Barcelona vs Real Madrid Odds & Prediction – La Liga Matchday 10
- Just two points separate third-placed Real Madrid and seventh-placed Barcelona
- Real Madrid are unbeaten in their past four La Liga meetings against their great rival
- Read on for betting odds, a full preview and the best bet for the first El Clasico of the season
Whatever the league position for both these teams coming into this game, El Clasico is generally a match to put recent form to one side and provide an entertaining display, with just two goalless draws so far this century.
As it stands, third-placed Real Madrid will travel to play seventh-placed Barcelona on Sunday, October 24th, with just two points between the sides in La Liga.
Real Madrid have certainly been the team in better form so far this season, and come into this game on the back of their midweek 5-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
Barcelona meanwhile, head into this crucial encounter having won back-to-back games for the first time all season, beating Valencia 3-1 last weekend before triumphing 1-0 over Dynamo Kyiv in midweek.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid Odds
| Matchup | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona vs Real Madrid | BAR +0.5 (-170) | RM -0.5 (+150) | BAR +180 | RM +150 | DRAW +260 | Ov 3.5 (+155) | Un 3.5 (-195) |
Odds as of October 22 at DraftKings
Madrid Getting Back to Full Strength
Carlo Ancelotti’s side got a big boost this week when it welcomed back left back Ferland Mendy into the team, for his first action since May. The France international lasted almost 70 minutes, and it will go a long way to give Madrid some balance in its backline, allowing someone like David Alaba to shift back over to center back alongside Eder Militao.
📊| Real Madrid have lost one of the last 8 games vs Barcelona played at Camp Nou:
• 3 Wins
• 4 Draws
• 1 Loss pic.twitter.com/kJX4zgRxZl— Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra) October 23, 2021
German international Toni Kroos also made just his second start of the season, and the midfield metronome played 77 minutes, which is an encouraging sign for Real fans ahead of Sunday’s game. The return of Kroos allowed the likes of Luka Modric to focus on the offensive side of things, and the results were certainly there in the team’s 5-0 victory.
🎙| Toni Kroos: "4th win against Barcelona? I'm sure of the victory. We have won the last 3 games against Barcelona and we have performed well. We are looking forward to the start of the game and our goal is to win." pic.twitter.com/lwEvn8h0xj
— Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra) October 21, 2021
Barca Boosted By Fati
Ronald Koeman’s attack has been given an extra option in recent weeks by the return of Ansu Fati from a knee injury. Fati has scored twice in five appearances so far this season, and though he came off the bench in Barcelona’s Champions League game this week, that appears to have been done by design to keep him fit for Sunday.
Ansu Fati has played 22 shots on target in his La Liga career so far. He’s scored 13 of that.
Gunman 😅 pic.twitter.com/zeT58WfVAl
— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) October 17, 2021
Sergio Aguero has also made appearances of late after missing most of the season with a calf injury. His availability here will be another shot in the arm for a Barcelona attack that is already missing Martin Braithwaite and Ousmane Dembele. In their absence, stalwart Memphis Depay has struggled to carry the load by himself. Despite scoring four goals in 11 appearances, the Dutch international hasn’t scored from open play since the end of August.
Memphis Depay is now on 50 G/A in 47 games in 2021. pic.twitter.com/coSZKYEMVI
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) October 17, 2021
However, there are also doubts over left back Jordi Alba, who injured in his foot in the Champions League win.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid 2021-22 Stats
| 4-1-3 | 2021-22 La Liga Record | 5-1-2 |
| 14 | Goals For | 22 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 10 |
| 13.2 | Expected Goals | 14.0 |
| 7.7 | Expected Goals Against | 10.4 |
| WLLWW | Form This Season (All Competitions) | WDLLW |
Madrid Looks To Regain Momentum
Before last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Espanyol, Madrid had gone 18 games unbeaten away from home in La Liga. Despite that setback, Ancelotti’s team has had the upper hand in recent seasons in this game, going four games unbeaten and winning the last three in a row.
Tomorrow will be the first league El Clásico since 2004 without either Sergio Ramos or Lionel Messi in the starting eleven.
Times have changed. pic.twitter.com/iY552qlnA6
— 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐮 (@GreatWhiteNueve) October 23, 2021
Barcelona’s last victory over Madrid came in the Bernabeu in March, 2019, while its last home win over its biggest rival took place almost three years ago, when Luis Suarez scored a hat trick in a 5-1 demolition in October, 2018.
However, though Barca’s record in the past couple years hasn’t been great in this fixture, the club will be hoping that its historical superiority can give it an edge. Of the 117 Clasico’s played at Camp Nou, Barcelona have won on 60 occasions, with 26 draws, versus Madrid’s 26 victories.
🚨| 100% attendance will be allowed at the Camp Nou on Sunday for #ElClasico. #rmalive pic.twitter.com/EtwS3xvNMX
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) October 22, 2021
On top of that, it will be hoping that a sold-out crowd, following a change in local COVID rules, can tilt the contest in its favor.
Best bets: Real Madrid (+150); Over +3.5 (+155)
For the last 20 years, Paul Attfield has worked in sports media. Starting out in his native Britain with the likes of The Independent, he eventually switched continents, with his work appearing in the likes of the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Yahoo Sports since.
