Real Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction

• Where: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
• When: Saturday, October 15, 4:15 CET

For many, the greatest derby in the world is El Clasico, between Real Madrid and Barcelona. These two mega-clubs usually draw global attention when meeting, and it won’t be any different this time. Real hosts Blaugrana and Los Blancos want to use the poor form of their big opponents. Barcelona suffered a shock in the UEFA Champions League, where they are already on the brink of elimination in the group stage. Following this Wednesday, the atmosphere in the team deteriorated, so the champions from Madrid want to utilize the current circumstances in the best possible way.

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Real Madrid

The European and the Spanish champs played 1-1 in Poland on Tuesday night, snapping a point against Shaktar and more or less securing their spot in the knockout stage of the UCL. Carlo Ancelotti mixed the lineup a little bit, knowing that he has a very tough assignment this weekend.

Real is playing at home, where it has an excellent record this year – four wins and one draw. Yet the rivals are tough, even though Barcelona isn’t as confident as when the season began.

Unlike the previous year, the defensive line is a bit more fragile, and only one game in the last seven saw Real recording a clean sheet. Regarding efficiency, six of those seven were with moderate efficiency, meaning 2 or 3 goals.

Barcelona

Xavi’s boys are in problems in the UEFA Champions League. After losing to Inter in Milan, they played 3-3 at home against the same rivals, and are now third in the standings, with realistic chances of ending up in the Europa League.

What troubles Blaugrana fans is that they lost twice in a row on the road, on both occasions without a goal scored. By the way, eight of the previous ten contests Barca played on the road were with only one side netting.

Coming to Santiago Bernabeu following such a hard blow is a very tough challenge for youngsters like Gavi and Pedri, and we will see whether Xavi manages to prepare them well for Saturday afternoon.

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Real Madrid vs Barca Possible Lineups

Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, E Garcia, Alonso; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Head-to-Head Games

The last game took place at Bernabeu in March and Barca demolished Real 0-4, presenting one-sided domination. At that point, the championship title was already over, but still, such a slap in the face left the hosts stunned.

That was Real’s first loss since 2019 when they met in a La Liga game in Madrid.

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Prediction

Real seems healthier at the moment, and we can’t bet on anything else but their win here. We don’t believe that Barcelona has enough mental power to recover quickly enough following the setback against Inter, and also, Real’s current form is apparently better than Barca’s.

Our verdict: Real Wins

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