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Champions League · League phase MD8

Barcelona

BAR

Como

COM

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Barcelona61%
Draw22%
Como18%

Expected goals

2.06 – 1.06

Over 2.5

59%

Both to score

58%

Fair handicap

-1.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 2–110.0%
  • 1–19.7%
  • 1–09.7%
  • 2–09.3%
  • 3–16.8%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Too early to characterise either side — these are the numbers so far, not a read on how they play.

62%Possession54%
41%Territory36%
7%From set plays2%
0.12Chance quality0.15
3.8%Directness2.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 2 for Barcelona, 2 for Como. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 31 of 54 matches, not the full season.