Barcelona – Real Madrid Betting Tips
El Clasico Barcelona – Real Madrid will consume a new episode in the Spanish Super Cup in mid-January. The first duel this year between the two major forces in Spain will be played on neutral ground in Saudi Arabia. The final four of the Spanish Super Cup will be played in the Middle Eastern country.
Barcelona seems to be on the right track with Xavi on the technical bench. The Catalans have not lost a match in the Spanish championship since the beginning of December, 0-1 with Betis. Since then, Barcelona has tied only victories and draws and re-entered the fight for the top four.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, comes to the Spanish Super Cup in the position of authoritarian leader in La Liga. “Los blancos” authoritatively won the derby with Valencia this weekend.
Four teams qualified for the 2022 edition of the Spanish Super Cup: Atletico Madrid (Spanish Champion), Real Madrid (Spanish Vice-Champion), Barcelona (Spanish Cup Winner) and Athletic Bilbao (Spanish Cup Finalist and 2021 Super Cup Winner). The tournament is played in the Final Four system, with two semifinals and the final.
The last Barcelona-Real Madrid match in the Spanish Super Cup took place in 2017. At that time, the Super Cup was played in a double round, in Spain. Real Madrid won 3-1 at home and 2-0 at the Camp Nou, being 5-1 overall the result of the double round.
Previously, the two teams also played for the Spanish Super Cup in 2012, when after the two matches the score was 4-4, but Real Madrid won due to the fact that they scored more goals away.
The most recent El Clasico was in October at the Camp Nou. Then, Real Madrid won 2-1 due to goals scored by David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez, while for Barcelona Sergio Aguero scored.
OVER 9.5 CORNERS – Odds: 1.80
