The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Copa del Rey clash between Unionistas and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Thursday's Copa del Rey last-16 clash with Unionistas.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their Copa del Rey last-16 clash with Unionistas on Thursday.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona
Sunday, January 14 at 7pm in Supercopa de Espana
Sunday, January 14 at 7pm in Supercopa de Espana
We say: Unionistas 1-3 Barcelona
The shackles will well and truly come off for a Unionistas side who ought to play without any trepidation on Thursday evening, especially with Barcelona's morale and energy levels being drained in Saudi Arabia. A second-string Blaugrana outfit made hard work of their previous success over Barbastro, and the Barca sheets may not be clean at the end of the 90 minutes, but the visitors will surely possess too much offensive firepower for their third-tier hosts, whose journey should still end on a high rather than with a whimper. Read more.Advert - more content below:
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Barcelona win with a probability of 72.66%. A draw has a probability of 17.8% and a win for Unionistas has a probability of 9.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win is 0-2 with a probability of 14.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (13.23%) and 0-3 (10.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (8.37%), while for a Unionistas win it is 1-0 (3.88%).
Result | ||
Unionistas | Draw | Barcelona |
9.51% (![]() | 17.83% (![]() | 72.66% (![]() |
Both teams to score 41.47% (![]() |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
52.87% (![]() | 47.12% (![]() |
Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
30.64% (![]() | 69.36% (![]() |
Unionistas Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
46.88% (![]() | 53.12% (![]() |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
13.27% (![]() | 86.73% (![]() |
Barcelona Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
88.46% (![]() | 11.54% (![]() |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
63.55% (![]() | 36.45% (![]() |
Score Analysis |
Unionistas 9.51%
Barcelona 72.65%
Draw 17.83%
Unionistas | Draw | Barcelona |
1-0 @ 3.88% (![]() 2-1 @ 2.65% ( ![]() 2-0 @ 1.23% ( ![]() Other @ 1.76% Total : 9.51% | 1-1 @ 8.37% (![]() 0-0 @ 6.13% ( ![]() 2-2 @ 2.86% ( ![]() Other @ 0.47% Total : 17.83% | 0-2 @ 14.29% (![]() 0-1 @ 13.23% ( ![]() 0-3 @ 10.28% ( ![]() 1-2 @ 9.04% ( ![]() 1-3 @ 6.51% ( ![]() 0-4 @ 5.56% ( ![]() 1-4 @ 3.52% ( ![]() 0-5 @ 2.4% ( ![]() 2-3 @ 2.06% ( ![]() 1-5 @ 1.52% ( ![]() 2-4 @ 1.11% ( ![]() Other @ 3.14% Total : 72.65% |
Who will win Thursday's Copa del Rey clash between Unionistas and Barcelona?
Unionistas
20.0%Barcelona
80.0%10
Prediction and betting tip
Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting over 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.
Form Guide
Build-up

Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Unionistas
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their Copa del Rey last-16 clash with Unionistas on Thursday.
Jan 15, 08:07

How Barcelona could line up against Unionistas
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Jan 16, 16:08

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