Unionistas vs Barcelona prediction, odds & betting tips – 18/01/2024

Unionistas de Salamanca CF
18/01/24 - 18:30

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Unionistas de Salamanca CF - Barcelona

Spain Copa del Rey - Pistas del Helmantico

4th Round

Barcelona travel to the Campo de Futbol Reina Sofia to play Unionistas in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Our Unionistas vs Barcelona prediction considers whether the visitors can bounce back from a humiliating loss in El Clasico on Sunday.

Unionistas vs Barcelona prediction – Betting tips & odds

Hot Tip – Unionistas +2.5 Asian Handicap

  • Unionistas are enjoying a great cup run and knocked out top flight Villarreal in the last round.
  • Barcelona haven’t won a game by more than a two goal margin since September, winning only once once by more than one goal during that period.

Our Unionistas vs Barcelona betting tips also consider how the Catalan giants struggled to kill off fourth tier Barbastro in the last round, only winning 3-2.

Latest odds

Last Five - Unionistas de Salamanca CF

04/12/24

Spain Copa del Rey Spain

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

3

2

L

30/11/24

Spain Primera Division RFEF Group 1 Spain

Barakaldo

Barakaldo

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

0

1

W

24/11/24

Spain Primera Division RFEF Group 1 Spain

FC Andorra

FC Andorra

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

1

1

D

16/11/24

Spain Primera Division RFEF Group 1 Spain

Zamora CF

Zamora CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

1

1

D

10/11/24

Spain Primera Division RFEF Group 1 Spain

Osasuna B

Osasuna B

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

0

0

D

Last Five - Barcelona

11/05/25

Spain La Liga Liga

Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Barcelona

3

4

W

06/05/25

UEFA Champions League UCL

Inter Milan

Inter Milan

Barcelona

Barcelona

4

3

L

03/05/25

Spain La Liga Liga

Valladolid

Valladolid

Barcelona

Barcelona

1

2

W

30/04/25

UEFA Champions League UCL

Inter Milan

Inter Milan

Barcelona

Barcelona

3

3

D

26/04/25

Spain Copa del Rey Spain

Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Barcelona

2

3

W

Win probability

  • HOME: 28/1 (29.00) – 3.4%
  • DRAW: 8/1 (9.00) – 11.1%
  • AWAY: 1/7 (1.14) – 87.5%

Unsurprisingly, the Unionistas vs Barcelona odds make the visitors the massive favorites against third tier opposition.

You can back Barcelona and Both Teams to Score at 23/10 (3.30), an implied probability of 30.3%. Meanwhile Barcelona to Win to Nil is priced at 4/6 (1.67), a probability of 60.0%.

The Barcelona Copa del Rey odds have Xavi’s team as 3/1 (4.00) joint favourites to go on and win the competition.

Unionistas vs Barcelona prediction – Other tips

Unionistas 1-2 Barcelona

  • Our Unionistas vs Barcelona prediction suggests it won’t be easy for Barca who have been taken to Extra Time twice by third tier sides since the competition was revamped in 2019.
  • Barcelona have gone nearly 20 years without being knocked out by a lower league team though with their last such defeat coming against third tier UDA Gramenet in 2004.

Both teams to score

  • 7 of Barca’s last 8 games in all competitions have seen both teams score.
  • Unionistas have defeated two higher ranked clubs in this year’s competition, scoring twice against Segunda Division Sporting and once against Villarreal to force Extra Time and penalties.

Unionistas vs Barcelona prediction

Unionistas vs Barcelona team news

Unionistas

The Unionistas vs Barcelona lineups will see the home team go as strong as possible for a historic occasion for a fan-owned club that was formed only a little over a decade ago. Alfred Planas, whose penalty levelled things against Villarreal, may only be on the bench.

Predicted Lineup: Barbero (GK), Camus, Mayor, Gimenez, Jiménez, Gomez, Villar, Nespral, Serrano, Stankov, Losada

Barcelona

Ronald Araujo is suspended after his Supercopa red card for Barcelona who will rotate in some areas. Joao Cancelo is still a doubt while Gavi, Raphinha, Marcos Alonso and Marc Andre ter Stegen are injured.

Predicted Lineup: Peña (GK), Sergi Roberto, Kounde, Christensen, Balde, Oriol Romeu, Fermín, De Jong, Lamine Yamal, Roque, Joao Felix

Confirmed lineups will appear here around 60 minutes before kickoff.

Unionistas de Salamanca CF

Unionistas de Salamanca CF
16
Adri Gomez
es
7
Mario Losada Laguna
es
15
Ekaitz Jimenez
es
5
Erik Ruiz Alvarez
es
20
Jordi Tur
es
1
Ivan Martinez
es
11
Alvaro Gomez Martin
es
22
Carlos Gimenez
es
4
Ramiro Mayor Ruiz
es
23
Juan Antonio Serrano Llabres
es
17
Jorge Rastrojo
es
Substitutes
9
Borislav Ivanov
es
14
Alfred Planas Moya
es
3
Jon Rojo Sagarna
es
24
Hugo de Bustos Blanco
es
13
Pablo Cacharron Blanco
es
6
Javier Villar del Fraile
es
21
Asier Teijeira
es
8
Hector Fernandez Fernandez-Nespral
es
10
Manuel Ramirez Hurtado
es
2
Sergio Camus
es
25
Pablo Lopez Nicolas Nicolas
es

Barcelona

Barcelona
3
Alejandro Balde
es
32
Fermu00edn Lopez
es
38
Marc Guiu
es
15
Andreas Christensen
dk
21
Frenkie De Jong
nl
7
Ferran Torres
es
13
Inaki Pena
es
23
Jules Kounde
fr
20
Sergi Roberto
es
14
Joao Felix
pt
18
Oriol Romeu
es
Substitutes
33
Pau Cubarsi
es
39
Hector Fort
es
9
Robert Lewandowski
pl
19
Vitor Roque
br
31
Diego Kochen
us
30
Marc Casado
es
26
Ander Astralaga
es
37
Pau Victor
es
8
Pedri
es
22
Ilkay Gundogan
de

Player to watch – Joao Felix

Joao Felix has dropped out of the Barcelona side in recent weeks and he really needs to find some form again if he’s to convince the club to purchase his services in the summer on a permanent basis.

Felix is desperate for that to happen but he has only registered 3 goals and 2 assists in La Liga this term.

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