Prediction: Barcelona vs Elche

Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-0

Best Odds: 6/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Barcelona and Elche will face each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Hansi Flick’s side and Eder Sarabia’s team will be held at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Sunday.

Barcelona

Barcelona won the La Liga title last season and also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The Blaugrana are aiming to retain the Spanish league title and also become the champions of Spain this campaign.

Hansi Flick’s side, though, are not having the best of times in La Liga at the moment. Barcelona are second in the league table right now with 22 points from 10 matches, five points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona will head into the La Liga match against Elche on the back of a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga. It came after a 6-1 hammering of Olympiacos at home in the UEFA Champions League, which followed a 2-1 success over Girona in front of their fans in La Liga.

Team News:

Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Elche. Wojciech Szczesny will be in goal for the defending Spanish champions. Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia and Alejandro Balde will be the four defenders. Frenkie de Jong and Marc Bernal will be the two holding midfielders. Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford will be the three attacking midfielders. Ferran Torres will lead the line for Barcelona.

Elche

Elche are a modest club in Spain whose main aim is to stay in La Liga. They were playing in the Segunda Division last season and won promotion to the top flight of Spanish football after finishing second in the standings.

Eder Sarabia’s side are doing well in La Liga at the moment. Elche are as high as eighth in the league table with 14 points from 10 matches, five points behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid and five points above the relegation zone.

Elche will take on Union Deportiva Los Garres away from home in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday before facing Barcelona in La Liga. Elche suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Espanyol away from home in La Liga last weekend, which came after a goalless draw with Athletic Bilbao in front of their fans in the league.

Team News:

Elche are likely to line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation against Barcelona. Inaki Pena will be in goal for the visiting team. Alvaro Nunez, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas and Leo Petrot will be the four defenders. Marc Aguado will be the holding midfielder. German Valera, Martim Neto, Aleix Febas and Rafa Mir will be the four attacking midfielders. Andre Silva will lead the line for Elche.

Key Factors to Consider

• Barcelona have lost 2 of their last 3 La Liga games.
• Barcelona have scored 25 goals in 10 La Liga games so far this campaign.
• Barcelona have conceded 12 goals in 10 La Liga matches so far this campaign.
• Elche have lost 2 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
• Elche have scored 11 goals and conceded 10 goals in 10 La Liga matches so far this season.

Conclusion

While Elche are in decent form, Barcelona are better and should be able to pick up all three points from this particular La Liga match.

Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-0

Best Odds: 6/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet