Comments Elche vs Barcelona: Class difference
Looking at the order of the Spanish league 2022/23, Elche and Barcelona are a match with a big difference in class and ranking. Accordingly, Barcelona is monopolizing the top of the table with 68 points and 12 points away from the second ranked team Real Madrid.
For his part, Elche sank in last place in La Liga with only 13 points after 26 matches. With such a big difference above, NHM is not surprised if Elche will have another loss and get close to the ticket to play in the Spanish second division next season.
Without stopping, Elche will still taste defeat with a big difference despite playing at home. Notably, the home team Manuel Martínez Valero is completely inferior to Barca in terms of head-to-head record.
Back to the last 12 confrontations, Elche lost 11 matches and only got 1 draw. Worth mentioning, they have 8 defeats with a difference of at least 2 goals against Barcelona.
As for the away team, Barcelona entered this match with an emotional momentum after having just won an impressive 2-1 victory over their great rival Real Madrid in the recent round. More broadly, they won all of the last 4 matches in all competitions.