Barcelona vs Real Oviedo Predictions

• Barcelona have nine wins in as many home La Liga games.
• Oviedo have 11 defeats in 20 La Liga games.
• Oviedo have scored just 11 league goals.

Top vs bottom in La Liga

Barcelona lead the way in La Liga with 49 points from 20 games ahead of the visit of rock-bottom Real Oviedo on Sunday.

A Barca win seems almost a formality as Oviedo appear destined for an immediate return to the second tier, so the best angle could be backing the Catalan giants to cover a -3 handicap.

That may be a big head start to give Oviedo, but the visitors have been awful in front of goal this season with just 11 goals scored in the league and if they are unable to get on the scoresheet Barca are capable of winning by four or more goals.

Barcelona have scored at least four goals in two of their last five games overall and have scored multiple goals in eight consecutive home games. The hosts have also beaten the likes of Athletic Bilbao, Olympiacos and Valencia by four or more goals at home this season and all of those sides are stronger than Sunday’s opponents.

Oviedo have been solid at the back recently but an early home goal should open the game up and Barcelona are capable of putting together a big win. The home side scored four in their Champions league win over Slavia Prague in midweek and can go one better this weekend, with a 5-0 win for Barca the correct score pick.

Fermín Lopez saw a goal ruled out in the defeat to Real Sociedad in the last round of La Liga games but struck twice in the Czech Republic and is in excellent form ahead of this game. The 22-year-old has three goals and six assists in his last six games and looks a contender to get on the scoresheet on Sunday in a game where a few Barca players could add to their respective hauls for the season.