Real Madrid vs Barcelona Predictions and Betting Analysis, 02 Mar 2019

The Match Is Over. Score: 0-1

Real Madrid vs Barcelona Predictions for Saturday's league fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. These sides go again after the Catalan club won out a place in this term's Copa del Rey final with a Suarez double to put Real in a dreadful situation ahead of another El Clasico this Saturday. Read on for our betting analysis and tips.

Match status: 2018-19 La Liga - Matchweek 26
Kick-off: Saturday 02 Mar 2019, 07:45pm GMT
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid)

Real Madrid vs Barcelona Team News

Real Madrid fans couldn't complain more after seeing their team get humiliated in another rout by the fiercest rivals Barcelona which in what was a third defeat from their last five games between each other, with the Catalans yet to be beaten during that time.

Wednesday's glorious 3-0 victory at the Bernabeu not only put the Blaugrana through for their sixth successive Copa del Rey final but also saw a Real side suffer heavily with Barcelona winning by the exact same scoreline last time out in Madrid prior to the cup encounter.

Things even get from bad to worse for the Madrid-based club if we remember how their reverse league fixture went back in October. Despite playing at home, Ernesto Valverde's men didn't hesitate to bring three-time Champions League winners down to their knees by scoring five goals to just one from Marcelo, with striker Suarez again sparkling as he did on Wednesday.

Overall, if take the previous El Clasicos held in Madrid, Barcelona have scored 3 or more goals in each of their last six trips to arch-rivals apart from the 2017 Super Cup, where Los Blancos won 2-0 just after clinching their then consecutive 2nd CL title.

Santiago Solari's team have lost their last two home games - to Barca followed by a 2-1 defeat by Girona - and, fairly speaking, look slightly shaky as they may fall out of the title race prematurely should they not get any points here.

Teams' Potential Starting Line-ups:

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Reguilon, Ramos, Varane, Carvajal; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Junior; Benzema, Vazquez.

Barcelona (4-3-3): Stegen; Alba, Umtiti, Pique, Semedo; Rakitic, Busquets, Roberto; Dembele, Suarez, Messi.

Injured or Suspended Players:

Real Madrid: Nacho, Marcos Llorente.

Barcelona: Rafinha, Thomas Vermaelen.

Head-to-Head Record: Real Madrid vs Barcelona

2018-19 Copa del Rey Semi-finals
Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona

2018-19 Copa del Rey Semi-finals
Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid

2018-19 Spanish La Liga
Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid

2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid