Barcelona routinely cover this line on their own with their immense scoring power, but Hansi Flick’s side have ran into a few issues in recent matches. This doesn’t harm the chances of our selection as Barcelona have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last five matches, including their defeats against PSG (2-1) and Sevilla (4-1).

Olympiakos have seen 3+ goals in three of their last five matches across all competitions. They’re likely to be dragged into a high scoring game here, with even the fiercest defence or nastiest low block set to struggle against the relentlessness of Barcelona’s attacking set up.

Barcelona are expected to be without Lamine Yamal which is a blow, but they still have plenty of players who can help to raise the goal count through the likes of Rashford, Lewandowski, Torres and Olmo. Barcelona have scored more goals than any other side across their home matches in LaLiga this term (13) and have seen 3+ goals in both of their Champions League matches so far, against Newcastle and PSG.

These EFL Trophy group games regularly produce high goal counts. It’s an opportunity for fringe players in Premier League academies and youth set ups to have a taste of competitive football against lower ranked teams. The senior sides usually come out on top in the group, and in the competition overall, but not without the academy sides getting a few goals.

Man United U21 have seen 3+ goals in each of their last five matches. Their first game in the EFL Trophy saw over 2.5 goals as they fell to a 3-0 defeat against Lincoln. They’re likely to have a few more opportunities in front of goal here, as Barnsley have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five matches across all competitions. Their first game of the EFL Trophy also saw over 2.5 goals as they lost 2-1 to Notts County.

Barnsley’s last two matches have ended in 2-2 draws, so they have been seeing plenty of goals. This should encourage Man United U21s to at least get on the scoresheet here, knowing that their opponents are struggling at the back and may have more important priorities right now than the EFL Trophy.

Utrecht saw four goals last time out as they ran out 3-1 winners over Maastricht, bringing an end to five games without a win - three of which saw over 2.5 goals.

Venlo’s 11 games so far this season have produced 35 goals (3.18 per game). 15 of these goals have come across six home matches (2.5 per game), with Venlo managing to win four of these games, losing the other two.

Utrecht have struggled on the road so far this season, losing all five of their matches and conceding 11 goals across these games (2.2 per game). They have only managed to score two goals themselves in this period, though Venlo are likely to offer them a chance to extend this record, seeing as they’ve shipped 18 goals this term.

The most recent meeting between the sides ended in a 0-0 draw. However, the prior meeting produced five goals as Venlo ran out 3-2 winners over Utrecht. I can see this game being more like the five goal thriller rather than the 0-0 stalemate.

Notts County have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches, with the exception coming last time out against Barnet as they earned a 1-0 win. Notts County have managed to win four of their last five matches, with BTTS landing in three of these wins.

Swindon come into this game with a pretty decent run of form behind them as well, having won three of their last five matches. They’ve seen over 2.5 goals in three of these games, including a 4-0 defeat against Accrington last time out.

The most recent meeting between these sides ended in a 2-0 win for Notts County, but should have produced more goals. There was a combined xG of 4.06 produced from 31 shots, indicating that the game would have seen more goals on another day. The prior meeting between the sides did produce over 2.5 goals as Notts County ran out 2-1 winners.