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LaLiga: Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 11 match between Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Deportivo Alaves come to Spotify Camp Nou for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Barcelona will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Barcelona are number 1 in the table on 27 points after ten matches. Deportivo Alaves rank as number 7 with 12 points after ten matches played.

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Form: Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves

Barcelona Form

Barcelona have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-5 victory against Real Betis. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-2 against Paris Saint-Germain, before handing over another win to Real Madrid in a 1-2 defeat. Barcelona won five of their last six LaLiga matches at Spotify Camp Nou, scoring 21 and conceding seven along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-2 against Atletico Madrid. A 2-1 defeat against Celta Vigo followed, before a 1-1 draw with Malaga. Deportivo Alaves managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring six time and letting in five.

Betting stats and facts for Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In the last 11 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Barcelona have won 13 of the last 15 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Barcelona have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Barcelona have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • In 11 of the last 12 Barcelona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 16 of the last 18 Deportivo Alaves matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 15 of the last 17 Deportivo Alaves matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 7 Deportivo Alaves away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Deportivo Alaves away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves

It has been a superb season for Raphinha so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target seven times in his last six games, and Barcelona rely on his abilities against Deportivo Alaves. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Barcelona claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Spotify Camp Nou across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Deportivo Alaves won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew five and lost three. Barcelona have not lost to Deportivo Alaves in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Deportivo Alaves scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Deportivo Alaves managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Barcelona have scored in 16 consecutive home meetings with Deportivo Alaves.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out ten times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barcelona, who scored an average of 3.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Deportivo Alaves’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Barcelona’s last 8 matches had more than three goals.