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La Liga: Almeria vs Barcelona – Suggested bets

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Ace Football team offers the La Liga round 23 match preview for Almeria and Barcelona, who meet up this coming Sunday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Barcelona to pull away with 3 points this coming Sunday. They face Almeria in La Liga, and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Barcelona look to add three valuable points.

Form: Almeria vs Barcelona

Almeria Form

Almeria endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Rayo Vallecano, before Real Betis won 2-3, while Girona claimed all three points in a 6-2 win. Rubi’s side won three of their previous six matches at Power Horse Stadium in La Liga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to eight against.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United, before claiming three points in a 2-0 win against Cadiz. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. The Blaugrana are in excellent form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six La Liga matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by eight goals to two along the way.

Betting stats for Almeria and Barcelona

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Almeria and Barcelona played across all tournaments.

  • Almeria have conceded in 26 of the last 28 matches
  • Almeria have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
  • Almeria have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 matches Almeria played, both teams scored
  • In the last 3 home matches in a row Almeria played, both teams scored
  • Barcelona have not lost the last 18 matches in a row
  • Barcelona have won the last 11 away matches in a row
  • Barcelona have scored in the last 18 matches in a row
  • Barcelona have won 7 of the last 9 matches without conceding a goal
  • Barcelona have won 16 of the last 18 matches

Players to watch: Almeria vs Barcelona

With two goals in six matches Francisco Portillo has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Barcelona and their defence. The visitors hope Pedri adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Power Horse Stadium across all tournaments, Almeria won six times, drew one and lost three times. Barcelona claimed nine wins, zero draws and one defeat in their last 10 games away. The Blaugrana won 7 matches in a row and have not lost to Almeria in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Barcelona have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. They have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than ten times in their previous 10 outings. Almeria scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 games. Barcelona have scored in 6 consecutive away meetings with Almeria.

Total goals

Almeria saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Barcelona, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches. Almeria conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches on the bounce. Barcelona scored at least one goal in their last 21 matches.

Betting prediction: Almeria vs Barcelona

The match between Almeria and Barcelona should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.

Almeria vs Barcelona: Who wins the game?

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