Barcelona vs Apoel Nicosia: result 1-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 1Kick-off on September 17, 2014 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Apoel Nicosia?
Barcelona won 1-0 on September 17, 2014.
Goalscorers
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Official lineup for Barcelona vs Apoel Nicosia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
- 10L. Messi
- 11Neymar
- 31M. El Haddadi
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 26Sergi Samper
- 3Piqué
- 15Marc Bartra
- 21Adriano
- 22Dani Alves
- 1M. ter Stegen
Apoel Nicosia
- 9C. Sheridan
- 8Tiago Gomes
- 16Vinícius
- 30T. De Vincenti
- 46E. Aloneftis
- 3João Guilherme
- 5Carlão
- 15M. Antoniades
- 26Nuno Morais
- 28Mário Sérgio Leal Nogueira
- 78U. Pardo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Apoel Nicosia have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2014 | Athletic Club(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 31, 2014 | Villarreal(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 24, 2014 | Elche(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| May 17, 2014 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| May 11, 2014 | Elche(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2014 | Aalborg(home) | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 20, 2014 | Aalborg(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 6, 2014 | HJK Helsinki(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 30, 2014 | HJK Helsinki(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 6, 2013 | Maribor(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Apoel Nicosia score 1.2 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Apoel Nicosia | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
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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