Barcelona – Murcia Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (29.11.2017)

Barcelona and Real Murcia meet at Camp Nou, in a return match for this phase of the Copa del Rey (16th Finals), after the victory outside Barcelona by (0-3) in the first leg.

Barcelona:

The home team comes to this second leg with a 3-goal advantage, after the away win by (0-3) in the first leg. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Valencia by (1-1). In the last 10 home matches Barcelona has won 9 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 57 of the last 62 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 52 out of 62 have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

The Barcelona comes to this game with an equality to a ball against Valencia, adding the following game without tasting the taste of victory: the goal of the team was marked by Jordi Alba. In the first leg, the Catalan team beat Murcia, 3-0. In this home game, coach Ernesto Valverde will have to act in the usual tactical system, that is, 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks. To point out that the premises must align with some less used players. For this game the coach can not count on the injured Sergi Roberto, Dembélé, Mascherano, André Gomes and Rafinha.

Real Murcia:

After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a dismay of 3 goals and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. In the last match they played, for Segunda B, they beat CD Badajoz at home by (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Real Murcia has 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in their last 4 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they only got 1 comeback in the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Murcia comes to this game with a win at home against Badajoz, 1-0, in a game for the Spanish third division. In this game against mighty Barcelona coach José María Salmerón must act with a completely defensive strategy, looking only for the counter-attack to exploit the enemy’s back. It is important to note that visitors present several flaws, both in the attack and in the defensive line. However, we emphasize that Zorrilla is the best score of Murcia, with 6 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can count on all the players at his disposal.