PREVIEW | Elche CF vs Barcelona: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 23/08)

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·21 August 2026

PREVIEW | Elche CF vs Barcelona: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 23/08)

Elche CF and Barcelona clash this Sunday at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero for matchweek two of the La Liga. Elche CF mark their 26th participation in the competition, whilst Barcelona go into their 96th.

Elche CF currently have 1 point and lie in 7th position. In their last fixture, Martín Anselmi's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Deportivo (La Liga 2026/27).

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Barcelona have picked up 0 points and currently lie in 9th position. Last time out, Hans-Dieter Flick's team triumphed 2-1 against Al-Ahly (Trofeo Joan Gamper 2026).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Barcelona winning 3-1.

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Last starting XIs

Elche CF ( vs Deportivo 2026-08-17): Matías Dituro, Buba Sangaré, Germán Valera, David Affengruber, Víctor Chust, Federico Redondo, Gonzalo Villar, Martim Neto, Marc Aguado, Ali Houary, Fer Niño

Barcelona ( vs Valencia CF 2026-05-23): Wojciech Szczesny, Eric García, Gerard Martín, Ronald Araújo, Álex Baldé, Marc Bernal, Pablo Gavi, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski

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MANAGERS

Hans-Dieter Flick has faced Elche CF on two occasions, recording only wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Elche CF and Barcelona have already met 57 times, with Barcelona holding the advantage: 36 wins, compared with nine wins for Elche CF.
At the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Barcelona have the advantage in their head-to-heads against Elche CF: 15 wins in 29 matches. Elche CF have nine wins.
In La Liga, the two teams have played 50 matches, with eight wins for Elche CF, 12 draws and 30 wins for Barcelona.