Arsenal vs Barcelona: result 0-2 and analysis
UEFA Champions League8th FinalsKick-off on February 23, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London
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What was the result of Arsenal vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-2 on February 23, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 71′L. MessiBarcelona
- 83′L. MessiBarcelona (pen.)
Official lineup for Arsenal vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arsenal
- 12O. Giroud
- 17A. Sánchez
- 11M. Özil
- 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 16A. Ramsey
- 34F. Coquelin
- 4P. Mertesacker
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 18Nacho Monreal
- 24Héctor Bellerín
- 33Petr Čech
Barcelona
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 11Neymar
- 4I. Rakitić
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 3Piqué
- 6Dani Alves
- 18Jordi Alba
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Barcelona have 11, 4 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2016 | Hull City(home) | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 14, 2016 | Leicester(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Bournemouth(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 2, 2016 | Southampton(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Burnley(home) | 2-1 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2016 | Las Palmas(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 14, 2016 | Celta Vigo(home) | 6-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Levante(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Arsenal score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.7 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1.5 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.7 | 0.6 | 7 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arsenal sit 7th in UEFA Champions League (6 points from 2 matches) and Barcelona sit 2nd (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy