La Liga – Elche vs Barcelona: Betting Preview

It is top against bottom and, although playing away from home, Barcelona should prove too strong for Elche. We have not seen enough from the hosts lately to consider them up for the task at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Elche are 13th in the La Liga table with 29 points from their initial 26 matches and 16 points behind their 4th-placed opponents.

Francisco’s men are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 13 goals in their previous 10 matches, for an average of 1.3 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to 2 clean sheets in this run.

In contrast, Barcelona are brimming with confidence in front of goal before their upcoming away match in La Liga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous 10 games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in 11 goals, leaving an average of 1.1 per match. They fought their way to 3 clean sheets.

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Stats and facts for Elche and Barcelona in La Liga.

Current form — Elche vs Barcelona

Hosts to pick up the pieces

Elche are a bit back and forth currently and sadly, they are more back than forth. Against Sevilla, they were beaten by a 2-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Rayo Vallecano. They were back on loser street last time out in a 3-0 defeat against Levante.

Barca to pick up the pieces

Barcelona have won all 3 of their most recent matches, scoring 4 goals in each of them. They first thrashed Valencia 4-1 in La Liga before cruising past Napoli in a nail-biting 4-2 Europa League triumph. They won again in the league last time out by beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0.

How do the bookies view it?

At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Barcelona will get you odds 1.44, making them the strong favorites for this weekend’s clash. You can get a price of 7.75, should you wish to add Elche to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Elche vs Barcelona – Fixture History

The last time the pair played each other, Barcelona came away as 3-2 winners in a La Liga match, back in December 2021.

In the last 7 meetings of these teams, an advantage was formed on the side of Barcelona, and these matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.

Over 2.5 goals came out 5 times in the last 7 encounters between these two teams. Elche managed an average of 0.29 goals, while Barcelona averaged 3.01 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet 1 time in this run of matches.

Current table in the La Liga

Top goalscorer

Ahead of their latest La Liga match, both Elche and Barcelona will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.