Barcelona v Real Madrid Betting Tips [24 October 2021]

Barcelona are only five points behind league leaders Real Sociedad. They start the weekend seventh in La Liga and host second placed Real Madrid in this El Clasico battle. A win for Barca will see them go ahead of their rivals who are currently two points ahead of them. Barcelona have only lost one game in La Liga this season, a 2-0 away loss at champions Atletico Madrid. Home league form has been strong with four wins and a draw and they top the table in terms of home performances. At least two goals have been scored by them in all but one of their five home league fixtures this season. There may not Messi at the club but Memphis Depay has scored in three of the last four home La Liga matches. Keeping clean sheets isn't so good though with four out of five home La Liga games seeing both teams score.

Real Madrid are second and three points behind Real Sociedad but with a game in hand. They have just one loss in La Liga this season, but that was in their last game. A 2-1 defeat at Espanyol means they've earned just one point from their last two fixtures. Midweek saw them end a run of three matches without a victory by winning 5-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. Away form in La Liga had seen them unbeaten in 18 games before being beaten by Espanyol. Four of the last five away league games have seen both teams score. This is a fixture that nearly always provides goals for both sides. 10 of the last 11 La Liga Barca v Real Madrid league games have seen both teams score. Go for that stat to come up again this week.