Barcelona vs Elche match review, 0:30 on November 3: Favorite prey

Barcelona vs Elche form

October has not been a smooth month for Barcelona. In 5 appearances in the last 31 days, the team under coach Hansi Flick has won only 2 and lost 3. In addition to the 1-2 defeat at home to PSG in the Champions League qualifying round, Blaugrana also fell to Sevilla (1-4) and Real Madrid (1-2) in the domestic arena.

The downward trend in performance has caused Barca to lose the top spot in La Liga to their arch-rivals Madrid. Not only that, after the defeat in El Clasico, the Catalan giants have fallen 5 points behind Real.

The task of defending the title will become even more difficult if Hansi Flick and his team continue to drop points in the reception of Elche. The task of winning 3 points does not seem too difficult for the home team when looking at the completely overwhelming head-to-head statistics.

In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Barcelona have won all of them, scoring 33 goals and conceding only 3. In the 7 meetings with guests from Alicante, the home team have also won, scoring 22 goals and conceding 2, keeping a clean sheet in 6/7 matches.

Not to mention, Barca's home form since the start of the season has also been impressive. Apart from the 1-2 defeat to PSG, Blaugrana won all 5 remaining home games, including 4 victories within the framework of La Liga.

But the lesson from the defeat in Seville is still there. If Lamine Yamal and his teammates are complacent and lose focus, they could pay a heavy price.

Elche's current form is not bad. After 10 rounds, the away team has only lost 2, drawn 5 and won 3, ranking 9th on the table and 5 points more than the nearest position in the red light group. However, it is really difficult to create a surprise in the visit to Catalunya.

Barcelona vs Elche match review, 0:30 on November 3: Favorite prey - photo 2 — Barca need to win to continue chasing rivals Real Madrid

In addition to the disadvantage of the home field, the overall inferior head-to-head record and the huge difference in class on both sides of the front line, Elche also does not have an impressive performance when away from home. In 6 away matches since the beginning of the season, this rookie has only won 1, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Notably, the only away win for coach Eder Sarabia and his team came in the middle of last week, in the match against "fly" opponents Los Garres in the Copa del Rey. In the last 2 away matches in La Liga, Elche had to return empty-handed.

Barcelona vs Elche squad information

Barcelona: Welcome back Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo. But Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Raphinha, Pedri and goalkeeper Joan Garcia are still injured.

Elche: No notable absentees.

Expected lineup Barcelona vs Elche

Barcelona: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, E Garcia, Balde; Casado, De Jong; Yamal, F Lopez, Rashford; Torres

Elche: Pena; Chust, Affengruber, Bigas; Nunez, Mendoza, Febas, Aguado, Valera; Silva, Mir

Prediction: 3-0

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