Barcelona vs Aston Villa Betting Tips & Predictions - Raphinha to Score in the Champions League

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Last updated: Mon 02 Nov 2026 09:33

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Barcelona & Aston Villa are high-scoring in the Champions League
Raphinha has scored 3 goals in his last 2 matches
Raphinha goals and a high-scoring Barca win are predicted

Barcelona’s Raphinha has scored 11 goals in his last 6 home games (Getty)

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Barcelona and Aston Villa have serious attacking threats and know how to score in the Champions League. Raphinha scores in most matches and can fire Barca to a high-scoring Champions League victory.

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Key Stats - Raphinha in Red Hot Form
H2H - Barca Advantage
Barcelona Strong in Attack
Aston Villa Face a Step Up in Quality
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Key Stats - Raphinha in Red Hot Form

Barcelona have won 10 of their last 11 home matches.
Barcelona have seen over 4.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 games.
Barcelona’s Raphinha has scored 11 goals in his last 6 home games.

H2H - Barca Advantage

Barcelona have a 2-1 advantage against Aston Villa, alongside one draw.

Barcelona Strong in Attack

Hansi Flick’s Barcelona have been high-scoring in the 2026/27 campaign. Barca have scored 57 goals in all competitions and conceded 18.

The Blaugrana thrashed Feyenoord 5-1 and Galatasaray 4-1 in the Champions League and Raphinha scored twice in the Feyenoord victory. Barcelona’s winning streak ended with a 4-2 defeat at PSG, where they had 2.23-3.7 XG and faced 22 shots.

Flick’s side lost back-to-back matches for the first time since February after a 2-1 El Clasico defeat to Real Madrid. Raphinha cancelled out Real Madrid’s opener and Barca conceded a late winner.

The Catalan outfit hit back with a 6-1 La Liga home triumph against Alaves on Saturday. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal scored twice each and Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon also found the net.

Aston Villa Face a Step Up in Quality

Aston Villa are second in the Champions League group after notching three wins in a row. The Villans are the second-highest scorers in the competition this season, netting 12 goals.

Unai Emery’s side opened their European campaign with a 3-2 away win at Club Brugge and had 3.22 XG. Home wins against Fenerbahce 6-0 and Viking 3-1 followed.

Villa beat Man City 2-1 in the Premier League before losing 3-0 away against Bournemouth in the EFL Cup.

The Birmingham side were also held to a 1-1 home draw with Fulham last time out. Nicolas Jackson gave Villa the lead before they allowed 2.24 XG and Zion Suzuki scored an own goal.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Barcelona (4-3-3): Joan Garcia; Brian Farinas, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Joao Cancelo; Fermin Lopez, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Anthony Gordon

Attacker Roony Bardghji is unavailable with a long-term knee issue and midfielder Dani Olmo is an injury doubt.

Defenders Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde, Eric García and Xavi Espart are ruled out due to injury. Hansi Flick addressed his defensive injury crisis recently and said:

"We do not yet know when they will return, and we are working on it. There is positive progress in their condition, but the situation is not the best for us."

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Zion Suzuki; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen; Boubacar Kamara, Joao Gomes; Emiliano Buendia, John McGinn, Johan Manzambi; Nicolas Jackson

Midfielder Amadou Onana is sidelined with a long-term knee injury. Full-backs Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Matteo Ruggeri are also unavailable due to injury.

Verdict

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Barcelona’s front line is stacked with quality and can create plenty of chances against a leaky Aston Villa. Raphinha is in seriously strong scoring form and can find the net again in the Champions League.

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