On Saturday, we will have a new meeting between the titans, a reward for the Wednesday Cup. Barcelona was victorious in this first date, but the difference in value was not reflected by the final score. For Real Madrid, the chance of a revange, which he likes to do, is quite fast. The meeting will be played at an hour of maximum audience, 21.45, Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid: current form, latest results, statistics
Real Madrid ranks 3rd in La Liga, 9 points in Barcelona. It was much closer to 6, just two steps ago, but the players easily treated the Girona encounter, which came after a very poor period, with 10 defeats without defeat.
There were a few games, the tour of the cup, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, in which we saw a team much closer to Real who won the Champions League in the last three editions, only failing to keep the same level for a longer period.
In the Copa del Rey match on Wednesday, he had 3 big chances to the opponent’s first goal but failed to materialize. The opponent, on the other hand, scored two goals in the first two sutures on the goal, with the wide defense contest, quite unattainable.
Let’s see the results of the last 5 matches:
- 09.02.19 Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid 1-3
- 13.02.19 Ajax Amsterdam vs Real Madrid 1-2 (Champions League)
- 17.02.19 Real Madrid vs Girona 1-2
- 24.02.19 Levante vs Real Madrid 1-2
- 27.02.19 Real Madrid vs Barcelona 0-3 (Copa del Rey)
If Santi Solari was praised for those few good matches, he is now harshly criticized for holding valuable players like Marcelo, Bale and Asensio. Only the coach is loyal to his idea and has announced that he will continue to use Reguilon and Junior Vinicius. Even if he lost the meeting on Wednesday, no major changes are announced for the Saturday match.
Karim Benzema, with 11 goals scored, remains the team’s scorer. Gareth Bale started to score at each goal on the bench and reached 7 goals. Sergio Ramos returns to the basic formula after completing a suspension phase.
Barcelona: current form, latest results, statistics
Barcelona is still a fairly quiet leader in La Liga, with a 7 point difference from the second-placed Atletico Madrid. It has to be mentioned that he had good luck in the last two meetings, with Sevilla and Real Madrid in the cup.
Sevilla was dominated in the first half and only Messi’s jewel held it in the match. At Machin’s pause he set up a suicidal tactic. Even though it has been quite clear since the start of the second half, that the Catalan goals are floating in the air, the Sevilla technician continued to make major mistakes by changing the offensive players.
With Real Madrid the match was fairly balanced until the first goal of Barcelona, we can say that the host team had at least 2-3 times big enough to open the score. Barcelona was just in the game with a better possession in that part of the game.
But let’s see the results of the last 5 meetings:
- 10.02.19 Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona 0-0
- 16.02.19 Barcelona vs Valladolid 1-0
- 19.02.19 Lyon vs Barcelona 0-0 (Champions League)
- 23.02.19 Sevilla vs Barcelona 2-4
- 27.02.19 Real Madrid vs Barcelona 0-3 (Copa del Rey)
Lionel Messi is the scorer of La Liga with 25 goals scored. He also has 11 decisive passes, so he directly participated in over half of the team’s goals. Barcelona scored 65 times with 22 more than any other La Liga team.
Regarding Messi, it is worth noting that he did not shoot a goal on Real Madrid. He was pretty well locked up by the opponents, but they were not too careful about Luis Suarez, who scored two goals.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Direct Matches
The situation of the direct meetings is fairly balanced. Real has won 72 times, Barcelona, 71 times, and 34 games have ended. Last home win in La Liga, October 25, 2014. It’s been 5 years since …
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Picks
Normally it would be time for a revenge for Real Madrid, but it will be hard with Messi in great shape. I chose a bet to help me in the event of a tie, in my best opinion.
Prediction Today: X
Odds: 2.10
