Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 22 match between Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bookmakers favour Barcelona to win against Deportivo Alaves in their next LaLiga match. This takes place this coming Sunday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Deportivo Alaves will put up a fight at the a neutral venue, though.
Barcelona are third in the LaLiga standings after collecting 42 points from their initial 21 encounters. Deportivo Alaves trail them on 21 points after 21 rounds, leaving them as number 17 in the table.
Team form: Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves
Barcelona Form
In their last three matches, Barcelona won 4-5 and 7-1 against first Benfica then Valencia, before drawing 2-2 against Atalanta. Barcelona won three of their previous six matches at a neutral venue in the LaLiga. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 17 goals to eight against.
Deportivo Alaves Form
Deportivo Alaves have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Girona, they came out empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-3 win against Real Betis. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Celta Vigo. Deportivo Alaves claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to eight.
Betting stats for Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves played across all tournaments.
- Barcelona have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- Barcelona have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Barcelona have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves
Raphinha has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Barcelona, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Deportivo Alaves. The visitors are looking to Kike Garcia, who has provided his team with six LaLiga goals.
Betting markets: Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves
Full-time result
Barcelona claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Deportivo Alaves won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Deportivo Alaves conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Barcelona have not lost to Deportivo Alaves in 15 consecutive 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 five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Deportivo Alaves played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Barcelona managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Deportivo Alaves kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Barcelona have scored in 21 consecutive league meetings with Deportivo Alaves.
Total goals
Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Deportivo Alaves, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Amazingly, Barcelona failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Deportivo Alaves conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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