Barcelona vs Real Madrid Prediction, 3/19/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/14/2023

Game: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (+117) Real Madrid (+230)

The Meringues (17-5-3) are hitting the road to Camp Nou on Sunday where they will take on the Blaugrana (21-2-2). Barcelona opens at +117 and Real Madrid are priced +230. The betting total is set at 2.75. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona and Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid.

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The Blaugrana sat at 2nd in relation to expected goals having 48.2, and the team's expected goals against sat at 19.6. Barcelona surrendered 8 goals while relinquishing 0.32 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs had a total of 57 SoT on them. The team's differential on goals was sitting at 39 with 47 goals tallied and also 8 goals allowed. They had 19 shut outs, giving them a rate of 76.0 during the previous year. Barcelona recorded 50 SVs and were the owners of a save% of 89.5 for the previous season. Barcelona amassed 58 yellow card warnings over the course of last year as well as 6 red cards. For the prior year, the squad averaged 2.60 points per fixture (65 pts) and they also sat at 1st in the league with 36 assists.

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The Meringues sat with an average of 2.2 pts per fixture while earning 36 assists and 1 red card. Real Madrid amassed a clean sheet percentage of 36.0 over the course of the prior season as well as 49 yellow card warnings. Real Madrid had a ranking of 2nd in goals allowed with 19, and the squad's goal differential was 31. Last year, the Meringues had a save % of 81.0 (79 SoT against), and sat at 2nd in La Liga with 56 points. Their goals against/90 min was sitting at 0.76 with 61 saves, and they finished with 9 clean sheets. Real Madrid had a total of 50 goals and the team's expected goals for the previous season was sitting at 49.8.

The man who will defend the goal for Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Stegen (199-64-51 record in his career) has 131 clean sheets, which gives him a 41.7% shutout rate. The goalkeeper born in Germany has had 1,191 shots sent his way in 314 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.93 (293 goals allowed) and his save % is .766. Stegen has been on the pitch for 28,248 minutes and has accumulated 912 saves so far in his career.

Thibaut Courtois will reside in front of the goal for Real Madrid. Courtois has recorded 171 clean sheets and has defended 1,260 shots tried against him in 35,454 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of .729 and his clean sheet rate is 43.2%. He has conceded 0.90 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 240-84-69. During his professional soccer career, Courtois has surrendered 356 goals and has racked up 919 stops in 396 starts.

Ferran Torres is a member of the squad who can be a difference maker for Barcelona. The forward representing Spain has accumulated 17 goals in 6,013 minutes played. Torres has been given a starting assignment in 65 outings in his pro soccer career and scores 0.25 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 10 assists while tallying 15 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Real Madrid features a game changer in Marco Asensio, who is known to give defenses fits. The forward representing Spain has been on the pitch for 14,532 professional minutes while he has scored 34 goals. He currently averages 0.21 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 158 games so far in his career. He has totaled 18 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped on a goal 35 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Real Madrid (+230)

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