Barcelona vs Real Madrid Prediction & Preview - LaLiga
Twenty-six goals in six matches, won the lot. That is the run FC Barcelona carry into Sunday's LaLiga meeting with Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou, where Real Madrid turn up with five wins and one defeat from their own last six. Kick-off is 20:00 GMT on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and you can make your call on the game on the FC Barcelona v Real Madrid match page.
- Fixture: FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
- Competition: LaLiga
- Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
- Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona
What time is kick-off for Barcelona vs Real Madrid?
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid kicks off at 20:00 GMT on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona, in LaLiga. Premier Sports holds the LaLiga rights in the UK and Republic of Ireland through to the end of 2027-28, El Clásico included (Sport for Business).
Barcelona have scored 26 in six, and conceded eight
Six wins, 18 points, nothing dropped. Hansi Flick's side have scored two or more in all six of those matches and there have been three goals or more in every one of them, which is a run with no soft edges anywhere in it. They won 5-2 away at Real Betis 8 days before this fixture, 4-1 away at Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League, 3-0 at home to Getafe and 7-2 at home to Real Racing Club. Home and away makes no difference to them: 2 of 2 won at Camp Nou, 4 of 4 won on the road. Lamine Yamal has nine goals and nine assists in eleven appearances, and Barcelona have now won all nine of their LaLiga matches this season, equalling a club record (The National).
The other half of the ledger is where this gets interesting. Eight conceded in six, two or more let in on three of those occasions, and one clean sheet. Both sides have scored in five of the six. Barcelona are not stopping anyone from playing, they are simply outscoring them, and that is a different proposition against Real Madrid than against Levante UD.
Real Madrid's six: five wins, one defeat
Álvaro Arbeloa's side have 15 points from their last six against Barcelona's 18, and 17 goals against Barcelona's 26. The shape of it is also less emphatic: Real Madrid have scored two or more in four of the six, not all six, and one of their wins was a 1-0 at home to Villarreal that looks nothing like the rest of the sample.
They can trade punches when the game demands it, as the 4-3 away at AS Roma in the UEFA Champions League showed. They beat Sevilla 4-1 at home 7 days before this match. The caveat is the away record: 2 of 3 won, with the defeat a 1-2 at Atlético Madrid 35 days before this fixture. Real Madrid have won 3 of 3 at home and have been beaten the only time a strong side met them away from the Santiago Bernabéu.
The last Clásico at Camp Nou: Barcelona 2-0
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-0 at home in LaLiga on 10 May 2026, 168 days before Sunday. It stands out because it is the one recent Barcelona game that was settled by defending rather than by scoring, and the only one of these two sides' recent LaLiga Clásicos in our records.
Team news
FC Barcelona confirmed after the Betis win that Eric García has a muscle injury in his right thigh and is out for three to four weeks, while Jules Koundé's sprained left ankle makes him a doubt here, the club saying his involvement rests on how the week's recovery goes; Frenkie de Jong is back after the ligament tear he suffered at the World Cup (Yahoo Sports). Álvaro Arbeloa, appointed Real Madrid head coach in January 2026, is without Vinícius Júnior, handed a four-match LaLiga ban after his red card against Villarreal, with Real Madrid's appeal rejected (Türkiye Today). Rodrygo is working towards a return at the start of 2027 with a knee injury, Raúl Asencio faces around three months out after an operation on a stress fracture in his leg, Ferland Mendy's thigh problem may keep him out until the final stages of 2026, and Éder Militão was expected back from his hamstring injury before the end of October (Sports Mole).
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid prediction
FC Barcelona to beat Real Madrid in LaLiga at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday, 25 October 2026 is the call here, in a game with goals in it. Barcelona have scored two or more in all six of their last six and have won both of their recent home matches, and they already have a 2-0 win over Real Madrid in this fixture from May. Real Madrid's only defeat in their last six came away from home, and scoring two or more in four of six is a thinner return than Barcelona's. Both sides have scored in five of their last six apiece, so a Barcelona clean sheet is not the way to read this one.
Our prediction: FC Barcelona 3-1 Real Madrid
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