Elche vs Barcelona Prediction, 3/6/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/4/2022

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Game: Elche vs Barcelona

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2022

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+602) Barcelona (-225)

Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero is the venue where Lucas Boye and Elche (7-8-11, 13th in La Liga) will play Barcelona (12-9-4, 4th in La Liga) on Sunday. The starting goalies are Edgar Badia for Elche and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona. Barcelona are priced at -225 while the Green-Striped Ones are at +602. The total opens at 2.75.

Elche faced Levante in their last game and took a loss by a score of 3-0. Elche attempted 17 dribbles in this outing and converted 8 of the dribbles for a percentage of 47.1%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 84.1% passes received rate by connecting on 433 of the 515 targeted passes last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Elche ended this match at a 33.3% rate by landing 3 shots on target of 9 total shots. Elche averages 1.08 g/90 (28 goals in total) and have accumulated 20 assists in all competitions for the season.

Lucas Boye is a player who should be able to impact this game for Elche. He has 14 assists while tallying 25 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Boye has been given a starting assignment in 110 contests during his career and tallies 0.21 goals per 90. The forward born in Argentina has accumulated 24 goals scored in 10,366 mins played.

Someone else who should impact this game is Pere Milla, the forward born in Spain. Milla has been on the pitch for 8,945 mins in 98 starts and has been handed a total of 22 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times in his career and he has scored 25 goals. He has an average of 0.25 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia (60-69-73 mark during his career) has earned 61 clean sheets, which has earned him a 30.2% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in Spain has faced 695 shots tried against him in 202 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.1 (229 total goals given up) and his save % is 76.7%. Badia has played for 18,180 minutes and has accumulated 526 stops in his career.

In their last game, Barcelona earned three points by winning 4-0 against Athletic Bilbao. They finished the match by converting 750 out of their 781 passes they tried for a percentage of 96.0%. Barcelona finished with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by converting 10 out of the 15 dribbles they attempted. Barcelona had 7 shots attempted out of their 17 shots attempted which had them at a 41.2% clip when they last took the field. With 46 goals and 35 assists in all competitions, Barcelona averages 1.84 goals and 1.40 assists per 90 min.

Memphis Depay will be counted on for Barcelona. He scores 0.53 goals per 90 mins and has started 210 games during his career. The forward hailing from Netherlands has totaled 19,209 professional minutes while scoring 113 goals. He has totaled 22 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 57 times. Make sure to watch out for Frenkie De Jong, the midfielder representing the Netherlands. He has 20 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 28 times. Jong has earned himself a total of 17 yellow card cautions in 15,051 mins (170 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.12.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen will be residing in front of the net for Barcelona. Stegen has earned 117 shutouts while defending 1,203 shots against him in 28,069 mins in his career. He holds a save percentage of 75.2 and his clean sheet rate is 37.5%. He has given up 0.99 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 189-70-53. In his career, Stegen has given up 310 goals while tallying 906 stops in 312 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Elche (+602)

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