Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona: Expected Lineups, Predictions, Odds, How to Watch & Head-to-Head Stats in Spanish Super Cup Finals in Saudi Arabia

Winter break has dawned on major soccer leagues around the world. It is the transfer sagas that are arguably keeping the buzz alive in the soccer world lately. But never more. The meeting of soccer’s biggest rivals is a couple of days away. Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to lock horns in the 256th El Clasico fixture in the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid ousted Atletico Madrid in the Super Cup Semi-Final. Whereas, Osasuna took Barcelona’s beating. Now that Madrid and Catalunya are caught up in a winner-takes-all situation, let us have a look at the teams’ squads, predictions, and more.

The last time the powerhouses met on the same stage, a year ago, Barcelona had emerged triumphant. It is payback time for Madrid. And they are equipped for the payback, considering their top-seeded run in the Spanish League.

El Clasico: Expected lineup and Predictions

Per popular predictions, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Nacho Hernandez, Ferland Mendy, Aurelien Tchouameni, Luka Modric, Fede Valverde, Rodrygo Goes, Jude Bellingham, and Vinicius Jr. will start for Real Madrid in the Supercopa finale. Carlo Ancelotti is likely to bench Eduardo Camavinga and veteran Toni Kroos because of playing an intense 120 minutes against Atletico Madrid. For Barcelona, Ter Stegen, Joao Cancelo, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde, Oriol Romeu, Frenkie De Jong, Ilkay Gundogan, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, and Joao Felix are all expected to line up in the El Clasico.

Raphinha could perhaps not start for Barca, considering he left the pitch fatigued mid-way during the Osasuna match. Meanwhile, Pedri is likely to come off the bench. Considering their recent undefeated run since September, and their last victory against Barcelona, we predict Real Madrid to win the Super Cup 2-1. Recent odds list Madrid as +128 favorites (risk $100 to win $128) and Barcelona as +200 underdogs on the 90-minute money line. Now let’s explore the two teams’ head-to-head stats and how to watch the live action.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona H2H stats and where to stream El Clasico

Los Blancos and Blaugrana have played each other 255 times. Madrid is better off with 104 wins. Whereas Barcelona puts up a tough fight with 100 wins to their credit. Meanwhile, 51 El Clasico matches have ended as draws. However, concerning the Super Cup, Barcelona seems to be the better team. They won the title a record 14 times to Madrid’s 12. Nevertheless, the Supercup meetings between these two have mostly gone Real Madrid’s way. The Blancos and the Cules faced each other in nine Supercopa finals, out of which the former has won seven times.

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The Classic will kick off at 2 pm ET at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh. You can watch the much-awaited clash on ABC, ESPN Deportes, or ESPN+. It’s arguably the biggest rivalry in Spanish football. Will Real Madrid level up with Barcelona by securing a 13th title? Or is it Barcelona that will defy the odds to clinch a record 14th title? Tell us in the comments below.

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