Real Murcia take on the visitors Malaga at “Estadio Nueva Condomina” in the first-leg match of the 1/16 final stage of the Copa del Rey. The game will be played in Murcia on Tuesday, October 24th.
Real Murcia perform in the Segunda Division B which is Spain’s third football tier. Even in that division the team is far from the leading positions as after nine rounds played the side is sitting only the 14th place in the table with 10 points earned and 16-14 goal difference. Real Murcia succeeded in their recent fight against Marbella with 3:0 scoreline which means the club occupied even a lower place in the standings before that. In the Copa del Rey the side has passed through three opponents already: Cacereno 3:1, Racing Ferrol 4:1 and Olot 3:1. In eight matches played at their own turf in this season, Real Murcia got five victories, single draw and two defeats.
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Barcelona haven’t tasted defeats across 12 games in a row in all the competitions, having gained 11 triumphs and single draw in them. The Catalans are confidently leading both in the UEFA Champions League Group D and the LaLiga standings with 25 points taken and 26-3 goal difference after nine encounters played. Lionel Messi and his teammates will enter the Copa del Rey in the forthcoming clash, starting to defend their champion’s title which they won last season.
Real Murcia and Barcelona have met four times with all the head-to-heads ended in favour of the Catalan club with 14:3 aggregated score. I believe that Ernesto Valverde’s team will face no hardships in beating the Segunda Division B representative even using the reverse squad.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win with -1.5 Asian handicap.
