Unionistas v Barcelona

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Spanish third tier hosts, Unionistas, will be dreaming of producing a cup upset in this upcoming Copa del Rey clash against Spanish giants, Barcelona, when the two teams meet at the Campo de Futbol Reina Sofía which houses just over 5,000 fans so a full house is expected for one of the biggest games in Unionistas' recent history.

Unionistas will be seeking to collect a fourth win on the trot in all competitions against their illustrious opponents having recorded victories over Barcelona B, a win on penalties against La Liga side Villarreal in the previous round of this competition and Rayo Majadahonda respectively.

The hosts who currently ply their trade in the Spanish Segunda B, have suffered just the single defeat out of their previous eight matches overall in all competitions while picking up five wins overall including earlier victories against Gimnastic Tarragona and Sporting Gijon, the latter being in an earlier round of this season's Copa del Rey.

Interestingly, seven of Unionistas' last nine games overall have seen only one side scoring so the goals market may appeal here especially as the price of a Barcelona win is understandably so lean.

Onto Barcelona then and the visitors will still be licking their wounds after the recent 4-1 mauling at the hands of Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final which will have been a devastating blow to Xavi's side but they will now be seeking retribution in the form of a win in Wednesday night's Copa del Rey tie with Unionistas.

Barcelona had previously strung together a three-match winning streak which consisted of wins against Las Palmas in La Liga, Barbastro in the previous round of the Copa del Rey and Osasuna in the Spanish Super Cup respectively, so they will still fancy their chances of turning over the underdogs in Wednesday night's cup-tie.

The visitors have lost just four of their last 13 matches overall in all competitions along with picking up seven wins in the process so there's little doubt that the visitors should register a comfortable win here on Wednesday night but in what shape will the anticipated victory come in?

Barcelona manager, Xavi, is likely to be demanding a clean sheet for his side in this cup tie especially after seeing his side torn to pieces by Real Madrid a few days ago, while the third tier hosts, Unionistas, may also struggle to break the lines of the Barcelona defence here as well.

Unionistas v Barcelona Verdict

Unionistas and Barcelona have never met before in any type of competition but the gulf in quality between these two sides should become apparent very quickly with the visitors looking to gain the ascendancy early on, whilst also keeping things tight at the back as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Barcelona win & BTTS No @ 1.61

Correct Score: Barcelona 3-0 @ 6.00