Barcelona tipped to sweep Elche aside

Elche and Barcelona face off this Saturday at the Manuel Martínez Valero in an intriguing match in the La Liga. Currently, Sebastián Beccacece's team are 20th in the table with 13 points, while Xavi Hernández's team are 1st with 68 points.

Elche head into this clash on the back of a 2x0 defeat against Real Sociedad (La Liga 2022/23), whilst Barcelona edged past Real Madrid with a 2x1 win (La Liga 2022/23). A look back at the history books shows that Sebastián Beccacece's team and the catalães have faced each other fifty-four times, with Xavi Hernández's team holding the advantage: 33 victories, against 9 victories of Elche. Specifically in the Manuel Martínez Valero, Barcelona have the advantage in the duels against Sebastián Beccacece's team: 13 wins in 27 games. Elche have 9 wins.

Considering only the La Liga, there have been forty-seven games played between the two teams, with 27 wins for Barcelona, 12 draws and 8 wins for Elche.

Considering the Liga Santander 22/23, from Elche's most influential players, Edgar Badia is the most used player in a total of 26 games (2340 min). Pere Milla is their current best scorer with 6 goals. As for Barcelona, ter Stegen is the most used player in a total of 26 games (2340 min). Robert Lewandowski has scored 15 goals, the most across Barcelona's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Barcelona winning 3x0. Xavi Hernández's team is given the favouritism to win this match.