La Liga: Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the La Liga match between Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

The La Liga clash at the Estadio Mendizorroza this coming Saturday sees Deportivo Alaves hosting opponents Barcelona.

Deportivo Alaves rank 11th in the La Liga standings with 26 points to their name from 22 matches, while visitors Barcelona rank fourth in the table with 47 points.

Team form: Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona

Deportivo Alaves Form

In the previous three matches, Deportivo Alaves lost 2-0 against Athletic Club, beat Cadiz by 1-0, and won 0-3 against Almeria. Deportivo Alaves won half of their previous six matches on home soil in La Liga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored six and conceded four goals.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona claimed four points in their last three matches, starting with a 4-2 loss to Athletic Club. A 3-5 defeat against Villarreal was next up, before they beat Osasuna by 1-0. In their last six La Liga away matches, Barcelona have three wins, they’ve drawn three and lost one zero. They scored 11 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced three draws but no defeats.

Betting stats for Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

Players to watch: Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona

Luis Rioja has three strikes in six La Liga matches for Deportivo Alaves, who will be relying on his services when clashing with Barcelona. The visitors are looking to Ferran Torres, who has provided his team with four La Liga goals.

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Full-time result

Deportivo Alaves claimed five wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings. Barcelona won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four. The Blaugrana are on a roll, having now gone 10 away La Liga matches on the spin without losing. They have also not lost to Deportivo Alaves in 13 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Deportivo Alaves scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Barcelona got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last four away games Barcelona played in La Liga. Barca managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. They’ve also scored in eight consecutive meetings with Deportivo Alaves at the Estadio Mendizorroza.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Deportivo Alaves’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Barcelona played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals themselves during this run. Barca are also on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 21 La Liga matches.

Betting prediction: Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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