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Champions League · League phase, matchday 5

Sabah FK vs Barcelona: Match Preview & Stats

Sabah FK crest Sabah FK
vs
Barcelona crest Barcelona
Baki Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku

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Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Sabah FK: 2 of 3 right
  • Barcelona: 7 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Baki Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku
Since last match
Sabah FK: 5 days (Premier League) · Viking (4‑1) Barcelona: 3 days (LaLiga) · Villarreal
Next match
Sabah FK: 2 days (Premier League) later Barcelona: 3 days (LaLiga) later

Last starting XI

Sabah FK 4-2-3-1

  1. 92 Pokatilov
  2. 80 Zedadka
  3. 3 Solvet
  4. 4 McCarthy
  5. 27 Puchacz
  6. 7 Rakhmonaliev
  7. 13 Lepinjica
  8. 8 Nwachukwu
  9. 6 Khaybulaev
  10. 21 Simić
  11. 99 Mbina

Coach: Valdas Dambrauskas at Viking, 1-4 · Champions League · 4 Nov

Barcelona 4-1-2-3

  1. 13 García
  2. 4 Fariñas
  3. 5 Cubarsí
  4. 18 Martín
  5. 2 Cancelo
  6. 22 Bernal
  7. 9 López
  8. 20 Pedri
  9. 10 Yamal
  10. 11 Raphinha
  11. 11 Gordon

Coach: Hans-Dieter Flick at Atlético Madrid, 2-1 · LaLiga · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Sabah FK

  • DF Aden McCarthySuspended

Barcelona

  • DF Jules KoundéInjured · Late November 2026
  • DF Xavi EspartInjured · Early January 2027
  • MF Dani OlmoInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF RodriInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Lamine YamalInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Roony BardghjiInjured · Late February 2027

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Sabah FK

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 8.0%
Missing minutes share 8.0%
1 player out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • DF Aden McCarthy 8% attack · 8% mins

Barcelona

High impact
Missing attack share 36.0%
Missing minutes share 21.0%
6 players out 4 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Lamine Yamal 23% attack · 8% mins
  • MF Rodri 4% attack · 6% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Sabah FK

When scoring first 50% won · 50% unbeaten (2 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (2 matches)
1st Half: 50% 2nd Half: 50%
First 15': 25% Last 15' (76-90'): 25%

Barcelona

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 67% points rescued · 67% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 44% 2nd Half: 56%
First 15': 14% Last 15' (76-90'): 21%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Sabah FK

  1. 1. MF Orphé Mbina 1G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 14.0%
  2. 2. MF Umarali Rakhmonaliev 0G · 1A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. DF Tymoteusz Puchacz 0G · 1A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 7.0%

Barcelona

  1. 1. FW Raphinha 11G · 0A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 13.0%
  2. 2. MF Fermín López 4G · 5A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 10.0%
  3. 3. FW Anthony Gordon 3G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 11.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Sabah FK Barcelona
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 10/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 10/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 6/10
Both teams scored 5/10 8/10
Clean sheet 5/10 2/10
Failed to score 2/10 0/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.8 / 1.2 3.6 / 1.4

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Sabah FK

  • D 2-2 vs Shamakhi FK (H) Premier League · 8 Nov
  • L 1-4 at Viking (A) Champions League · 4 Nov
  • L 2-3 at Turan Tovuz (A) Premier League · 30 Oct
  • D 0-0 vs Qarabağ FK (H) Premier League · 25 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Borussia Dortmund (H) Champions League · 20 Oct

Barcelona

  • W 2-1 at Atlético Madrid (A) LaLiga · 8 Nov
  • W 3-0 vs Aston Villa (H) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • W 6-1 vs Deportivo Alavés (H) LaLiga · 31 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Real Madrid (H) LaLiga · 25 Oct
  • L 2-4 at Paris Saint-Germain (A) Champions League · 20 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Sabah FK

Barcelona

Goals in each 15-minute period, Champions League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Sabah FK

Player G A
Orphé Mbina 1 1
Aden McCarthy 1 0
Joy-Lance Mickels 1 0
Kaheem Parris 1 0

Barcelona

Player G A
Raphinha 4 0
Lamine Yamal 3 4
Karim Adeyemi 2 0
Fermín López 1 2
João Cancelo 1 2

Goals and assists in the Champions League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Sabah FK Barcelona
  • 3.8 Corners won 4.2
  • 8.0 Corners conceded 3.0
  • 2.5 Yellow cards 0.8
  • 1.2 Opponents' yellow cards 1.5

Per match in the Champions League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Sabah FKBarcelona
Attack 3 100 1.0 goals per match this season3.5 goals per match this season
Defence 6 66 2.5 conceded per match this season1.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1719Elo #212 Elo rating 2225Elo #3

Head-to-head

Sabah FK and Barcelona have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 400 20:5 +15 12
2 Real Madrid 4 400 13:7 +6 12
3 Arsenal 4 310 8:3 +5 10
4 Como 4 301 19:6 +13 9
5 Barcelona 4 301 14:6 +8 9
6 Aston Villa 4 301 12:6 +6 9
7 Manchester City 4 301 12:7 +5 9
8 Liverpool 4 301 14:10 +4 9
9 Club Brugge 4 301 11:7 +4 9
10 Sporting CP 4 301 8:4 +4 9
11 Real Betis 4 301 8:6 +2 9
12 Borussia Dortmund 4 301 7:5 +2 9
13 Bayern München 4 220 12:5 +7 8
14 VfB Stuttgart 4 211 7:4 +3 7
15 Inter 4 202 8:6 +2 6
16 LASK 4 202 10:9 +1 6
17 Manchester United 4 202 8:8 0 6
18 Galatasaray 4 202 8:9 -1 6
19 Fenerbahçe 4 121 6:11 -5 5
20 Roma 4 112 10:8 +2 4
21 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 112 4:4 0 4
22 Viking 4 112 9:10 -1 4
23 Atlético Madrid 4 112 4:5 -1 4
24 PSV Eindhoven 4 112 3:4 -1 4
25 Bodø/Glimt 4 112 4:9 -5 4
26 FC Porto 4 103 6:7 -1 3
27 Napoli 4 103 6:11 -5 3
28 Villarreal 4 103 8:14 -6 3
29 AEK Athens 4 103 5:11 -6 3
30 RB Leipzig 4 103 5:11 -6 3
31 Sabah FK 4 103 4:10 -6 3
32 Feyenoord 4 103 4:11 -7 3
33 Lens 4 103 4:16 -12 3
34 Slavia Prague 4 013 5:9 -4 1
35 Lille 4 013 4:10 -6 1
36 Slovan Bratislava 4 004 1:17 -16 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Champions League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Sabah FK 3
Barcelona 9

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