Another adrenaline-pumping fixture in UEFA Youth League as Barcelona U19 host Benfica U19

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Competition: Europe UEFA Youth League
Competition: Tue 23.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena (54990 seats)

This has all the signs of quite the intriguing battle at Johan Cruijff Arena in the UEFA Youth League. Barcelona U19 is in 3rd position and welcome Benfica U19 in 2nd place. Read about the game here!

Insights:
  • Barcelona U19 have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in UEFA Youth League
  • Benfica U19 have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in UEFA Youth League

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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Barcelona U19 form and stats

Only two UEFA Youth League home games for Barcelona U19 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. The Barcelona U19 fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Johan Cruijff Arena and will expect new points from this game. Barcelona has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Happy days for Barcelona in their previous game, a Spain Youth League match away at Espanyol U19 that ended with a 3-0 victory.

Before that, Barcelona had a home game versus Cerdanyola d. Valles U19 which ended with a victory 3-0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Barcelona as they have a new game in only four days, a Spain Youth League match thankfully also at home. Cornella U19 are visiting.

At Johan Cruijff Arena, Barcelona U19 has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Benfica U19 form and stats

Things could have gone better for Benfica U19 in their UEFA Youth League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. In general it has been a productive period now for Benfica as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

280 minutes! That's how long the Benfica goalkeeper Samuel Jumpe Soares and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Benfica U19 has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Belenenses U19 for a Júniores U19 game that ended a draw (1-1).

A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Uniao de Leiria U19.

After this away game Benfica return home for a Júniores U19 game against Vilafranquense U19. That game is only four sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Benfica U19 has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other already this season, with the match result Benfica U19 - Barcelona 4-0 registered in the official records. Previous two meetings involving these sides: Barcelona won one, Benfica U19 were winners in one and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Barcelona U19 missing players

Benfica U19 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barcelona U19 Benfica U19
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 2 0 Scored S 2 2 10
8 0 0 Conceded C 0 4 4
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.5 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.5 6.2
4.5 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 2.2
3.2 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11 17.5
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 7.2
19% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 22% 34%
 
14.2 6.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 1 8 7.2
6.5 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 3.2
Key stats in UEFA Youth League this season:
  • Barcelona U19 have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in UEFA Youth League
  • Barcelona U19 have the most matches under the total-line (2) in UEFA Youth League
  • Benfica U19 have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in UEFA Youth League
  • Benfica U19 have the most matches over the total-line (3) in UEFA Youth League
  • Benfica U19 have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in UEFA Youth League
Barcelona U19 Last season Benfica U19
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
12 6   Played P   7 13
10 6   Won W   5 11
1 0   Drew D   2 2
1 0   Lost L   0 0
38 22   Scored S   28 55
7 3   Conceded C   5 10
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
92% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 100%
92% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 85%
42% 67%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   71% 77%
33% 50%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   43% 62%
42% 33%   BTTS BTTS   57% 62%
58% 67%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 38%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
7.9 8.3   Corners for (avg) C F   7 6.2
2.9 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.4
1.7 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
12.7 15   Shots (avg) S (   17.8 17.5
6.1 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   7.8 7.8
56% 61%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 50%
 
5 6.3   Shots against (avg) S A   7.2 7
1.3 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dynamo Kyiv U19 4 3 1 0 12 1 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 11 10
2 Benfica U19 4 3 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 6 9
3 Barcelona U19 4 1 1 2 3 8 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 8 -5 4
4 Bayern U19 4 0 0 4 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 -12 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona U19 12 10 1 1 38 7 6 6 0 0 22 3 6 4 1 1 16 4 31 31
2 Espanyol U19 12 9 1 2 26 6 6 4 1 1 13 3 6 5 0 1 13 3 20 28
3 Damm U19 11 6 3 2 23 11 5 3 2 0 14 6 6 3 1 2 9 5 12 21
4 Cornella U19 12 6 3 3 21 12 6 4 1 1 9 2 6 2 2 2 12 10 9 21
5 Sabadell U19 12 6 2 4 20 19 6 3 1 2 9 9 6 3 1 2 11 10 1 20
6 Girona U19 11 5 4 2 22 8 6 3 1 2 13 5 5 2 3 0 9 3 14 19
7 Mallorca U19 12 6 1 5 18 16 6 4 1 1 12 9 6 2 0 4 6 7 2 19
8 Real Zaragoza U19 12 6 1 5 12 10 6 4 0 2 7 3 6 2 1 3 5 7 2 19
9 Atletico Baleares U19 12 5 3 4 13 16 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 2 1 3 7 12 -3 18
10 Gimnastic Tarragona U19 12 4 5 3 13 13 6 1 3 2 3 7 6 3 2 1 10 6 0 17
11 Ebro U19 12 4 2 6 11 10 6 3 1 2 9 5 6 1 1 4 2 5 1 14
12 Sant Andreu U19 12 4 1 7 15 22 6 2 0 4 8 11 6 2 1 3 7 11 -7 13
13 San Francisco U19 11 3 3 5 11 18 5 1 1 3 4 6 6 2 2 2 7 12 -7 12
14 Bellvitge U19 12 3 2 7 11 19 6 1 2 3 9 10 6 2 0 4 2 9 -8 11
15 Cerdanyola d. Valles U19 12 3 2 7 11 26 6 2 0 4 3 13 6 1 2 3 8 13 -15 11
16 Europa U19 12 1 6 5 8 17 6 1 4 1 5 5 6 0 2 4 3 12 -9 9
17 Montecarlo U19 11 2 3 6 10 25 6 2 1 3 8 11 5 0 2 3 2 14 -15 9
18 Lleida U19 12 1 1 10 4 32 6 1 1 4 4 17 6 0 0 6 0 15 -28 4
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica U19 13 11 2 0 55 10 6 6 0 0 27 5 7 5 2 0 28 5 45 35
2 Sporting CP U19 12 7 4 1 34 12 6 4 2 0 25 6 6 3 2 1 9 6 22 25
3 Estoril Praia U19 14 6 6 2 29 17 8 3 4 1 14 8 6 3 2 1 15 9 12 24
4 Alverca U19 13 7 2 4 28 17 7 5 0 2 19 7 6 2 2 2 9 10 11 23
5 Belenenses U19 13 6 4 3 16 16 6 2 3 1 5 4 7 4 1 2 11 12 0 22
6 Vitoria Setubal U19 13 5 5 3 27 24 7 3 3 1 15 11 6 2 2 2 12 13 3 20
7 Nacional U19 14 5 3 6 19 22 7 3 1 3 11 16 7 2 2 3 8 6 -3 18
8 Academica U19 13 5 1 7 22 25 6 3 0 3 11 9 7 2 1 4 11 16 -3 16
9 Vilafranquense U19 13 3 5 5 13 26 7 1 2 4 4 18 6 2 3 1 9 8 -13 14
10 Uniao de Leiria U19 13 3 1 9 15 40 8 3 1 4 10 17 5 0 0 5 5 23 -25 10
11 Amora U19 14 1 4 9 12 29 6 0 3 3 6 10 8 1 1 6 6 19 -17 7
12 Sacavenense U19 13 1 1 11 12 44 5 0 0 5 5 19 8 1 1 6 7 25 -32 4

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dynamo Kyiv U19 4 3 1 0 12 1 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 11 10
2 Benfica U19 4 3 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 6 9
3 Barcelona U19 4 1 1 2 3 8 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 8 -5 4
4 Bayern U19 4 0 0 4 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 -12 0

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