanta 9 6 3 0 14 5 4 2 2 0 6 3 5 4 1 0 8 2 9 21
3 Udinese 9 6 2 1 19 10 5 3 2 0 10 3 4 3 0 1 9 7 9 20
4 Milan 9 6 2 1 18 9 5 4 0 1 12 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 9 20
5 Roma 9 6 1 2 12 9 4 3 0 1 6 2 5 3 1 1 6 7 3 19
6 Lazio 8 5 2 1 17 5 5 4 0 1 12 4 3 1 2 0 5 1 12 17
7 Inter 9 5 0 4 16 14 4 3 0 1 8 3 5 2 0 3 8 11 2 15
8 Juventus 9 3 4 2 12 7 5 3 2 0 11 3 4 0 2 2 1 4 5 13
9 Sassuolo 9 3 3 3 11 10 5 2 1 2 8 5 4 1 2 1 3 5 1 12
10 Torino 9 3 2 4 8 11 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 2 0 3 6 9 -3 11
11 Salernitana 9 2 4 3 12 14 5 2 1 2 9 6 4 0 3 1 3 8 -2 10
12 Monza 9 3 1 5 9 14 5 2 0 3 5 6 4 1 1 2 4 8 -5 10
13 Fiorentina 8 2 3 3 7 7 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 0 1 3 1 4 0 9
14 Empoli 9 1 5 3 8 11 4 0 2 2 3 6 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 8
15 Spezia 9 2 2 5 7 17 4 2 2 0 7 5 5 0 0 5 0 12 -10 8
16 Lecce 9 1 4 4 8 11 4 0 3 1 4 5 5 1 1 3 4 6 -3 7
17 Bologna 9 1 4 4 8 14 5 1 3 1 5 5 4 0 1 3 3 9 -6 7
18 Hellas Verona 9 1 2 6 8 17 4 1 0 3 5 9 5 0 2 3 3 8 -9 5
19 Cremonese 9 0 3 6 7 19 4 0 1 3 2 10 5 0 2 3 5 9 -12 3
20 Sampdoria 9 0 3 6 5 17 5 0 2 3 2 8 4 0 1 3 3 9 -12 3

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.