Champions League: Royal Antwerp vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Champions League round 6 match preview for Royal Antwerp and Barcelona who meet up this coming Wednesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Royal Antwerp hope to close the gap a little on Group H leaders Barcelona when they face off Bosuil Stadion in a round 6 match on Wednesday.

Sitting top of the Group H table, Barcelona claimed 12 points after five rounds, while Royal Antwerp have amassed zero points. This ranks the latter as number 4 in the Champions League before the next round.

Form: Royal Antwerp vs Barcelona

Royal Antwerp Form

Royal Antwerp are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-0 win against OH Leuven. They went on to beat Sporting Charleroi by 5-2, before also getting the better of Cercle Bruges in a 1-3 victory. Royal Antwerp claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Champions League, which also saw them drawing zero and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.

Barcelona Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Barcelona. They first took out FC Porto by 2-1 before downing Atletico Madrid by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Girona, who ran out 2-4 winners. Barcelona claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Royal Antwerp and Barcelona

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Royal Antwerp and Barcelona played across all competitions.

Players under the radar: Royal Antwerp vs Barcelona

Michel Ange Balikwisha found the back of the net two times in the previous six Champions League games for Royal Antwerp, who won’t mind him striking again on Wednesday. Punters will also be looking for Ferran Torres to keep his current streak of four goals in his last six Champions League games going for Barcelona.

Popular markets: Royal Antwerp vs Barcelona

Full-time result

Royal Antwerp claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing two. Barcelona won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew four and lost one of these matches.

Both teams to score

Royal Antwerp scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Barcelona scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Barcelona should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Wednesday, as Royal Antwerp only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Barcelona claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

In the last ten matches for Royal Antwerp in all competitions, there were over 2.5 goals in six of them, with an average of 2.4 goals scored by Royal Antwerp. In five of Barcelona’s last ten matches in all tournaments, there were over 2.5 goals. Barcelona managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.

Betting suggestion: Royal Antwerp vs Barcelona

The match between Royal Antwerp and Barcelona should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Champions League game.

Royal Antwerp vs Barcelona: Who wins the game?