Barcelona vs Manchester City: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions League8th FinalsKick-off on March 12, 2014 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Manchester City?
Barcelona won 2-1 on March 12, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 67′L. MessiBarcelona
- 89′V. KompanyManchester City
- 90′Dani AlvesBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Manchester City have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2014 | Valladolid(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 2, 2014 | Almeria(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 22, 2014 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Feb 18, 2014 | Manchester City(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 15, 2014 | Rayo Vallecano(home) | 6-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2014 | Wigan(home) | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| Mar 2, 2014 | Sunderland(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Feb 22, 2014 | Stoke City(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 18, 2014 | Barcelona(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 15, 2014 | Chelsea(home) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Barcelona win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Manchester City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2014 | Manchester City 0-2 Barcelona | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Barcelona on Feb 18, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 2.5 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.7 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Manchester City | 2.5 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 5th in UEFA Champions League (16 points from 8 matches) and Manchester City sit 8th (16 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Feb 18, 2014Bayer Leverkusen0-4Paris Saint Germain
- Feb 18, 2014Manchester City0-2Barcelona
- Feb 19, 2014Arsenal0-2Bayern München
- Feb 19, 2014AC Milan0-1Atletico Madrid
- Feb 25, 2014Zenit2-4Borussia Dortmund
- Feb 25, 2014Olympiakos Piraeus2-0Manchester United
- Feb 26, 2014Galatasaray1-1Chelsea
- Feb 26, 2014FC Schalke 041-6Real Madrid