Real Madrid welcome Barcelona to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday for a La Liga fixture as they look to complete the treble over their bitter rivals.
Los Blancos have been solid lately, particularly at home, and given their recent record in the El Clasico, they should have the upper hand over the Catalans.
Real Madrid appear to be on course for the double as they are eight points clear in La Liga while also in the last four of the Champions League. They reached the semi-final of the European competition after edging out Manchester City on penalties following a 4-4 aggregate draw.
Los Blancos have been near perfect lately, as they are unbeaten in their last 16 matches across all competitions. Carlo Ancelotti’s men claimed a 1-0 victory at Mallorca last time out in La Liga, with Aurelien Tchouameni scoring the only goal.
Real Madrid often do their best work at the Santiago Bernabeu, where they are yet to taste defeat all season. They have won their last four La Liga home matches, keeping clean sheets in all four wins.
While Real Madrid progressed to the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, Barcelona were dumped out of the competition by PSG. Leading 3-2 from the first leg, they were stunned at home, losing 4-1 to the Parisians.
Barcelona must now turn their attention to La Liga as they attempt to close the gap on the leaders to five points and make for an interesting end to the season.
They have shown some good form domestically in record weeks and are unbeaten in their last 10 La Liga matches, claiming eight wins in that run.
The Catalans have also impressed on their recent travels and are unbeaten in their last seven away matches. Xavi’s men have picked up six wins in that run, including a 1-0 victory at Cadiz in their previous La Liga fixture.
How the bookies view it
Real Madrid have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 9/10 by 10bet to claim the win. A victory for Barcelona is valued at 16/5 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 by William Hill.
Recent head-to-head
Real Madrid have come out on top in recent meetings with Barcelona, claiming three wins from the last four matches. Los Blancos have already beaten the Catalans twice this season, picking up a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in October before running out 4-1 winners in the Spanish Super Cup in January.
Players to watch
Vinicius Junior has 12 La Liga goals this season and, having netted a hat-trick in the Spanish Super Cup, could be backed to find the net on Sunday at 8/5 with bet365.
Rodrygo has found the net four times in the last four matches across all competitions and could be worth keeping an eye on at 11/5 with bet365.
Robert Lewandowski was on target for Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup and is priced at 15/8 with bet365 to add to his 13 La Liga goals this season.
Raphina has been the man in form for the Catalans with four goals in the last four matches and is priced at 22/5 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 4.5 goals in the Spanish Super Cup and a similar outcome is priced at 18/5 by BetVictor. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 6/4 by BetVictor.
Both teams had first-half goals in the Spanish Super Cup, and Sunday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at 11/4 with William Hill.
This La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be played on Apr 21, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Madrid vs Barcelona prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
