The Match
Team News
Barcelona boss Xavi makes three changes to his starting XI for Tuesday's Champions League contest with Benfica at Camp Nou.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Barcelona and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Benfica.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League clash with Benfica.
We said: Barcelona 2-1 Benfica
Barcelona boss Xavi is certainly working with a more solid rearguard for this encounter, and the injection of confidence received from assuring themselves of a top-two spot will be invaluable. Benfica will not be broken down lightly and have fond memories of their September battle with Barca, but we still expect Xavi's reign to continue in perfect fashion here. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 42.33%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 34.03% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.29%) and 2-0 (6.05%). The likeliest Benfica win was 1-2 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Barcelona | Draw | Benfica |
| 42.33% | 23.63% | 34.03% |
| Both teams to score 62.26% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
