National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Linares Deportivo or FC Barcelona that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga game only three days ago. That game, against Mallorca, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for FC Barcelona.
Linares Deportivo form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 2nd round.The Linares Deportivo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sevilla II in Primera Division RFEF: Group 2 and win 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Linares played a great game against Sevilla II and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Before that, Linares Deportivo had a Copa Del Rey home game versus Deportivo Alaves which ended with a victory 2-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Linares as they are travelling to their away game against Sabadell in the Primera Division RFEF: Group 2. That match is three days after this one.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Barcelona, as they won the Copa Del Rey.The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Barcelona play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Mallorca. Defender Piqué was the best team player with a rating of 8.41. Piqué won 10 of 12 duels.
Before that, Barcelona travelled to Sevilla and returned home with a draw after the La Liga game finished 1-1.Barcelona have another match away from home in just three days, a La Liga fixture versus Granada. A gruelling itinerary for the guests!
Barcelona have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, FC Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Depay 8 goals |   J. Etxaniz Llamas 4 goals |  F. Carnicer Magán 3 goals |
Linares Deportivo missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Linares Deportivo | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 46 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Valencia | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Villarreal | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Granada | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 18 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 8 |
