Match Report
The table read 1st (FC Barcelona, 94 pts) against 2nd (Real Madrid, 86 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form told a different story for FC Barcelona: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st.
FC Barcelona arrived on a run of five straight wins. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for FC Barcelona against 8/15 for Real Madrid.
The sides have met 40 times in the GioScore results database: 18 wins for FC Barcelona, 6 draws and 16 for Real Madrid, at 3.65 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%. Recent editions have opened up: 5.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.65 historically.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Ferran Torres (18'), Marcus Rashford (9')
Key stats
Possession: FC Barcelona 57% · Real Madrid 43% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 4-8