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UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 4

Barcelona vs Aston Villa

· Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona· Referee Davide Massa

Full time3 – 0

TipsterGrid prediction was Barcelona to win

Ablended with market oddsCorrect

Predicted score 3 – 1

7% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
BarcelonaDrawAston Villa

Why this pick: Barcelona vs Aston Villa

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Barcelona 10, Aston Villa 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

BarcelonaAston Villa
3.62 xG per 90 1.60
3.19 npxG per 90 1.47
6.3 PPDA 15.3
12.3 Deep completions per 90 6.7
2.36 xPTS per 90 1.18

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Barcelona vs Aston Villa: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceBarcelonaDrawAston Villa
Model80%11%9%
Market75%14%11%
Published76%13%11%
Edge+1%-1%-1%
  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 3.89 vs 1.43.

Edge = our published probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Barcelona vs Aston Villa odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Barcelona, 14 snapshots since 2026-10-28.

Opened 1.23Now 1.28 +0.05
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Barcelona1.231.28+0.05
Draw6.917.00+0.09
Aston Villa9.738.50-1.23

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Barcelona and Aston Villa expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

3.89Barcelona
1.43Aston Villa
Total expected goals
5.32
Attack rating (Barcelona / Aston Villa)
1.85 / 1.17
Defence rating (Barcelona / Aston Villa)
0.94 / 1.09

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Barcelona vs Aston Villa score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 1 1.6% 3.0% 1.9% 0.9% 0.5% 2 3.7% 5.3% 3.8% 1.8% 0.9% 3 4.8% 6.9% 4.9% 2.3% 1.1% 4+ 13.1% 18.6% 13.3% 6.3% 3.1%

Rows: Barcelona goals. Columns: Aston Villa goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Barcelona vs Aston Villa goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 99%
Over 1.5 97%
Over 2.5 90%
Over 3.5 78%
Both teams to score
75%
No goals (0–0)
1%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Barcelona vs Aston Villa

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Barcelona76%1.31
Draw13%7.68
Aston Villa11%9.37
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.590%1.11
Under 2.510%9.88
Both teams to scoreYes75%1.34
No25%3.94
Double chance1X (Barcelona or draw)89%1.12
12 (either side)87%1.15
X2 (draw or Aston Villa)24%4.22
Handicap -1Barcelona win by 2+65%1.53
Push (exactly one goal)15%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Barcelona and Aston Villa recent form

Barcelona 4W 0D 2L
Aston Villa 4W 1D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Barcelona at home

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
5.00
Goals against / match
1.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

Aston Villa away

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
3.00
Goals against / match
2.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

League matches this season before kick-off: Barcelona at home only, Aston Villa away only.

Injuries & availability

Barcelona absences

  • A. Christensen muscle injury
  • D. Olmo groin injury
  • E. Garcia muscle injury
  • J. Kounde ankle injury
  • R. Bardghji knee injury
  • X. Espart ankle injury

Aston Villa absences

  • A. Onana knee injury
  • A. Wan-Bissaka muscle injury
  • B. Madjo off the roster
  • M. Cisse off the roster
  • M. Ruggeri muscle injury

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

Expected lineups

Barcelona lineup · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Joan García
  2. 2 João Cancelo
  3. 18 Gerard Martín
  4. 5 Pau Cubarsí Paredes
  5. 4 B. Farinas
  6. 8 Pedri
  7. 16 Rodri
  8. 17 A. Gordon
  9. 7 Fermín
  10. 10 Lamine Yamal
  11. 11 Raphinha

Bench: Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Gabriel Jesus, W. Szczęsny, K. Adeyemi, F. de Jong, Marc Bernal, D. Livaković, H. Abdelkarim, O. Goren, Guillem Víctor, A. Campos

Aston Villa lineup · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Z. Suzuki
  2. 22 I. Maatsen
  3. 14 Pau Torres
  4. 3 V. Lindelöf
  5. 2 M. Cash
  6. 35 João Gomes
  7. 8 B. Kamara
  8. 10 E. Buendía
  9. 44 J. Manzambi
  10. 7 J. McGinn
  11. 11 N. Jackson

Bench: T. Harwood-Bellis, T. Mings, R. Barkley, A. Garnacho, T. Abraham, I. Mbaye, L. Goretzka, M. Bizot, J. Wright, Alysson Edward, George Hemmings

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