Barcelona vs. Elche CF 12/18/21 LaLiga Soccer Pick, Predictions, and Odds

Barcelona is hosting Elche CF at Camp Nou in round 18 of the Spanish LaLiga. Barcelona is still finding itself, but there has been some improvement since Xavi took over. Elche is struggling, and they will continue to struggle throughout the season, but they are outside the relegation zone right now.

Barcelona hasn’t won any of their last 4 games, and I know that seems like a bad streak, but they have been playing well in most of those games, they just can’t score goals right now, which is bad. With 24 points, Barcelona is now in 8^th place in the standings, and they got knocked out of the Champions League recently and they will be playing in the Europa League instead. In their last 4 games, Barcelona has 3 losses and a draw, and that draw was against Osasuna in LaLiga. Barcelona was better in that game, they were dominant, but they conceded a goal in the 86^th minute, and the final score was 1-1. Depay now has 8 goals to his name, and he is the leading goalscorer for Barcelona. There are a ton of injuries for Barcelona at the moment, but the good news is they have a lot of talented players who are playing really well right now, and I think they have a bright future.

Elche has lost only 1 of their last 5 games, and thanks to that, they escaped the relegation zone, at least for now. Elche is in 16^th place with 15 points. Boye is the leading goalscorer for Elche with 5 goals, while Fidel and Mojica added 2 assists each. This Elche team is a bellow average team in LaLiga, they will have a tough season where they will be fighting for survival in LaLiga, but as of right now, they are playing well, and they are certainly enjoying it. There is only 1 injured player in Elche, and that is Casilla. After this game, Elche is playing against Granada at home, and even that game will be really hard for them. There isn’t much we can expect from Elche this season or any other season for that matter, but their only goal is to secure the spot in LaLiga for next season, and they just might do it.

Elche has never beaten Barcelona in the past, and I don’t think they will start now. I know Barcelona isn’t playing great, but even with all the injuries, Barcelona is the better team here, and they are playing at home. I’m siding with Barcelona.