Real Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction, 3/20/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/16/2022

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Game: Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (+112) Barcelona (+217)

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is the site where Karim Benzema and Real Madrid (20-6-2, 1st in La Liga) will take on Barcelona (14-9-4, 3rd in La Liga) on Sunday. The starting goaltenders will be Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona. The moneyline on this matchup has Real Madrid priced at +112 and the Blaugrana are at +217. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Real Madrid stepped onto the pitch against Mallorca in their last matchup and walked away with a win by a score of 3-0. Real Madrid attempted 23 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 8 of those tries for a rate of 34.8%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 90.4% passes received percentage by converting 538 of the 595 targeted passes last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Real Madrid walked away from the pitch at a 40.0% rate by putting 4 shots on target out of 10 total shots. Real Madrid has an average of 2.11 goals per 90 min (59 goals in total) and have tallied 43 assists in all contests for the season.

Karim Benzema is a player who can be a difference maker for Real Madrid. Benzema has been given a starting assignment in 426 outings thus far in his career and he scores 0.64 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has totaled 257 goals scored in 36,411 minutes played. He has accounted for 115 assists while tallying 11 yellow cards so far in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Toni Kroos, the midfielder representing Germany. He has assisted on a goal 91 times during his soccer career while he has scored 42 goals. Kroos has been on the pitch for 30,786 mins in 352 starts and has been given a total of 54 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.12 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Real Madrid will be Thibaut Courtois. Courtois (247-86-69 mark in his career) has earned 177 shutouts, which leaves him with a 43.7% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Belgium has faced 1,282 shots tried at him in 405 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.9 (361 goals allowed) and his save % is 73.3%. Courtois has been on the field for 36,264 minutes and has 938 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

In their last outing, Barcelona took home the win by a final score of 4-0 against Osasuna. Barcelona ended the game with a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 12 out of the 20 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by connecting on 842 out of their 917 passing tries for a rate of 91.8%. Barcelona had 8 shots attempted out of 23 shots attempted which had them at a 34.8% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having tallied 52 goals and 38 assists for all their games, Barcelona is averaging 1.93 goals and 1.41 assists per 90.

Frenkie De Jong should provide solid play for Barcelona. He averages 0.12 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 171 outings during his pro soccer career. The midfielder representing the Netherlands has been on the pitch for 15,118 mins while scoring 20 goals. He has accounted for 17 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 28 times. Make sure to watch out for Memphis Depay, the forward who is from Netherlands. He has scored 114 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 61 times. Depay has earned himself 22 yellow cards in 19,243 minutes played (210 career starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.53.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is expected to look after the goal for Barcelona. During his pro soccer career, Stegen has given up 311 goals while tallying 911 stops in 314 starting assignments. He has given up 0.99 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 191-70-53. He has earned a save % of 75.3 and his shutout rate is currently 37.6%. Stegen has totaled 118 clean sheets and has defended 1,209 shots attempted against him in 28,249 career mins.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Barcelona (+217)

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