Vinicius has scored 15 goals from his 33 league appearances this season, but in addition to his attacking threat, he has also picked up eight yellow cards. He often looks to press from the front, and the Brazilian is also sometimes guilty of talking himself into the referee’s notebook. Vinicius has plenty of experience in this matchup against Barcelona, and he is averaging 1.44 fouls per 90 against them since the 18/19 season. In recent years, he has accrued 10 fouls in his last six starts, with four bookings in that period. 

Barcelona have never won the La Liga title by beating Real Madrid, so this is quite a significant fixture at Camp Nou. Tensions will be high, and in an emotionally-charged atmosphere, Vinicius is one to target to pick up a booking.

Fermin Lopez is another player who takes this rivalry incredibly seriously and he is averaging 3.47 fouls per 90 against Real Madrid from his eight appearances in El Clasico. The La Masia graduate has been carded in four of those matches, despite only making four starts, which shows how Real Madrid aren’t his favourite opponent. 

Fermin Lopez scored in the October fixture at the Bernabeu, and the 22-year-old left it late before eventually picking up a booking in the 99th minute. He is averaging 1.91 fouls per 90 across all competitions this season, highlighting how he is one of the most combative players in this Barcelona squad, and he has racked up seven infringements in his last two starts alone. 

His most recent booking came against Atletico Madrid, which shows how Fermin Lopez takes things up a gear in the more competitive matchups.

Lewandowski has netted 13 goals across his 14 starts in LaLiga this term, and may have to step up for Barcelona here with the likes of Lamine Yamal and Raphinha set to be unavailable.

Lewandowski had four shots when the sides last met, seeing one of those efforts find the target as Barcelona came away 3-2 winners over Real in the Super Cup. He also scored against Osasuna in Barcelona’s most recent league assignment, so he comes into this game with some solid form.

He’s had 59 shots in LaLiga this season (3.85 per 90), seeing an impressive 27 of those efforts find the target (1.76 per 90). I still think Barcelona will play in the same way they have been all season, even while missing some of their star players, though Lewandowski should find a few more chances fall his way as the main attacking threat for Barcelona here. 

Vinicius Junior has a solid record against Barcelona, and he was heavily involved when the sides last met in the Super Cup. The Brazil international scored the first goal of the game for his side, and he was unfortunate not to add more to his tally on the night. Vinicius finished the game with five shots, and four hit the target. He saw a much greater responsibility in that game with Kylian Mbappe only fit enough to feature from the bench, and that could be the case again this weekend as the Frenchman has been struggling with an injury. 

Even with Mbappe in the starting XI, Vinicius has landed this selection in each of his last three games against the Catalans, which shows how he tends to take things up a gear when playing in El Clasico. Vinicius is averaging 3.36 shots per 90 in the league this season, and 46% of those efforts have hit the target.

Pedri has committed just eight fouls in his 26 La Liga appearances this season, which works out to just 0.38 fouls per 90, but exactly half of those infringements came against Real Madrid in the reverse fixture. In fact, Pedri was booked after just 42 minutes in that match, and he was sent off in stoppage time for a cynical foul - those are the only two cards he has picked up in the league all season. 

His foul numbers rise significantly when playing against Real Madrid, and Pedri committed two fouls when the sides met in January - once again, he was carded. Pedri has booked in each of his last three matches against Los Blancos.

The head-to-heads have been incredibly entertaining in recent seasons, and Barcelona won the last El Clasico 3-2. That was the Spanish Super Cup final, which took place in January, and it was one of the games of the season. After a relatively cagey start, Raphinha opened the scoring in the 36th minute, and then there were three goals in the space of four minutes during first half stoppage time. It was level going into the break, before Raphinha scored the decisive goal in the 73rd minute.

Despite there being five goals, both goalkeepers were exceptional - Joan Garcia racked up seven saves, while Thibaut Courtois finished the game with four to his name. Chances were freely available at both ends of the field. This selection has landed in eight of the last 10 El Clasicos, with exactly three goals in the two that didn't land this bet.

There are two games of the Eredivisie season remaining, and Feyenoord are looking to cling onto their Champions League qualifying spot, with both Ajax and Nijmegen in close pursuit of Robin van Persie’s side.

Feyenoord have seen 3+ goals in each of their last two games, winning both of these matches, and have seen 60 goals across their 16 home games this season (3.75 per game). The initial league meeting between the sides produced six goals as the sides played out a 3-3 draw, and Alkmaar have something to fight for here too with a potential Champions League spot available.

Alkmaar have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches across all competitions. Their 16 away games in the Eredivisie have produced 42 goals (2.62 per game), and their most recent away trip to Feyenoord produced five goals as the home side came away 3-2 winners in that clash

The last nine head to head meetings between these sides in a competitive setting have produced 44 goals, just shy of five goals per game. The most recent meeting between the sides produced five goals as Barcelona came away 3-2 winners over Real Madrid in the Super Cup, marking the 13th consecutive meeting between the sides that has seen at least three goals. 

Barcelona have won each of their last five matches in LaLiga as they march towards the title, seeing 3+ goals in three of these games. They most recently came away 2-1 winners over Osasuna on the road to set up this clash as one where they can win the title with three games of the season still remaining.

Real Madrid are a bit of a mess at the moment if recent reports of training ground scuffles are to be believed, it’s not totally surprising that the club has fallen apart this season given the changes in the dugout and repeated claims of player power poisoning the squad. They do however, have the firepower to hurt Barcelona having netted 31 goals across their 17 away matches this season (1.82 per game).

Como ran out 3-1 winners over Hellas Verona when these sides met earlier in the season, and Cesc Fabregas’ side now make the trip to face the side with the worst home record in Serie A this season.

Hellas Verona have only managed to win one of their 17 home matches in Serie A this season, losing 11 of these games and conceding 25 goals in the process. What stands out the most to me is the fact that they’ve only scored 12 goals across these matches, which is a record that is unlikely to trouble a Como side who have kept 17 clean sheets in Serie A this term - the joint best record of any side in the division.

Only Napoli and the two Milan sides have picked up more points on the road than Como in Serie A this season (29). They’ve avoided defeat in 13 of their 17 away matches this term, and should have enough to get past a Hellas Verona side who have already been relegated from the Italian top flight.

There are only two games remaining of the Ligue 1 season, and both of these sides are locked in a battle for a spot in Europe next season. Lille have the slight advantage at the moment, sitting four points clear of Monaco, but the home side could close that gap to just one with three points here - and have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches in Ligue 1.

It’s actually quite impressive that Monaco find themselves in contention for a European spot in Ligue 1 as they’ve only managed to keep seven clean sheets all season. Only three sides have kept fewer shutouts than Monaco this term, and all three of those sides are battling towards the bottom of the table. Monaco have seen 49 goals across their 16 home matches this term (3.06 per game), promising another end to end affair here.

Lille boast the second strongest away record in Ligue 1 this season, only PSG (32) have picked up more points on the road than Lille (29) in the French top flight. They saw BTTS last time out as they were held by Le Havre, which could prove to be two crucial dropped points in the battle for a spot in the Champions League, or the Europa League, next season.