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Barcelona

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Barcelona will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 4-2 La Liga loss in their previous game against Osasuna.

In that game, Barcelona had 75% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Barcelona, goals were scored by Pau Víctor (53') and Lamine Yamal (89'). Osasuna got 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Ante Budimir (18', 72'), Bryan Zaragoza (28') and Abel Bretones (85') scored for Osasuna.

Barcelona have been unlocking defences at will in recent times, lashing 20 goals past the opposition during the course of the last 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Barcelona have also seen the aggregate sum of goals scored against them total 5. Despite that, time will tell if that pattern shall be maintained in this upcoming match.

BSC Young Boys

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Grasshopper Club Zürich in Super League action, BSC Young Boys will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, BSC Young Boys had 58% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Grasshoppers had 12 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Giotto Morandi (4') scored for Grasshopper Club Zürich.

The stats tell the story, and BSC Young Boys have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals overall. At the back, BSC Young Boys can certainly do much better.

📰 Team News: Barcelona

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just a single fitness concern for the Barcelona manager Hansi Flick to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Javi Puado (Knee injury) is out of contention.

In our view, Barça will possibly employ a 4-2-3-1 formation with Inaki Pena, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Alex Balde, Marc Casado, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Pablo Torre, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.

📋 Team News: BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys manager Patrick Rahmen has some current player fitness concerns. Patric Pfeiffer (Hamstring injury), Facinet Conte (Cruciate ligament tear), Loris Benito (Muscle injury) and Saidy Janko (Muscle injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We’re of the thinking that BSC Young Boys might play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, settling for David von Ballmoos, Zachary Athekame, Mohamed Aly Camara, Tanguy Zoukrou, Jaouen Hadjam, Cheikh Niasse, Sandro Lauper, Joel Monteiro, Filip Ugrinic, Ebrima Colley and Silvere Ganvoula.

🔮 Prediction

We envisage that Barcelona will, in all likelihood, be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

However, BSC Young Boys could well struggle to find the back of the net but we do fancy them hitting back at some stage, too.

We’re therefore expecting to see a decent 3-1 victory for Barcelona by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:02 01/10/2024