FC Barcelona at Real Madrid 4/10/21 - LaLiga Picks & Predictions

It’s the biggest match of the season in the La Liga on Saturday, when the 2nd Real Madrid will play host to the 3rd Barcelona. Both teams are within grasp of the top spot and this is traditionally a HUGE battle between the two sides.

Real Madrid (20-4-5) are coming off a great 3-1 home win over Liverpool in first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Last week they had a clean 2-0 home win over Eibar and they have now won 5 in a row and are undefeated in their last 12 matches in all competitions (10-0-2). Real Madrid are 2nd in the La Liga with 65 points, two ahead of Barcelona and just one behind league leaders Atletico Madrid. They have a 10-3-1 record at home in league play and are undefeated in their last 7 home matches in all competitions (6-0-1).

Barcelona (19-4-6) struggled a bit against Valladolid last week, but a late goal avoided the mishap in that 1-0 win. That was their 5th consecutive league win and they are now undefeated in their last 9 matches in all competitions (7-0-2). Barcelona are sitting at the 3rd spot with 63 points and a win here would push them to the 2nd spot. They have the 2nd best away record in the league (10-3-1), scoring 31 and conceding 10 in the process. However, they have kept just 2 clean sheets in their last 8 away matches in all competitions.