FC Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Champions League Matchday 4 · Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona · referee D. Massa · full time
Full time: FC Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa
FC Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa: FC Barcelona took the points in Champions League Matchday 4 on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at Spotify Camp Nou. The goals: Lamine Yamal 7', Raphinha 52', Raphinha 64'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How FC Barcelona won it
Lamine Yamal put FC Barcelona ahead in the 7th minute. Raphinha made it 2-0 to FC Barcelona in the 52nd minute, set up by Fermín López. Raphinha made it 3-0 to FC Barcelona in the 64th minute, set up by João Cancelo.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Raphinha scored twice.
The referee, D. Massa, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to FC Barcelona and 3 to Aston Villa.
FC Barcelona: H. Flick, 4-2-3-1 · Aston Villa: U. Emery Etxegoien, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Under 4.00, was right: 3-0 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a FC Barcelona win at 76%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 3-1 (8%).
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 4.3 and the match produced three.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 77%; with 3 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 66%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
The pre-match consensus had a FC Barcelona win at 74%, the same lean as Moneyball.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-03, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
FC Barcelona had 8 shots on target, Aston Villa 1.
Aston Villa's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
FC Barcelona had 65% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
FC Barcelona came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 3.5 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 2.35 expected goals for and – against, and had won 75% of their matches.
Aston Villa came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 2.33 expected goals for and – against, and had won 75% of their matches.
FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa: the match in numbers
| FC Barcelona | Match statistics | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | Ball possession | 35% |
| 16 | Total shots | 9 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 5 | Big chances | 1 |
| 602 | Total passes | 320 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 4 | Corners | 8 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Raphinha (FC Barcelona), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
FC Barcelona
- Raphinha 8.3 2 goals
- João Cancelo 7.8 1 assist
- Lamine Yamal 7.4 1 goal
- Anthony Gordon 7.4
- Gerard Martín 7.3
Aston Villa
- Emiliano Buendía 7.0
- Ibrahim Mbaye 6.9
- Zion Suzuki 6.9
- Tammy Abraham 6.6
- Leon Goretzka 6.6
The lowest-rated starter was João Gomes at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- FC Barcelona: FC Barcelona vs Villarreal Sunday 22 November 2026 · La Liga
- Aston Villa: Aston Villa vs Sunderland Saturday 21 November 2026 · Premier League
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa
What was the score in FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa?
FC Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa (half-time 1-0), Champions League, Tuesday 3 November 2026.
Who scored in FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa?
Lamine Yamal 7', Raphinha 52', Raphinha 64'.
Did Moneyball predict FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa correctly?
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Under 4.00, was right: 3-0 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa?
Raphinha, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa?
D. Massa.
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