Barcelona will be looking to make it five La Liga victories in a row when they play host to Elche at Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon, with kickoff at 5:15 pm.
Barcelona has been in fantastic form in La Liga since their goalless draw with Rayo Vallecano on the opening weekend of the new campaign. They have won four straight games, scoring 15 times and conceding once.
Their most recent league game was a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad, followed by a 4-0 victory over Real Valladolid, a 3-0 win over Sevilla and a 4-0 win over Cadiz away from home.
Barcelona has picked up 13 points from their opening five matches of the 2022-23 La Liga season, leaving them two points behind Real Madrid at the top of the table after five games.
Elche is in their third straight La Liga campaign, claiming 13th in the top flight last season after playing in the Segunda Division in 2012-13.
Los Franjiverdes were only four points outside the relegation zone last term, tough, and they have found it difficult in the early stages of this season, picking up just one point from five games to sit 19th.
Elche scored just twice and conceded 13, which are worrying statistics ahead of a trip to Camp Nou.
Barcelona vs Elche Head to Head
Both sides have ten games against each other, with the hosts taking nine wins while the visitors are still winless. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Bayern Munich 2-0 Barcelona
- Cadiz 0-4 Barcelona
- Barcelona 5-1 Viktoria Plzen
- Sevilla 0-3 Barcelona
Away
- Elche 1-4 Athletic Club
- Villarreal 4-0 Elche
- Elche 0-1 Real Sociedad
- Elche 1-1 UD Almeria
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona’s squad is healthy for this match, with the team having no injury concerns from the Champions League match with Bayern Munich. There are expected to be a few changes, though: Hector Bellerin, Alejandro Balde, Frenkie de Jong and Ferran Torres could all see action in the starting lineup.
Elche Team News
Elche’s Gonzalo Verdu is still out with a groin problem, while Gerard Gumbau will miss out on the chance to face his former club after picking up a hamstring injury against Athletic last time. Omar Mascarell is also a doubt, having been replaced in the first half of that match.
Prediction and Odds
Elche only narrowly lost to Barcelona at Camp Nou last season, but it is difficult to see them causing Barça too many problems this weekend.
- Home Win
- Goals Over 2.5
- Lewandowski to Score
