Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Slavia Prague and Barcelona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Round 7 of the Champions League serves up an encounter between Slavia Prague and Barcelona taking place at Fortuna Arena this coming Wednesday.
Team form: Slavia Prague vs Barcelona
Slavia Prague Form
Slavia Prague beat Teplice by 1-2, lost 3-0 against Tottenham, before defeating Jablonec 4-3. Slavia Prague didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Champions League games at the Fortuna Arena. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored four goals.
Barcelona Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Barcelona. They first took out Real Madrid by 3-2 before downing Racing Santander by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Real Sociedad, who ran out 2-1 winners. In their last six away matches in the Champions League, Barcelona won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 14 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting facts for Slavia Prague 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 Slavia Prague and Barcelona played across all tournaments.
- Slavia Prague have won 9 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Slavia Prague home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Slavia Prague have lost the last 4 home matches in a row in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Slavia Prague matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Slavia Prague have won 5 of the last 6 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Barcelona matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won the last 7 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Barcelona have won the last 6 away matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Barcelona matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Slavia Prague vs Barcelona
Look no further than Youssoupha Mbodji, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Slavia Prague in the Champions League, while Marcus Rashford managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Barcelona in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Slavia Prague vs Barcelona
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Fortuna Arena across all tournaments Slavia Prague won six times, drew three and lost one times. Barcelona claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Slavia Prague scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Barcelona scored the opening goal of the match in six of their last ten games. Barcelona have kept their opponents from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Slavia Prague have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Slavia Prague’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Barcelona, who managed to score 2.6 times in those matches. Slavia Prague’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.
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