Barcelona have been cut drastically in the outright Champions League odds already this season after making a dominant start to life under Hansi Flick.
The La Liga giants stormed to a big win over Bayern Munich on matchday three, and they could net 4+ goals in three successive Champions League matches for the first time since 1959-60.
Red Star will be massive outsiders in the betting on Wednesday. The hosts have lost a staggering 81% of their matches in the competition, which includes defeats in each of their last seven.
Odds
Despite having home advantage, Red Star are the biggest priced selection on the moneyline this week. Barcelona will be an odds-on chance to record an away victory.
| Match Result | Odds |
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| Red Star | +1225 |
| Draw | +685 |
| Barcelona | -560 |
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First Competitive Meeting Since October 1996
| Total | Red Star | Barcelona | Draws | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champions League Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 2 | 1 | 1 |
This will be a first competitive meeting between Barcelona and Red Star since a 1-1 draw in the Cup Winners’ Cup in October 1996.
In fact, historically, Red Star have a decent record against Barcelona after winning of the nine meetings. However, both victories for the hosts were recorded in the 1960s.
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Red Star vs. Barcelona Key Stats
- Red Star have the worst win rate of any team in the Champions League that have played at least 20 matches. (81% loss rate).
- Barcelona have won their last two matches since a matchday one defeat at Monaco, scoring 4+ goals in both wins.
- Red Star have suffered defeats in their last seven Champions League matches. No side has lost eight on the bounce since Benfica between March 2017 and September 2018.
Red Star Team News
The home team will be without two key players on Wednesday. Omri Glazer and Ognjen Mimovic have both picked up knocks, and neither are likely to feature until the weekend.
Possible Lineup
Zoran Popovic (GK); Aleksandar Dragovic, Uros Spajic, Hwang In-Beom, Nemanja Milunovic, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Andrija Maksimovic, Guelor Kanga, Jovan Sljivic, Jean-Philippe Krasso, Cherif Ndiaye
Barcelona Team News
Flick is doing a tremendous job, given the sheer number of high-quality players he has been without this term. Marc ter Stegen remains out for the season, while Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres, Marc Bernal, and Ronald Araujo aren’t set to return until next month.
Possible Lineup
Inaki Pena (GK); Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Alejandro Balde, Pedri, Marc Casado, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski
Red Star vs. Barcelona Prediction
Barcelona’s dominant attacking record this season is incredibly hard to overlook when making a prediction this week.
They could be good value to cover the spread on Wednesday against a Red Star side that have lost a staggering 81% of their matches in the Champions League.
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Pick
Barcelona (-2) (-121)
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