Back this 13/10 Real Madrid vs Barcelona single

Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona renew their historic rivalry with the latest instalment of the El Clasico on Sunday.

Who will come out on top in Jeddah? Brad Walker (@brad_TWalker) runs you through the match-up from a punting perspective.

Odds Now's Real Madrid vs Barcelona selection

Real Madrid hit form at the right time

A 3-0 victory over Mallorca in Thursday's semi-final made it eight matches unbeaten for Real Madrid after a shaky start to the season.

Los Blancos have now recorded five consecutive victories, keeping three clean sheets in the process.

Their 28 shots recorded and 65% possession speaks to their dominance over Jagoba Arrasate's men, who were unable to record a single shot on target across the 90 minutes.

Attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham has also refound his shooting boots.

After opening the scoring on 63 minutes, the Englishman has now found the net in two of his last three outings.

Compare with the form of Barcelona, who after flying out of the blocks during the early stages of the campaign, appear to have fallen off a cliff.

Hansi Flick's side had won 11 of their opening 12 La Liga matches, yet now have just one win in their last seven.

Nevertheless, the 14-time Super Cup winners impressed with a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the semi-final this week, making it two successive clean sheets for the Catalans in their last two after going six matches without one prior to that period.

Flick's Barcelona have been unable to maintain their early season form. (Photo credit: Alamy Images)

Best bet for Real Madrid vs Barcelona

It's cliche to say form goes out of the window for games like this, but the statement does hold some truth.

However, Madrid's track record since the start of December is difficult to look past.

Carlo Ancelotti's side navigated a rough start to the campaign and have now won eight of their last 10 matches in all competitions.

Barcelona may have handed their arch rivals a 4-0 drubbing at the Bernabeu in October, but the form of both sides has dramatically changed since then.

That loss also followed four successive Clasico wins for Madrid, who are the sensible pick at a very generous 13/10 with multiple sportsbooks.

The price is too big to turn down and so I'm going to keep it simple here by backing the form side.

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