ELC vs BAR Dream11 Match Prediction Elche vs Barcelona La Liga Santander 24 January

ELC vs BAR Dream11 Prediction

FC Barcelona will be back in action later tonight as they take on Elche at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero. In terms of the standings, Barcelona are currently in at the 3^rd spot with 34 points on board. The Catalans did face quite a few hiccups not so long ago, but are now steadily getting back into the groove with four wins and a draw from the last five league games. Barcelona, are on the back of three consecutive wins over Athletic Club, Huesca and Granada in La Liga and will be keen on building further momentum. Elche, on the contrary, are in at 18^th with 17 points to their names, and are at the drop zone for now. A point or more should momentarily push them into the safe zone, but they will have to be at their absolute best in order to prevent defeat from an in form Barcelona unit. With that being said, here is the ELC vs BAR Dream 11 Prediction for the fixture ahead.

Date: January 24, Sunday
Kick-Off: 8:45 PM (IST)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero

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Elche: DDLLD

Barcelona: WDWWW

Head to Head
From the last six meetings between the two sides, FC Barcelona have had the upper hand with five wins, while, one game has ended on level terms.

ELC vs BAR Prediction | ELC vs BAR Starting XI

Elche Team News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Fidel is on the sidelines due to injury, while, Tete Morente, Guido Carrillo, Dani Calvo and Luismi will be assessed prior to kick off.

Expected Changes: Edgar Badia should be starting in at goal, while, Gonzalez, Verdu and Josema could line up in defence. Mojica and Barragan are expected to be the wing backs. Guti and Marcone are expected to partner along in central midfield. Milla, Lucas Boye and Josan are in contention to lead the attack up front.

ELC Starting XI (likely)
Badia
Gonzalez
Verdu
Josema
Mojica
Guti
Marcone
Barragan
Milla
Boye
Josan

Barcelona Team News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique and Phil Coutinho are ruled out due to injury. Lionel Messi misses out as a result of suspension.

Expected Changes: Ter Stegen should be starting in at goal, while, Dest, Araujo, Lenglet and Jordi Alba are expected to feature in defence. Pedri, Sergio Busquets and Frankie de Jong should accommodate the midfield region. Grizemann, Brathwaite and Dembele are likely to lead the attack for the visitors. They could be included to the ELC vs BAR Dream 11 Prediction side.

BAR Starting XI (likely)
T Stegen
Dest
Araujo
Lenglet
Alba
Pedri
Busquets
F D Jong
Griezmann
Braithwaite
Dembele

ELC vs BAR Today Match Prediction: Who will win ELC vs BAR Dream11 Match today
Though Barcelona will be without their talisman Lionel Messi, they do seem to have the momentum and the firepower in their respective locker to get the win here over Elche as per the ELC vs BAR Today Match Prediction odds.

Captain Options
Josan has impressed in the midfield region for Elche. Josan has four goals, an assist and also has a pass accuracy of 82.4% from 16 appearances in the league this season.

Antoine Greizmann can be the danger man from Barcelona’s camp. The French forward has five goals, four assists and also has a pass accuracy of 86.5% from 17 appearances in the league this season.

Differential Picks
Lucas Boye is expected to start for Elche. Boye has netted three goals, and also has an assist from 14 appearances in the league this season.

Frankie de Jong has played the anchor role in midfield for Barcelona. The 23-year-old has two goals, two assists and also has a pass accuracy of 90.5% from 18 appearances in the league this season.

ELC vs BAR Dream11 Teams
Goalkeeper- M ter Stegan
Defenders- G Verdu, A Barragan, C Lenglet, J Alba
Midfielders- F Torre, F De Jong (vc), P Gonzalez, O Dembele,
Forwards- E Rigoni, A Greizmann (c)