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FC Barcelona v Newcastle United : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 18th Mar, 17:45 BST, Camp Nou, Barcelona

FC Barcelona are in Champions League action on Wednesday evening, as Hans-Dieter Flick looks to get one over on Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United side at the Camp Nou. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barcelona
50%
--
Draw
21%
--
Newcastle
29%
--
Barcelona 2-1
9%
--
Draw 1-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Newcastle 2-1
7%
--
Barcelona 3-1
6%
--
Barcelona 2-0
6%
--
Barcelona 1-0
5%
--
Barcelona 3-2
5%
--
Barcelona 3-0
4%
--
Newcastle 1-0
4%
--
Newcastle 3-2
4%
--
Newcastle 3-1
3%
--
Barcelona 4-1
3%
--
Newcastle 2-0
3%
--
Barcelona 4-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
29%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
70%
--
BTTS - No
30%
--
BTTS - Home Win
32%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
49%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Barcelona win to nil
18%
--
Newcastle win to nil
9%
--
Win / draw / win Champions League table

Barcelona have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Champions League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Barcelona have outscored their opponents by 22 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Barcelona have played 4 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 13 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Newcastle are in 12th position in the Champions League on 14 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Newcastle are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 14 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Newcastle have conceded 3 goals, scored 2, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barcelona
Newcastle
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal88001924 
-
-
-
-
2
Bayern87011421 
-
-
-
-
3
Liverpool86021218 
-
-
-
-
4
Spurs85211017 
-
-
-
-
5
Barcelona8512816 
-
-
Mar 10
Mar 18
6
Chelsea8512716 
-
-
-
-
7
S. Lisbon8512616 
-
-
-
-
8
Man City8512616 
-
-
-
-
9
Real Madrid8503915 
-
-
-
-
10
Inter8503815 
-
-
-
-
11
PSG84221014 
-
-
-
-
12
Newcastle84221014 
Mar 18
Mar 10
-
-
13
Juventus8341413 
-
-
-
-
14
A.Madrid8413213 
-
-
-
-
15
Atalanta8413013 
-
-
-
-
16
Leverkusen8332-112 
-
-
-
-
17
Dortmund8323211 
-
-
-
-
18
Olympiakos8323-411 
-
-
-
-
19
Brugge8314-210 
-
-
-
-
20
Galatasaray8314-210 
-
-
-
-
21
Monaco8242-610 
-
-
-
-
22
Qarabag8314-810 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-6F
23
Bodø8233-19 
-
-
-
-
24
Benfica8305-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Marseille8305-39 
-
-
-
-
26
Paphos8233-39 
-
-
-
-
27
Union SG8305-99 
-
-
-
-
28
PSV822408 
-
-
-
-
29
A.Bilbao8224-58 
-
-
-
-
30
Napoli8224-68 
-
-
-
-
31
Kobenhavn8224-98 
-
-
-
-
32
Ajax8206-136 
-
-
-
-
33
E.Frankfurt8116-114 
-
-
-
-
34
Slavia8035-143 
-
-
-
-
35
Villarreal8017-131 
-
-
-
-
36
Kairat Almaty8017-151 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
3
Barcelona have won 3 consecutive home european games
Barcelona 5TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
60
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Goals: Scored
59
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Newcastle 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

FC Barcelona's forwards have been superb of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive Champions League matches. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Wednesday evening.

Newcastle United have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 12 consecutive Champions League matches. Their PG of 1.6 against FC Barcelona on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Barcelona 5th Newcastle 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Barcelona will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Newcastle will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Barcelona have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Newcastle’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
3.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season
Barcelona
PG (predicted goals)
Newcastle
2.1
1.6
Attack rating
26%
better
BCN
NEW
view stats
Games scored19
15
Failed to score1
4
Scored first12
9
Goals scored52
36
Avg. goals scored2.6
1.8
Avg. shots per game15
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for2.9
2.4
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
27%
better
BCN
NEW
view stats
Games conceded12
16
Clean sheets8
3
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded20
32
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+27%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Barcelona v Newcastle will show here when available.

Barcelona Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8534
J KoundéM RashfordM RashfordL Yamal
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E García DEF8
-
J Koundé DEF821
1
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF8
2
-
M Rashford FWD853
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF7
-
A Balde DEF71
1
-
F. López Marín MID753
2
-
F Jong MID71
3
-
R Lewandowski  FWD72
-
R Araújo DEF6
1
1
D Olmo MID61
1
-
L Yamal FWD633
4
-
F Torres FWD62
-
J García GLK5
-
M Torras MID5
2
-
Pedri MID52
-
Raphinha FWD51
-
A Christensen DEF4
-
M. Bernal Casas MID4
-
R Bardghji FWD41
-
W Szczęsny GLK3
-
Newcastle Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
91033
D BurnA GordonH BarnesM Thiaw
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Woltemade FWD101
-
A Gordon FWD10102
1
-
H Barnes FWD1053
-
M Thiaw DEF91
3
-
D Burn DEF912
2
-
S Tonali MID911
1
-
N Pope  GLK81
-
L Hall DEF8
-
Joelinton MID821
2
-
A Elanga FWD8
1
-
S Botman DEF71
-
K Trippier DEF73
-
J Ramsey MID7
-
J Willock MID71
1
-
L Miley MID71
-
B Guimarães MID7
1
-
J Murphy FWD712
-
Y Wissa FWD411
-
W Osula FWD42
-
T Livramento  DEF3
-
F Schär DEF3
-
A Ramsdale GLK2
1
-
A. Murphy DEF1
-