Champions League: Newcastle vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Newcastle and Barcelona and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Newcastle enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barcelona swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Newcastle vs Barcelona

Newcastle Form

Newcastle are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Everton by a 2-3 score, before winning 2-1 against Manchester United. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-3 against Manchester City. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Newcastle but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Champions League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 13 goals while conceding six.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Villarreal got left behind in a 4-1 win, before Atletico Madrid got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Athletic Club was the most recent victim in a 0-1 win for Barcelona. Barcelona won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says 16 goals conceded and 13 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Newcastle and Barcelona

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Newcastle and Barcelona played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Newcastle vs Barcelona

Anthony Gordon has six strikes in six Champions League matches for The Magpies, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Barcelona. The visitors are looking to Fermin Lopez, who has provided his team with five Champions League goals.

Popular betting markets: Newcastle vs Barcelona

Full-time result

Newcastle claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Barcelona won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing three in this series of matches. Barcelona won their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Barcelona scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 12 consecutive Newcastle games Barcelona will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Newcastle managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Barcelona. They performed an average of 2.4 goals in these. Astonishingly, Newcastle conceded a goal in their last 13 matches.