Elche vs Barcelona Prediction, 1/31/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Elche vs Barcelona
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain
TV: ESPN Deportes
Elche (5-8-6) welcomes Barcelona (16-1-3) at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain on Saturday. Elche are priced at +132 and the Blaugrana are at -160. The total is 3. The men protecting the net are Matias Dituro for Elche and Joan Garcia for Barcelona.
Elche CF has surrendered 24 goals while giving up 1.26 goals per 90, and the opposition have accounted for 85 SoT against them. They have compiled 5 shut outs, giving them a rate of 26.3% for the year. Elche has accumulated 35 yellow card warnings so far this season as well as 3 red cards. The Green-Striped Ones rank 13th concerning expected goals with 21.4, and the xGA are 27.4. For the season, the squad is sitting with an average of 1.21 pts per contest (23 pts) and also sit at 6th among Big 5 teams with 19 assists. The team's goal differential is 1 by 25 goals notched and also 24 goals conceded. Elche has accumulated 61 SVs and they also have a save percentage of 71.8% so far this year.
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The Blaugrana average 2.5 pts per match while accumulating 40 assists and 2 red cards. Barca has tallied a clean sheet % of 35.0% this year and also 31 yellow card warnings. Barcelona is ranked 5th in the matter of goals conceded having 22, and the team's goal difference is coming in at 32. Over the course of the season, Barca has a save % of 70.3% (74 SoT against), and have a rank of 1st in European soccer with 49 pts. Their goals against/90 minutes is at 1.10 with 51 saves, and they have earned 7 shut outs. Barcelona has compiled 54 goals and this team's expected goals for the year sits at 43.3.
The man who will protect the net for Elche is Matias Dituro. Dituro has been on the field for a total of 4,050 minutes and has earned 109 stops in his career. Dituro (14-15-16 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 15 shutouts, which gives him a 33.3%% clean sheet percentage. The goalie hailing from Argentina has had 161 shots attempted against him in 45 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.11 (50 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 67.7%.
Joan Garcia will be residing in front of the net for Barcelona. During his pro soccer career, Garcia has conceded 68 goals while totaling 177 saves in 54 starts. He has earned a save percentage of 72.0% and his shutout rate is currently 27.7%%. He has allowed 1.25 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 23-11-20. Garcia has racked up 15 clean sheets while defending 246 shots tried against him in 4,878 career minutes.
Alvaro Rodriguez is a member of the squad who can be a force in the game for Elche. The forward from Uruguay has accumulated 11 goals in 9,551 mins. Rodriguez has started 105 contests in his career while scoring 0.10 goals per 90 minutes. He has 13 assists while earning 35 pts in his career.
Barcelona is being led by Ferran Torres, who pesters opposing defenses. He has totaled 196 pts thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times. The forward representing Spain has 16,880 professional minutes while scoring 80 goals. He sports an average of 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has started 183 outings so far in his career.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Barcelona (+132)
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