There is a rich and controversial history between Chelsea and Barcelona. Every time they play, it is sure to be a top fixture, as is the case here – probably the marquee game of Tuesday night’s Champions League action.
Chelsea Team News
Chelsea had a good warm-up for their clash with Barcelona by securing a 0-2 win over Burnley and extending their undefeated streak to 5 games. But a broader look reveals that The Blues have lost just once in their last 10 matches across all competitions. Their UCL campaign is overall good so far, albeit a surprise draw away to Qarabag last time out is sure to leave a sour taste. Three of Chelsea’s 4 tournament fixtures thus far have produced over 3.5 goals, with the team managing to score in every one of those, while also keeping 1 clean sheet in the process.
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona will also make the trip to Stamford Bridge in good spirits, after they hammered Athletic Bilbao 4-0 during the weekend. That game marked the team’s return to the iconic Camp Nou, albeit in a limited fashion. In the UCL standings, Blaugrana has the same amount of points as Chelsea – 7 and will also have a sour taste left after the previous round and an unsavoury 3-3 away draw against Club Brugge. All of Barcelona’s fixtures so far in the UCL have produced over 2.5 goals, with 2 passing the 3.5 mark. Blaugrana have also failed to keep a single clean sheet during their campaign, but have also never failed to score.
Head-to-Head-Games
Although there is a rich history of clashes between these two, they have not played one another in recent years. The last time Chelsea and Barcelona met was back in 2018 in the Champions League.
Chelsea vs Barcelona Betting Prediction
For this game, I am going with over 3.5 goals. Both sides boast similar results in the Champions League – ones with plenty of goals. Barcelona have also failed to keep a single clean sheet, but have also never failed to score, as have Chelsea. Due to the same point tally of both and their aspirations to secure a top 8 spot, I expect to see a high-scoring match here, where both teams go back and forth in search of the 3 points.
👉Betting Tip: Over 3.5 Goals
🌐Bookmaker: Sportsbet.io
📊Odds: 2.03
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