La Liga Betting

Real Madrid/ Barcelona

At the start of the season everyone was trumpeting about Barcelona's new look dream team, starring Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Henry and Messi. Of the four Messi looked the most likely to give way from time to time. How wrong. While the Argentinean has shone in the spotlight, Henry and Ronaldinho have seemingly turned their backs on football completely, while Eto'o looks an old man at just 27.

People of Barcelona, if this is your team of dreams, we would hate to see your nightmares. Talking of which, Real Madrid beckons.

Real Madrid
Last six: WWWWDW
Last six league games: WWWWDW
Last six league home games: WWWLWL
Injuries: Metzelder
Suspensions: Cannavaro

Barcelona
Last six: WLLDDD
Last six league games: WLDDDL
Last six league away games: LDLDLW
Injuries: Ronaldinho, Milito, Iniesta, Presas
Suspensions: Eto'o, Deco

Why Real Madrid will win...

» They are unbeaten in four games with Barcelona.

» chickendinner superfact: They have faced their fellow top-half teams eight times this season at home and have won on every occasion.

» Barcelona on the other hand have faced top-half teams away eight times this season and have won just once.

» Real Madrid have the best home record in the league, having won fifteen of their seventeen home games.

» Barcelona have been pathetic on the road, winning just four of their seventeen away games.

» They also haven't won any of their last five league away games - only three teams in the whole division boast runs worse than that.

» Real Madrid have only lost two of their last ten home games to Barca.

» Barcelona have won just one of their five games against their top-four rivals this season, Real Madrid have won all five.

» Don't take too much notice of Barca's 6-0 destruction of Valencia, their last two home wins - 5-1 v Levante and 4-1 v Valladolid - were followed by 4-2 and 3-2 away losses respectively.

» Barcelona have only kept back-to-back clean sheets once in the league all season.

07/05/08

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