Barcelona v Aston Villa: UEFA Champions League preview
Barcelona, 8th in the UEFA Champions League table, host an Aston Villa side that has won all three of its matches in the competition so far.
The occasion and the table
Barcelona host Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League, and kick-off is at 20:00 on 3 November 2026. The visitors have a perfect record in the competition, while the hosts have dropped points once.
Aston Villa are 2nd in the UEFA Champions League table with 9 points from 3 matches. They have won all three, scoring 12 goals and conceding 3.
Barcelona are 8th with 6 points from 3 matches. They have 2 wins and 1 defeat, with 11 goals scored and 6 conceded. A home win would take them level with Aston Villa on 9 points.
Recent form and home and away records
Barcelona have 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. Their most recent outing was a 6-1 home win over Alavés. Before that, they lost 1-2 at home to Real Madrid, and before that they were beaten 2-4 away by Paris Saint-Germain. Earlier still, they won 5-2 away against Real Betis, and before that they won 4-1 away against Galatasaray.
Aston Villa have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. Most recently, they drew 1-1 at home with Fulham. Before that, they lost 0-3 away to Bournemouth. Prior to that defeat, they beat Manchester City 2-1 at home, and before that they won 3-1 at home against Viking. Earlier still, they won 1-0 away against Newcastle United.
Barcelona have played 1 home match in the UEFA Champions League this season and won it, scoring 5 goals and conceding 1. Aston Villa have played 1 away match in the competition this season and also won it, scoring 3 and conceding 2.
Players to watch
Karim Adeyemi is Barcelona’s top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season with 2 goals. He has a share of a total of 11 goals in the competition for his side.
Nicolas Jackson leads the way for Aston Villa with 3 goals in the UEFA Champions League this season. He is part of an attack that has scored 12 times in 3 matches.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to a Barcelona side that is consistently involved in matches with goals at both ends. They have scored in all of their last 5 matches, but they have not kept a clean sheet in any of them, and both teams have scored in all 5.
Their scoring in that run has often been heavy, with 6 goals against Alavés, 5 against Real Betis and 4 against Galatasaray. At the same time, they conceded 2 against Real Madrid and 4 against Paris Saint-Germain.
Aston Villa’s recent figures are a little more balanced. They have scored in 4 of their last 5 matches, kept 1 clean sheet and seen both teams score in 3. The clean sheet came in the 1-0 away win over Newcastle United, while the one match in which they failed to score was the 0-3 defeat at Bournemouth.
In the UEFA Champions League, the two sides have scored at a similar rate, with Aston Villa on 12 goals and Barcelona on 11. Aston Villa’s 3 goals conceded, compared with Barcelona’s 6, give them the better defensive record of the two sides in the competition.
Estimated win chances
Estimates computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, give Barcelona a 76% chance of winning, a draw 12% and Aston Villa 12%. These figures are estimates, not a prediction of the result.
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