Real Madrid vs Barcelona
This is the one. Of all the epic football games worldwide nothing quite compares with El Clasico, Los Blancos versus Barca; it simply has everything.
And this clash has more riding on it than most as the games are running out on another great season. Barca are three points behind leaders Real Madrid with a vastly superior goal difference, but the hosts have a game in hand. Put simply, it’s a must win for Luis Enrique’s stars; and at handicap betting odds of 3.20, it’s a big task.
Real Madrid are favourites to win at 2.17 and 3.35 the draw. But every result is on when the giants of Spanish football meet.
So what does history tell us? Of the 173 encounters between the two since 1929, Los Blancos are out on top, winning 72 to Barcelona’s 68. But Barca have had the upper hand over the last four decades, and it’s been honours even in the last five matches with two wins apiece.
Another thing we can count on is goals. Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have shared 53 league goals for Barcelona this season as they routinely obliterate the opposition. Cristiano Ronaldo has 19 for the hosts, with Alvaro Morata and Isco weighing in with 20 between them.
El Clasicos have yielded a whopping 555 goals since 1929 at 3.2 a game, and fewer than one in four games featuring Barca or Los Blancos in La Liga this season have featured under 2.5 goals. When they meet, the goal count is invariably higher and over 3.5 goals is available at 2.07.
This is what Monday football was made for!
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
