Champions League: Newcastle vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Newcastle and Barcelona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Champions League title favourites Newcastle begin their title challenge this coming Thursday in an opening day encounter with Barcelona at St James’ Park.

Team form: Newcastle vs Barcelona

Newcastle Form

Newcastle have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 2-3 against Liverpool, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Leeds. Their latest match brought a 1-0 win in their encounter with Wolverhampton. Newcastle only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Levante by 2-3, before drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Valencia by a 6-0 scoreline. Barcelona recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Champions League, in which they banged in 18 goals, whilst conceding 15. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting facts for Newcastle and Barcelona

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Newcastle and Barcelona. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Newcastle vs Barcelona

Having scored just once lately in the Champions League, Daniel Burn will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barcelona hope Raphinha can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Champions League goals in his last six Champions League games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at St James’ Park across all tournaments Newcastle won six times, drew one and lost three times. Barcelona claimed eight wins, one draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Barcelona have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 games. Barcelona are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing.

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored first in six of their last ten home games. Barcelona scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Newcastle managed to open the scoreline in no less than two of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Barcelona performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newcastle, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 3.8 times on average in these games. Barcelona are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 44 matches.