Real Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction, 4/21/2024 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/16/2024

Game: Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain

TV: LaLigaTV

The Blaugrana (21-7-3) are on their way to Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday where they will play the Meringues (24-6-1). The starting goalies will be Andriy Lunin for Real Madrid and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona.

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The Meringues have allowed 20 goals while giving up 0.65 G/90, and their oppositition are sitting with 86 shots on target against them. They have earned 16 shut outs, which has them at a rate of 51.6 on the campaign. Real Madrid is sitting with 57 yellow cards on the campaign and 4 red cards. The Meringues rank 2nd for goals expected having 57.7, and the squad's xGA are coming in at 27.8. On the year, this team averages 2.52 pts/match (78 points) and are 1st in La Liga with 49 assists. This team's differential on goals is currently at 47 as a result of 67 goals tallied and also 20 goals given up. Real Madrid has a total of 67 SVs and are the owners of a SV percentage of 77.9 this season.

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On the year, Barca has a save % of 68.5 (108 SoT against), and also have a ranking of 2nd in La Liga with 70 points. The Blaugrana come in with an average of 2.3 pts/match while tallying 43 assists and 2 red cards. Barcelona has totaled 62 goals and the team's goals expected on the year is sitting at 65.2. Barca has a clean sheet percentage of 45.2 over the course of the season in addition to 73 yellow cards. The club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.10 with 74 saves, and they have tallied 14 clean sheets. Barcelona sits at 2nd in the matter of goals against having 34, and the team's goal difference is 28.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Real Madrid is Andriy Lunin. Lunin (44-32-26 mark in his career) has 32 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 31.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Ukraine has had 390 shots tried at him in 102 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.06 (108 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 74.4. Lunin has defended the goal for a total of 9,184 minutes and has earned 278 saves in his pro soccer career.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be looking after the goal for Barcelona. He has allowed 0.93 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 240-80-63. Stegen has recorded 161 shutouts while defending 1,418 shots attempted against him in 34,385 career mins. Thus far in his career, Stegen has allowed 354 goals while earning 1,068 saves in 383 starts. He sports a save percentage of 76.2 and his clean sheet rate is 42.0%.

Rodrygo is a footballer you are going to want to keep your eye on for Real Madrid. Rodrygo has been a starter in 123 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.28 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Brazil has 35 goals in 11,069 professional minutes played. He has 28 assists while accumulating 12 yellow cards during his soccer career.

Barcelona has a playmaker in Joao Felix, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He has totaled 26 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 23 times. The forward hailing from Portugal has 9,297 mins while earning 51 goals. He currently averages 0.49 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 105 outings so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Barcelona

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