Real Madrid prepare for this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Champions League drawn game against Shakhtar Donetsk.

In that match, Real Madrid managed 58% possession and 17 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Real Madrid was Antonio Rüdiger (95'). On the other side, Shakhtar Donetsk had 11 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Oleksandr Zubkov (46') scored for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Real Madrid haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.

They’ve hit an aggregate of 9 during that time while also conceding a total of 4.

Ahead of this clash, Real Madrid are unbeaten in their previous 7 league matches at home.

In the game prior to this, Barcelona drew 3-3 in the Champions League tie with Inter Milan.

In that game, Barcelona had 62% possession and 25 shots at goal with 11 on target. For Barcelona, the goals were scored by Ousmane Dembélé (40') and Robert Lewandowski (82', 92'). Inter Milan got 11 shots on goal with 8 on target. Nicolò Barella (50'), Lautaro Martínez (63') and Robin Gosens (89') scored for Inter Milan.

The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games involving Barcelona has become evident in recent matches. Looking at their last 6 meetings reveals that this has happened 5 times. In those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal aggregate of 6 while Barcelona have scored 8. Putting that to one side, we’ll just have to find out whether such a trend might be replicated in this upcoming match.

Coming into this meeting, Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 19 away league matches. Not many clubs can boast an away record as good as that.