Elche host Barcelona on Saturday, 31 January 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Elche go into the match 16th in the table; Barcelona sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Elche have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Barcelona have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Nov 2025: Elche 1-3 Barcelona; 1 Apr 2023: Elche 0-4 Barcelona; 17 Sept 2022: Elche 0-3 Barcelona. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Barcelona beat Elche 3-1. Elche scored through Á. Rodríguez 29'. Barcelona replied with Lamine Yamal 6', Ferran Torres 40', M. Rashford 72'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 72 as the contest closed.

Elche held 39% of the ball against 61% for Barcelona. Shots on target finished 3-8. Expected goals read 1.00 for Elche, 6.44 for Barcelona.

Barcelona take the three points; Elche look at a thin night for the home crowd. Elche sat 16th and Barcelona 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.