FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are both riding high in the La Liga with their 1st and 2nd places respectively. Let's hope for a grand match!
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (8) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (50) in La Liga
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago.
FC Barcelona form and stats
FC Barcelona have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 10 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. FC Barcelona has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Spotify Camp Nou. We remember; it was Espanyol.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen not having conceded a league goal in 246 minutes.
FC Barcelona are returning here after visiting Athletic Club (after extra-time) and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Raphinha scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper ter Stegen got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.85 out of ten. Stegen topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Barcelona had a home game versus Valencia (after extra-time) which ended with a victory 1-0.It should be considered that a look at the 10 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Goals decide football matches and FC Barcelona are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 12 league matches. Defensively FC Barcelona have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Real Madrid collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the La Liga. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
The supporters enjoyed Madrid's previous fixture versus Liverpool, a Champions League win (1-0) played at home. Courtois was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.62. The agile goalkeeper Courtois topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Real Madrid secured a home win against Espanyol (after extra-time) with the score 3-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Real Madrid playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 3 Real Madrid wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Madrid are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Real Madrid as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams met each other previously this match year: Real Madrid - FC Barcelona 3-1. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Barcelona won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Real Madrid managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 15 goals |   K. Benzema 11 goals |  V. Júnior 8 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| FC Barcelona | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | 25 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 24 | 50 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 84% |
| 44% | 42% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 56% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 32% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 60% |
| 76% | 92% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 46% | 36% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 5.9 | 7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 3.1 | 2.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.9 | 17.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 16.2 | 17.8 |
| 5.3 | 6.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 36% | 32% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 32% |
| 9.2 | 7.3 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- FC Barcelona have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (8) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (11) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (19) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most points (32) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+24) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+39) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FC Barcelona is in the best form (5-0-1) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (24) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (50) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 65 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 31 | 56 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 48 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 31 |
| 12 | Girona | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 28 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Valencia | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 | Getafe | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 19 | Almeria | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -15 | 25 |
| 20 | Elche | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -30 | 13 |
