Elche vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2026

Barcelona head over to the Estadio Martinez Valero this coming Sunday to face title favourites Elche in a round 2 match in the LaLiga.

Elche were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.

Elche failed to win their LaLiga opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Elche and Barcelona are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Estadio Martinez Valero as the teams look to get one over each other.

Elche are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Barcelona scored 18 goals, conceded eight and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Barcelona won 3-1 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Elche, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Elche vs Barcelona Prediction

Elche Form

Elche look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Getafe in a 1-0 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Girona. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Deportivo de A Coruna. Elche won four of their past six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored ten goals and conceded six times.

Barcelona Form

In their previous three outings, Barcelona lost 1-0 against Deportivo Alaves, beat Real Betis 3-1 and lost 3-1 against Valencia. Barcelona recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, in which they banged in eight goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Elche and Barcelona.

Elche vs Barcelona Squads

Elche Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Martin Anselmi, will select the lineup against Barcelona from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Matias Dituro (0/1), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Bambo Diaby (0/0), Buba Sangare (0/1), David Affengruber (0/1), Matia Barzic (0/0), Nico Salvador (0/0), Pedro Bigas (0/0), Victor Chust (0/1), Alex Herraiz (0/0), Alex Sanchez (0/0), Facundo Buonanotte (0/0), Federico Redondo (0/1), Gonzalo Villar (0/1), Grady Diangana (0/0), Javi Morcillo (0/1), John Donald (0/0), Josan (0/0), Marc Aguado (1/1), Martim Neto (0/1), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/0), Abiel Osorio (0/0), Adam Boayar (0/0), Ali Houary (0/1), Ezequiel Ponce (0/0), Fer Nino (0/1), German Valera (0/1), Lucas Cepeda (0/1), Rafa Nunez (0/0), Tete Morente (0/1).

Barcelona Squad

Here is the full team squad of Barcelona. The 61 year-old Hans-Dieter Flick will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Eder Aller (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/0), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/0), Alvaro Cortes (0/0), Andreas Christensen (0/0), Eric Garcia (0/0), Gerard Martin (0/0), Hector Fort (0/0), Jules Kounde (0/0), Pau Cubarsi (0/0), Brian Farinas (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/0), Frenkie de Jong (0/0), Gavi (0/0), Marc Bernal (0/0), Marc Casado (0/0), Pedri (0/0), Rodri (0/0), Roony Bardghji (0/0), Tommy Marques (0/0), Xavi Espart (0/0), Anthony Gordon (0/0), Dani Olmo (0/0), Jesse Bisiwu (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/0), Lamine Yamal (0/0), Raphinha (0/0), Toni Fernandez (0/0).

Elche vs Barcelona Team News

Barcelona are juggling with three absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Elche. Anthony Gordon and Raphinha racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Barcelona travelling party for their next match.

Rodri won't be travelling with Barcelona this time, as he nurses an injury.

Elche vs Barcelona Lineups

Elche vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona won 3-1 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Elche, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Barcelona beat Elche ten times in last ten encounters, and the bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 1/3.

Elche vs Barcelona Results

Goals should be expected when Elche welcome Barcelona as their previous ten matches have been very entertaining. Over 2.5 goals happened nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 1/2 at the bookmakers.

Elche vs Barcelona Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new LaLiga campaign, and both Elche and Barcelona will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Elche won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Barcelona won six of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio Martinez Valero since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Elche. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Barcelona.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Elche and Barcelona, with the former on an average of 0.5 goals a game. Barcelona scored 3.2 goals per game and both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Elche’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Barcelona, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.