Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the La Liga match between Barcelona and Almeria. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Bookmakers favor Barcelona to be victorious against Almeria in their upcoming La Liga encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Wednesday. They should not underestimate Almeria, though.
Barcelona rank third in the La Liga standings with 35 points to their name from 17 matches, while visitors Almeria rank 20th with five points.
Form: Barcelona vs Almeria
Barcelona Form
Barcelona only added a single point to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-4 and 3-2 against Girona and Royal Antwerp respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Valencia. Barcelona managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded seven times.
Almeria Form
Almeria have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Real Betis, they lost 1-0 to Barbastro, before coming up short against Atletico Madrid, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 with Mallorca. Almeria didn’t manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, losing all six games. They conceded 18 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Barcelona and Almeria
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Barcelona and Almeria. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Barcelona have scored in 35 of the last 37 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 matches Barcelona played, both teams scored
- In 10 of the last 12 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Barcelona have conceded in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Barcelona have not won the last 3 matches in a row
- Almeria have not won 20 of the last 22 matches
- Almeria have conceded in 16 of the last 18 matches
- Almeria have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Almeria have lost 8 of the last 10 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Almeria matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players to watch: Barcelona vs Almeria
Robert Lewandowski is showing good form for Barcelona, scoring three goals in their last six La Liga matches. Leo Baptistao scored once in his previous half-dozen outings.
Popular markets: Barcelona vs Almeria
Full-time result
Barcelona won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing zero and losing two as well. Almeria won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run.
Both teams to score
Barcelona scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Almeria scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games.
Total goals
Barcelona are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 La Liga matches. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Barcelona’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Almeria’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
Betting tip: Barcelona vs Almeria
Here we present a free betting tip for this La Liga match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Barcelona and Almeria.
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