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Elche vs Barcelona Prediction: Flick's Side Target Strong Start Despite Key Absences
Elche host Barcelona on 23 August 2026 in what is, on paper, a fairly stark mismatch: a newly promoted side sitting ninth after one game against a team chasing a third straight La Liga title. Barcelona's opening fixture against Athletic…
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- Elche vs. Barcelona in week 2 of the 2026-2027 La Liga kicks off at 20:30 GMT on 2026-08-23.
- With the data available to us, Martin Anselmi and H. Flick have not met as managers before.
- A view of the standings shows Elche in 8th spot with 1 point and Barcelona in 13th on 0 points.
- Elche have 4 players sidelined: A. Boayar (Muscle Injury), A. Osorio (Muscle Injury), Y. Santiago (Knee Injury), G. Diangana (Knee Injury) whereas Barcelona face 2 absences: R. Bardghji (Knee Injury), F. de Jong (Knee Injury).
- We expect Elche to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-5-2, and Barcelona are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, Marc Aguado registered the best mark for Elche - 7.9 - and Rodri did likewise for Barcelona with an 8.3 score.
- Contrast in results: Elche had to share the points 1-1 with Deportivo La Coruña, whereas Barcelona claimed victory 2-1 vs. Al Ahly.
- Elche (1-4-0) and Barcelona (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Barcelona lead this rivalry - 13 wins from 14 matches versus Elche (who've won just 0 games), alongside 1 draw.
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| 33' | A. Houary | ||
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Elche is going head to head with Barcelona on 23/8/2026 19:30 GMT for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Elche v Barcelona H2H statistics!