19th March 2023 – 21:00, Camp Nou, Barcelona
Barcelona and Real Madrid will close Sunday’s action in the La Liga 26th round with El Clasico. Both teams want to continue the title race, and they will search for a positive result in this encounter.
Barcelona Preview & Team News
Barcelona will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 1-0 La Liga success against Athletic Bilbao. That victory kept Barca’s nine-point advantage against their fierce rivals intact. Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last six fixtures in which Barcelona has taken part. In terms of the goal attribution from this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 3 while Barcelona managed the sum of 6. Heading into this fixture, Barcelona hasn’t been defeated in their previous 12 league matches at home. A run that they’ll hope to extend here. Adrià Pedrosa (Groin Injury) and Keidi Bare (Ruptured ankle ligament) are not available for Barcelona boss Xavi Hernández.
Real Madrid Preview & Team News
Real Madrid heads into the match following a 1-0 Champions League win to beat Liverpool in their previous fixture. However, Los Blancos need to provide a serious effort to retain the La Liga title at the end of the campaign. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid has fired home ten times throughout their previous six matches. The aggregate of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 5. The defending champions have not lost to Barcelona in away games against them for the last three matches in the league. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has not got a full squad to pick from. Ferland Mendy (Muscle Injury) and David Alaba (Hamstring Injury) can’t be considered.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
El Clasico is never easy to predict, and in their most recent clash, Barcelona celebrated in Madrid in Copa del Rey. We think Real Madrid will be more focused on winning the Champions League while Barcelona seeks La Liga glory. Therefore, we don’t see the away side winning this match.
Goals Market Prediction
Both teams have been involved in low-scoring games lately that didn’t produce more than one goal. Barca conceded only eight goals in the Spanish top flight, and we expect another low-scoring game on Sunday evening.