Barcelona have seen over 4.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 games
Can Real Madrid make it 5 straight wins in El Clasico?
Real Madrid vs Barcelona predictions for the La Liga clash
Tip: Real Madrid v Barcelona | Odds |
BTTS & Over 2.5 Goals BTTS & Total Goals | @1.61 |
Over 3.5 Goals Total Goals | @2.00 |
Over 4.5 Goals Total Goals | @3.40 |
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Preview
Real Madrid are coming off a 5-2 win in the Champions League and Barcelona have scored 17 goals in four games. This should be a sensational match with goals on the menu in El Clasico.
Stats
Real Madrid have seen BTTS & over 4.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 home matches.
Real Madrid have won their last 4 matches against Barcelona.
Real Madrid have seen BTTS in their last 3 matches against Barcelona.
Real Madrid have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches against Barcelona.
Barcelona have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 8 away matches.
Barcelona have seen over 4.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 matches.
Head to Head
Real Madrid have a 105-100 advantage against Barcelona with 52 draws in 257 matches.
They last met in April, Real Madrid winning 3-2 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu where Jude Bellingham scored the winning goal in the 91st minute.
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid won five straight matches in September, four wins in La Liga alongside a 3-1 victory against Stuttgart in the Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side saw the run snapped after a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid. They then suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Lille in the Champions League despite having 6-3 shots on target.
Los Blancos bounced back in La Liga, beating Villarreal 2-0 with Federico Valverde scoring early and assisting Vinicius Junior in the second half. They won 2-1 at Celta Vigo where Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring and Junior netted the winning goal.
Real Madrid are coming off a thrilling 5-2 win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Down 2-0 at half-time, Antonio Rüdiger and Lucas Vazquez scored with Junior hitting a hat-trick to make it five goals in three games.
Real Madrid Injuries & Team News
Defender David Alaba is expected back in January after suffering a cruciate ligament injury but right-back Daniel Carvajal is gone for the season.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois picked up an adductor injury and is set to be replaced by Andriy Lunin.
Brazilian forward Rodrygo has a hamstring injury which could see Ancelotti start Eduardo Camavinga or Aurelien Tchouameni.
Forward Brahim Díaz is doubtful with a hamstring injury.
Barcelona Form
Barcelona won their opening seven games in La Liga this season. Their first defeat came in the Champions League, 2-1 at Monaco where Eric Garcia was sent off in the 10th minute.
Hansi Flick’s side bounced back by winning 5-1 at Villarreal and 1-0 at Getafe. They suffered a disappointing 4-2 defeat at Osasuna despite ending the game with 75% possession.
The Catalan club have responded in fine fashion, winning four straight games with 17 goals scored. They thrashed Young Boys 5-0, won 3-0 at Alaves and crushed Sevilla 5-1 with Pablo Torre scoring two late goals.
Barca beat Bayern Munich 4-1 on Wednesday after converting all four shots on target. Raphinha starred with a hat-trick, Robert Lewandowski scoring again to make it eight goals in his last four games for his club.
Barcelona Injuries & Team News
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is out for the season after suffering a patellar tendon rupture.
Defenders Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo are injured with Eric Garcia doubtful.
Midfielder Frenkie de Jong is getting back to full fitness but winger Ferran Torres misses out with a hamstring injury.