Real Madrid, the current Spanish Super Cup champions, will defend their title against their rivals, Barcelona. Real Madrid qualified with a 1-1 draw, then won on penalties against Valencia. Barcelona also drew their semi-final against Betis 2-2 and advanced by penalties, so it was challenging for both of them.
Barcelona has the most Spanish Super Cup titles (13), and right behind them is their opponent and rival, Real Madrid (12). The new format for the Spanish Super Cup is now two semi-final matches followed by a final match, with no third-place game after that.
Barcelona is doing great this season so far in La Liga; they are in the first place and 3 points ahead of Real Madrid after 16 matches played. Their European performance could be better. They finished in third place in their Champions League group, got relegated to the Europa League, and will face Manchester United the next month.
Real Madrid are having a good season so far. They are second in La Liga behind Barcelona and have qualified for their group in the Champions League to face Liverpool in the round of 16 next month. The Madrid side is one Super Cup behind Barcelona and will be motivated to catch up after that final match.
| Tournament: | Spanish Super Cup 2022/23, Final Match |
| Venue: | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Date: | 7 p.m. GMT on Sunday, 15 January 2023 |
According to the best football bookies, Barcelona is the favorite at 2.50 (3/2) to win this match in 90 minutes. A draw is pegged at 3.50 (5/2), while Real Madrid is a small underdog at 2.70 (17/10) to beat the Blaugrana in the final.
Many sportsIn-play modeLive streaming25+ sportsSuperb bonusesEasy to useVIP programLive gamesMany bonusesMany bonuses24/7 supportMobile appsLive bettingMany sportsFast payoutsReal Madrid are coming off a 1-1 draw with Valencia in the semi-finals before winning 4-3 on penalties. Karim Benzema continued his great form and scored for Madrid in this game. He now has six goals in the last six matches. Real Madrid has been up and down lately; they have won three matches in a row but lost to Villarreal in their last La Liga match. Real Madrid destroyed Barcelona in their last Supercopa encounter in 2017, winning 5-1 on aggregate.
The odds for Barcelona to win are usually low, but you always get decent odds when it comes to the Barcelona-Real match. Barcelona are coming off a win by penalties against Real Betis in the semi-finals. Lewandowski and Fati scored for Barcelona in this 2-2 match, and Barcelona then won the penalties 4-2 to secure a place in the finals. Barcelona is currently in great form; they have won nine of their last 11 matches and lost only once, against Bayern (0-3) in the Champions League.
In the last ten head-to-head matches between Madrid and Barcelona, Real Madrid has won six, Barcelona three, and one was a draw. The Whites have 16 goals in those matches compared to Barca’s 15 goals. Matches are averaging 3.1 goals.
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The odds for Benzema to score in El Classico are pretty good. Karim, with a goal, will be the second-highest scorer in the Spanish Super Cup all-time list behind Leo Messi. Benzema has scored six goals in the last six matches for Madrid in all competitions, failing to score only once in those matches. He is on penalties too, which gives him a huge advantage.
Real Madrid are one title behind Barcelona in this competition and will give their best effort not to increase the gap between them and Barcelona. Real Madrid odds on this one are great, especially since they are in good form, winning four of their last five matches. This is a safer bet than the Real Madrid victory because they can also win in extra time or penalties in this bet.
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona always has a lot of goals. The last three matches between them have 13 goals, so they are averaging 4.33 goals a match in this period, and those are nice odds for that to happen again.
Real Madrid has two critical injuries ahead of this game: David Alaba and Aurelien Tchouameni are both out with calf injuries for this game and for a while.
On the other hand, Barcelona are the healthiest they have been in a long time – they don’t have any players injured for this game.
This should be another great El Classico match between the two rivals now outside La Liga, and we are picking Benzema to score and Madrid to win the title. Make sure to use our Real vs. Barca 2023 predictions and betting expert picks and bet on them on the Spanish bookmakers to have more fun watching the game.
