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Elche CF v FC Barcelona : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Jan, 20:00 BST, Martínez Valero, Elche

Hans-Dieter Flick will be hoping for a precious away win in the La Liga on Saturday night, as he takes his FC Barcelona side to the Martínez Valero to visit Elche CF and Eder Sarabia Armesto. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed both teams to score, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here we have a pair of effective, attacking teams going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective managers Eder Sarabia Armesto or Hans-Dieter Flick find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Recent form statistics and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, do not suggest so.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Barcelona coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Elche
32%
11/2
13%
-
Draw
22%
15/4-
Barcelona
46%
4/9
4%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
9/1-
Barcelona 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Elche 2-1
7%
20/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
12/1
13%
-
Barcelona 1-0
6%
11/1
20%
-
Barcelona 2-0
6%
9/1
18%
-
Barcelona 3-1
6%
10/1
10%
-
Elche 1-0
5%
25/1-
Barcelona 3-2
4%
16/1
11%
-
Elche 2-0
4%
40/1-
Elche 3-1
4%
40/1-
Barcelona 3-0
4%
11/1
20%
-
Elche 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
-
Draw 0-0
3%
22/1
10%
-
Barcelona 4-1
3%
16/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
2/5
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
2/1
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
7/4
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
2/5
3%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
22/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
66%
8/15
6%
-
BTTS - No
34%
11/8
8%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
17/2
14%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
27%
6/4-
Home/draw
54%
13/8
12%
-
Away/draw
68%
1/9
1%
-
Home/away
78%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/9
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
11/2
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
10/11
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
10/11
10%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
11/5
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
4/11
5%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
9/2
8%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/7
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/80
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
22/1
10%
-
Home DNB
48%
4/1
17%
-
Away DNB
61%
1/6
4%
-
Elche win to nil
12%
14/1
12%
-
Barcelona win to nil
18%
2/1
14%
-
Elche / Elche
8%
10/1
8%
-
Elche / Barcelona
5%
16/1-
Elche / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
-
Draw / Elche
6%
14/1
12%
-
Draw / Barcelona
19%
7/2
4%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2-
Barcelona / Elche
2%
33/1
17%
-
Barcelona / Barcelona
41%
21/20
5%
-
Barcelona / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Elche have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Elche have conceded 13 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Elche have played 10 games at home, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Barcelona lay in 1st place on 49 points in the La Liga league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 54 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Barcelona have conceded 22 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Barcelona have played 11 away games, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 2.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Elche
Barcelona
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona2016133249 
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
-
-
2
Real Madrid2015322648 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
May 10
l
 
2-1A
3
A.Madrid2012531841 
Apr 22
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1A
Apr 5
4
Villarreal1913241841 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 8
Mar 1
w
 
0-2F
5
Espanyol201046134 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
w
 
0-2F
6
Real Betis20884832 
d
 
1-1A
May 13
May 17
w
 
3-5A
7
Celta20884832 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
Apr 22
w
 
2-4F
8
R.Sociedad20668-224 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
9
A.Bilbao207310-924 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 22
w
 
4-0F
Mar 8
10
Girona20668-1424 
w
 
3-0F
May 24
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
11
Elche19586123 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
Jan 31
12
Osasuna206410-322 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
May 3
13
R.Vallecano20578-922 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 5
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
14
Mallorca20569-621 
Mar 22
l
 
3-1A
Feb 8
w
 
0-3F
15
Getafe206311-1121 
May 17
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 19
16
Sevilla196211-620 
Jan 19
d
 
2-2A
Mar 15
l
 
4-1A
17
Valencia20488-1220 
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
w
 
6-0F
May 24
18
Alaves205411-919 
May 10
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1A
May 13
19
Levante193511-1114 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 23
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
20
Real Oviedo202711-2013 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
Jan 25
w
 
1-3A
Win / draw / win form
Elche 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Elche1 - 3Villarreal
Elche4 - 0R.Vallecano
Elche3 - 0Girona
Elche2 - 2Real Madrid
Elche1 - 1R.Sociedad
Elche0 - 0A.Bilbao
Elche2 - 1Celta
Elche1 - 0Real Oviedo
Elche2 - 0Levante
Elche1 - 1Real Betis
Elche2 - 0Malaga
Elche1 - 3Levante
Elche2 - 2Albacete
Elche1 - 0Racing Ferrol
Elche2 - 0Eldense
Elche3 - 1Castellon
Elche2 - 1Cartagena
Elche2 - 0Tenerife
Elche2 - 0Eibar
Elche1 - 0Zaragoza
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AElche1 - 1Valencia
HElche1 - 3Villarreal
HElche4 - 0R.Vallecano
AElche1 - 3Mallorca
HElche3 - 0Girona
AElche0 - 1Getafe
HElche2 - 2Real Madrid
HElche1 - 1R.Sociedad
AElche1 - 3Barcelona
AElche0 - 1Espanyol
HElche0 - 0A.Bilbao
AElche1 - 3Alaves
HElche2 - 1Celta
AElche1 - 1Osasuna
HElche1 - 0Real Oviedo
AElche2 - 2Sevilla
HElche2 - 0Levante
AElche1 - 1A.Madrid
HElche1 - 1Real Betis
AElche4 - 0Deportivo
Barcelona 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Sociedad2 - 1Barcelona
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Villarreal0 - 2Barcelona
Real Betis3 - 5Barcelona
Celta2 - 4Barcelona
Real Madrid2 - 1Barcelona
Sevilla4 - 1Barcelona
Real Oviedo1 - 3Barcelona
R.Vallecano1 - 1Barcelona
Levante2 - 3Barcelona
Mallorca0 - 3Barcelona
A.Bilbao0 - 3Barcelona
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Valladolid1 - 2Barcelona
Leganes0 - 1Barcelona
A.Madrid2 - 4Barcelona
Las Palmas0 - 2Barcelona
Sevilla1 - 4Barcelona
Getafe1 - 1Barcelona
Real Betis2 - 2Barcelona
Goals: Scored
54
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarcelona1 - 2R.Sociedad
ABarcelona2 - 0Espanyol
ABarcelona2 - 0Villarreal
HBarcelona2 - 0Osasuna
ABarcelona5 - 3Real Betis
HBarcelona3 - 1A.Madrid
HBarcelona3 - 1Alaves
HBarcelona4 - 0A.Bilbao
ABarcelona4 - 2Celta
HBarcelona3 - 1Elche
ABarcelona1 - 2Real Madrid
HBarcelona2 - 1Girona
ABarcelona1 - 4Sevilla
HBarcelona2 - 1R.Sociedad
ABarcelona3 - 1Real Oviedo
HBarcelona3 - 0Getafe
HBarcelona6 - 0Valencia
ABarcelona1 - 1R.Vallecano
ABarcelona3 - 2Levante
ABarcelona3 - 0Mallorca
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Barcelona have beaten Elche in 9 consecutive league meetings
9
Barcelona have not lost to Elche in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Elche since 2015
Elche
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
1
14
Games: Scored
1 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
3 / 4
BCN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Elche
0 - 4Barcelona
1 - 2Barcelona
0 - 2Barcelona
0 - 6Barcelona
League games at Barcelona since 2014
Barcelona
Elche
Goals: Scored
15
3
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
BCN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
Barcelona3 - 1
Barcelona3 - 0
Barcelona3 - 2
Barcelona3 - 0
Barcelona3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Elche CF have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive La Liga outings. Their PG of 1.5 against FC Barcelona on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Elche 9th Barcelona 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Elche will score 1 or more goals
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Barcelona will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Elche have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+11
Barcelona have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
2.4
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Elche
PG (predicted goals)
Barcelona
1.5
1.9
Attack rating
ELC
BCN
39%
better
view stats
Games scored16
19
Failed to score3
0
Scored first8
11
Goals scored25
53
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.7
Avg. shots per game8
14
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
19
Avg. XG for1.2
2.4
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
ELC
BCN
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded24
20
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%

Elche v Barcelona La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Elche La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19646
Á. Núñez CoboR MirÁlvaro RodríguezV Chust
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Á. Núñez Cobo DEF192
2
-
A Febas MID1912
4
-
D Affengruber DEF18
4
1
M Aguado MID18
1
-
R Mir FWD186
1
-
G Valera FWD1832
2
-
L Pétrot DEF16
-
Álvaro Rodríguez FWD1634
-
P Bigas DEF152
2
-
M Neto MID1523
1
-
V Chust DEF14
5
1
A Silva FWD144
-
R Mendoza MID131
3
-
I Peña GLK12
-
A Pedrosa DEF1111
4
-
J Nwankwo DEF111
1
-
Josan FWD102
2
-
H. García DEF912
-
G Diangana FWD91
1
-
M Dituro GLK7
1
-
F Redondo MID5
1
Y. de Santiago FWD5
-
A. Boayar Benaisa FWD4
-
B Diaby DEF3
-
A. Houary Jeddoub FWD2
-
Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
181183
E GarcíaF TorresL YamalJ Koundé
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E García DEF2011
2
-
J Koundé DEF1911
3
-
M Rashford FWD1937
2
-
F Torres FWD19111
2
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF18
3
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF16
1
-
A Balde DEF162
2
-
Pedri MID1625
1
1
L Yamal FWD1678
-
F Jong MID153
2
1
D Olmo MID1552
-
R Lewandowski  FWD1591
2
-
J García GLK14
1
-
F. López Marín MID1444
2
-
M Torras MID131
-
A Christensen DEF12
1
-
Raphinha FWD1273
2
-
R Araújo DEF112
2
-
R Bardghji FWD1011
-
M. Bernal Casas MID71
1
-
W Szczęsny GLK6
-
Gavi MID21
-