The table
Barca have won all nine of their league games and are top on 27 points. Madrid are third on 21 points, with seven wins and two defeats, one point behind second-placed Atlético Madrid. Their two losses came away to Real Betis and Atlético.
Goals
Barcelona have scored 39 league goals, an average of more than four a game. Madrid have scored 23. The two sides have conceded the same number, nine each, but Barcelona have kept four clean sheets to Madrid’s two.
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Home and away
Madrid have won all five of their home league games, scoring 17 and conceding three. Their away form is the concern heading to Barcelona. They have won two and lost two on the road, with six goals scored and six conceded.
Barcelona, meanwhile, have won all five of their away games and all four at home.
Top scorers
Raphinha leads La Liga with 12 goals in eight appearances. Kylian Mbappé is second with nine, scoring twice against Sevilla last weekend, and Lamine Yamal is third with eight. Yamal also has six assists in the league.
With Vinícius Júnior suspended, more of the burden will fall on Mbappé.
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In Europe
Madrid are one of five teams with a perfect record in the Champions League, having won all three of their league phase games. Barcelona have won two of their three, and their 4-2 defeat to PSG on Tuesday was their first loss of the season.
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