Barcelona vs Real Madrid Predictions

This is going to be an intense El Clásico, where the winner will secure a trophy. This clash is always hard to call as form doesn’t even matter, but the best bet is for both teams to score

Match info: Spanish Super Cup Final

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Time: 8 pm Nigerian time

Barcelona and Real Madrid will lock horns in the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday evening, with both sides navigating their way through their respective semi-final ties.

Los Blancos edged past capital rivals Atletico Madrid courtesy of a 2-1 success, with that match coming 24 hours after the Blaugrana's 5-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.

Head-to-head:

• Barcelona have won 104 of the 262 meetings between the two teams.
• Real Madrid recorded 107 victories.
• The remaining 51 clashes ended in draws.
• Barcelona are on a nine-match unbeaten run.
• Real Madrid are on a five-match winning streak.
• The Blaugrana have won four of the last five El Clásicos.
• Their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Barcelona in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W
• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W

Team News:

• Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Andreas Christensen are not going to be in action for Barcelona. They are injured. Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araujo are not yet confirmed to be a part of the squad.
• Real Madrid will be without the services of Eder Militao as he is injured, and Brahim Diaz due to his national team duty for the AFCON 2025 games. Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger are not yet confirmed to be part of the playing XI.

Player(s) to watch:

• Raphinha is going to be a menace to the opponent’s defence. He looks in good touch and is coming in after scoring an important brace in the previous game. The 29-year-old will be looking to put up another top show and lead Barcelona to their first trophy of the year. He is going to create some major issues for Los Blancos.
• Federico Valverde came up with an all-around performance for Real Madrid in the previous fixture. He netted from a free-kick and also provided an assist. Valverde will be looking to step up his game so that he can help control the game. A top performance from him can once again prove to be an important one.