Real Madrid vs Barcelona Odds & Prediction – La Liga Week 9
- Spanish giants clash in crucial 185th El Clasico meeting at 10:15 pm ET on Sunday
- Barcelona is in La Liga’s top spot but only on goal difference ahead of second-placed Real Madrid
- See the Real Madrid vs Barcelona odds and best bets for La Liga Matchday 9
Spain’s two giants clash in Real Madrid vs Barcelona on Sunday with the two teams in a very tight battle at the top of La Liga.
Barcelona is in the top spot with 22 points but only because it has a better goal difference of + 19.
Remarkably, this is because it has conceded just one goal in eight La Liga fixtures so far – while scoring 20 times.
Meanwhile, second-placed Real Madrid also has 22 points. But it has a goal difference of + 12 after scoring 19 goals but conceding on seven occasions.
Therefore, Real Madrid vs Barcelona is the most pivotal and critical game of the league season so far in Spain.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Odds
| Result | Moneyline |
|---|---|
| Real Madrid | -120 |
| Barcelona | +195 |
| Draw | +250 |
Odds as of October 14 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Claim this DraftKings Sportsbook promo code before betting on the match.
At DraftKings, Real Madrid is the favorite for a win at +120 – largely because it has a home advantage. It also leads in the La Liga Odds.
Barcelona, meanwhile, is rated at +195. The draw in Real Madrid vs Barcelona is an inviting +250. The kick-off is at 10:15 am ET.
Somewhat ironically, however, the only points dropped by Real Madrid came in its most recent home La Liga game – a 1-1 draw against Osasuna
Furthermore, Barcelona has won all four of its road trip games in La Liga this season.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Statistics
| 7 | Wins | 7 |
| 1 | Draws | 1 |
| 0 | Losses | 0 |
| 19 | Goals | 20 |
| 7 | Goals Against | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Clean Sheets | 7 |
*Statistics from La Liga 2022-23.
And it has not dropped any points since an opening day 0-0 draw at home against Rayo Vallecano – with a run of seven straight wins following ahead of Real Madrid vs Barcelona.
It won 1-0 at home against Celta Vigo in its most recent La Liga game last weekend.
It could be that the analysts have been influenced by the teams’ Champions League form.
Real Madrid is in better shape – on top of Group F following a 1-1 draw away at Shakhtar Donetsk in its most recent outing.
Barcelona was held 3-3 at home by Inter Milan and is in third place in Group C.
Over/Under & Spread
This is a hugely important game that may well be tightly contested. Furthermore, Barcelona has an extraordinary defensive record after conceding just one league goal.
That makes the Total Goals offer of + 145 for there to be two goals or fewer one of the most attractive prospects (TG Un2.5).
Real Madrid has won the classico 99 times while Barcelona won 96. Will Madrid make it 100 hundred or Xavi's men close the gap on Sunday ❓️ pic.twitter.com/nJew4nFF1V
— Barca DNA (@AminuMujahid3) October 13, 2022
However, this fixture is one of the biggest in world football so it is often turbulent. So there is an attractive offer of + 10 for a high-scoring affair with five goals or more (TG Ov4.5).
Meanwhile, the spread market does not look particularly productive.
However, there is an offer of + 150 for Barcelona to win by one goal or more (Asian Handicap – 0.25).
Robert Lewandowski To Score Odds
It is no odds that Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is among the favorites to get on the scoresheet on Sunday in Real Madrid vs Barcelona.
He is priced at + 100 – after scoring 14 times already since his summer move from Bayern Munich, with nine in La Liga and five in the UCL.
Oddly, however, Real Madrid veteran Karim Benzema is the analysts surprising first choice -105 despite having only four goals this season.
The team trained at Real Madrid City as they continue their preparations for this weekend's LaLiga matchday nine encounter with Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéu (Sunday, 3:15pm 🇳🇬). pic.twitter.com/OrSxCUIVJi
— NaijaMadrid⚪🤍🇳🇬 (@NaijaMadrid) October 14, 2022
Again, this may be due to home advantage.
Both Benzema and Lewandowski are rated at + 300 to be either the first or the last goal scorer on the day.
Vinicius Junior has seven goals so far this season for Real Madrid but is the third favorite to score at + 400.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona History
This is the 185th meeting of these two teams in the fixture known as El Clasico.
They last met in July in a friendly at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas -with Barcelona winning 1-0.
Last March, Barcelona scored an emphatic 4-0 win at Real Madrid – ending a run of six straight games without a victory in the derby, which included five Madrid wins and one draw.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Line-Ups & Injuries
Real Madrid projected line-up: Lunin; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Tchouameni, Kroos, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
Real Madrid injuries: Rudiger, Courtois, Ceballos
Barcelona projected line-up: Ter Stegen – Alonso, Garcia, Kounde, Balde – Pedri, Busquets, Gavi – Raphinha, Lewandowski, Dembele
Barcelona injuries: Araujo, Bellerin, Christensen
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Pick
A huge amount is resting on Real Madrid vs Barcelona – with the fierce rivalry between them cranked up further by the fact that they are neck-and-neck in the early title race.
Therefore, the draw looks like the best offer here at an attractive price of +250
Pick: Draw (+250)
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John Dillon is a leading member of the UK's sporting media, having spent three decades as a national newspaper soccer and sports writer, broadcaster and author. He has covered five World Cups, six European Championships and was Chief Sports Writer at the Daily Express for 14 years.
