Slavia Prague faces Barcelona at the Fortuna Arena in Prague in a clash from the Champions League’s league stage. Let’s take a look at this match and see what we could tell you about it in these high odds soccer predictions for underdogs.
Slavia Prague are currently 33rd in the league stage’s standings with just 3 points won in six matches played. Clearly the Czechs are one of the underdogs in the competition this season. But can they cause a surprising upset here?
Meanwhile Barca are 15th in the standings with 10 points. For the Catalans the goal is clear – to finish in Top 8 and qualify directly for the 1/8-finals.
Slavia Prague News & Analysis
Slavia Prague are still without a win in the Champions League this season – three draws and three losses. Coached by Jindrich Trpisovsky, the Cervenobili would surprise everyone if the finally win against Barcelona.
In their last game in the tournament Slavia faced Tottenham Hotspur in London, but got easily defeated – 0-3.
The Czech international Mojmir Chytil will be the key threat for Barcelona in the upcoming game. The 26-years old striker is one of the top scorers in the Czech league right now.
Barcelona News & Analysis
Barcelona will be angry when they face Slavia Prague on Wednesday. On Sunday Los Cules suffered a defeat in the Spanish La Liga – 1-2 against Real Sociedad. The truth is Barca created a lot of chances, but somehow managed to lose. Marcus Rashford’s goal in the second half wasn’t enough for the Catalans.
Now Hansi Flick is expected to make changes in the starting eleven against Slavia. Most likely Raphinha won’t play again because of his injury, but Marcus Rashford and Robert Lewandowski could return in the line-up.
We expect to see Joao Cancelo getting his first start after his return to the club. The Portuguese wingback entered the pitch as a substitute against La Real.
Slavia Prague vs Barcelona Betting Predictions
Barcelona are aware that this is a must win for them against Slavia Prague. That’s why we expect to see the Catalans being fully motivated here.
- Barcelona to Win Both Halves;
- Barcelona Over 3.5 Goals;
Head-to-Head Matches
Slavia Prague and Barcelona have played two matches against each other so far. Los Cules have won one of them while the other one ended with a draw. No wins for Slavia so far.
Betting Verdict
We don’t expect to see Barcelona having problems to win against Slavia Prague, even away from home. Hansi Flick’s team have the motivation to secure the three points here. Let’s see if they are going to do it. Thank you for being with us and our high odds soccer predictions for underdogs.