On the 18th of December, in this week 18 match, Barcelona will host Elche at Camp Nou in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Barcelona, recorded a 2-2 draw against Osasuna. Gonzalez Iglesias struck first for Barcelona in the 12th minute, then David García got the equalizer for Osasuna in the 14th minute on a feed from Moncayola . Barcelona is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Elche recorded a 1-2 loss against Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes scored the first goal for Valencia in the 23rd minute, but Lucas Boyé got the equalizer for Elche in the 75th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Barcelona won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Elche is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Guido Carrillo and Fidel each having 2 goals in their last five. Philippe Coutinho and Memphis Depay are the top scorers for Barcelona in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Xavier Hernández Creus’s Barcelona squad will be without Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba, Ansu Fati and Lopez, while Jose Manuel Sanchez Guillen is unavailable to play for Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s team.