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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.

Barcelona64%
Draw20%
Como16%

Expected goals

2.19 – 1.04

Over 2.5

62%

Both to score

58%

Fair handicap

-1.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 219.9%
  • 209.6%
  • 109.3%
  • 119.0%
  • 317.2%
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.

72%Possession50%
50%Territory36%
25%From set plays6%
0.09Chance quality0.21
2.3%Directness3.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 1 for Barcelona, 1 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 14 of 18 matches, not the full season.