Slavia Prague vs Barcelona Predictions

The hosts will be under pressure, and the Blaugrana will surely use it to their advantage. Barcelona are likely to come out on top and secure a win against Slavia Praha in their upcoming UEFA Champions League battle

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Fortuna Arena, Prague-Vršovice

Date: Wednesday, 21^st January2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Barcelona will be aiming to boost their hopes of a securing a top-eight spot in the Champions League table when they tackle Slavia Prague on Wednesday night.

The Catalan outfit are currently 15th in the league stage, two points off eighth-placed Atletico Madrid, while a struggling Slavia outfit are down in33rd spot in the table.

Head-to-head:

Slavia Prague have never defeated Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona recorded one win in their two meetings.

The other clash ended in a draw.

Barcelona have won four of their last five matches.

Slavia Prague have three wins to their name in their last five attempts.

The Red and Whites have never secured a win against the Blaugrana.

Slavia Praha have won only two of their 16 matches against Spanish teams.

The Czech side have not scored a goal in their last five Champions League matches.

Barcelona are unbeaten in their last eight matches against Czech opposition.

Hansi Flick's men have won only one of their last five away Champions League matches.

Lamine Yamal has more goal involvements than any other player aged 18 or younger in Champions League history with 14.

Form:

Slavia Prague in the Champions League: L-D-L-D-L

Slavia Prague in all competitions: D-W-W-L-W

Barcelona in the Champions League: L-W-D-L-W

Barcelona in all competitions: W-W-W-W-L

Team News:

Slavia Prague will miss out on the services of Dominik Javorcek, Filip Horsky and PetrSevcik. They are injured.

Gavi and Andreas Christensen are not going to be in action for Barcelona due to their injuries. Raphinha is not yet confirmed to be a part of the squad.

Player(s) to watch:

Lukas Provod will be looking to step up his game and help his side stand a chance against the Blaugrana. Even though he is not in the best form, he is still going to play a crucial part in the squad for Slavia Praha. He can control the midfield well and can come up with innovative plays for his fellow teammates.

Marcus Rashford is coming in after scoring a goal for Barcelona in their previous fixture. However, it was not enough to help Barcelona avoid defeat. The Englishman is the top scorer for the Spanish giants in the UEFA Champions League. He is yet again going to play an important role in the attacking front. Rashford has scored four goals and has two assists to his name in six UCL matches.