Real Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction, 10/16/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/11/2022

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Game: Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (+135) Barcelona (+204)

The Blaugrana (7-1-0) are traveling to Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Meringues (7-1-0). The Meringues open at +135 while Barcelona are priced +204. The betting total comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goalies will be Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid and Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona.

Real Madrid conceded 7 goals while surrendering 0.87 goals per 90, and their opponents tallied 24 shots on target on them. They had 1 clean sheet, which had them at a % of 12.5 over the course of the prior season. Real Madrid tallied 9 yellow card warnings over the course of the prior season. The Meringues sat at 2nd in the matter of xG having 16.3, and the squad's xGA sat at 5.7. Last season, this team put together an average of 2.75 points per match (22 pts) and also were 1st in soccer with 15 assists. This team's differential on goals was sitting at 12 by way of 19 goals accumulated and also 7 goals relinquished. Real Madrid compiled 18 saves and they held a save% of 75.0 for the previous season.

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Last year, Barca had a save % of 95.0 (20 shots on target against), and also ranked 1st in the league with 22 pts. The Blaugrana finished with an average of 2.8 pts/match while recording 13 assists and 1 red card. Barcelona had a total of 20 goals and the squad's expected goals over the course of the prior season sat at 20.2. Barcelona held a clean sheet percentage of 87.5 for the previous season and 18 yellow cards. The team's goals against per 90 minutes was at 0.12 in addition to 19 saves, and they had a total of 7 shut outs. Barcelona sat at 1st in the category of goals surrendered with 1, and their goal differential was 19.

The man who will defend the goal for Real Madrid will be Thibaut Courtois. His GA/90 is 0.91 (346 goals conceded) and his save % is .728. Courtois (233-80-67 mark in his career) has tallied 165 shutouts, which gives him a 43.1% shutout percentage. Courtois has seen the pitch for 34,284 mins and has 885 stops so far in his career. The keeper hailing from Belgium has had 1,215 shots attempted at him in 383 starts.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be residing in front of the net for Barcelona. He has conceded 0.96 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 185-63-49. Stegen has 119 shutouts while seeing 1,154 shots tried against him in 26,718 mins throughout his career. Thus far in his career, Stegen has conceded 286 goals and has tallied 881 stops in 297 starts. He holds a save % of .763 and his shutout rate sits at 40.1%.

Vinicius Junior is one member of the team who could help decide the outcome for Real Madrid. He has 9 assists while tallying 13 yellow cards so far in his career. The forward representing Brazil has recorded 20 goals in 6,599 professional minutes played. Junior has been given a starting assignment in 66 contests during his soccer career and accounts for 0.27 goals per 90 mins.

Barcelona features a game changer in Ferran Torres, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He sports an average of 0.26 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 58 games during his career. The forward born in Spain has played 5,269 mins and has earned 15 goals. He has 12 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Real Madrid (+135)

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