Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Barcelona and Almeria, taking place on Wednesday, 20 December 2023, at Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
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Barcelona, Recent FormBarcelona manager Xavi Hernández will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Valencia. During that encounter they had 64% possession and had 16 attempts on goal with 8 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 11 shots on goal.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 8 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have scored in 16 of their 17 games this season and recorded 7 clean sheets.
They have had a good run of form at Spotify Camp Nou recently, having won 4 out of their last 6 home games.
Robert Lewandowski will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Spotify Camp Nou, having notched up 5 goals for Barcelona in their last 6 league matches at home.
Almeria, Recent FormA 0-0 draw and a point gained against Mallorca in their previous meeting will have been considered a fairly decent for Almeria last time out. They achieved 53% possession in that match and had 7 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Mallorca's tally of 20 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Gaizka Garitano where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. However, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 8 in the same period. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they've conceded a goal in their 28 most recent trips.
Almeria will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form on the road. They've lost their last 7 league games in a row away from home and not recorded a win on their travels in 12 games.
Goalscorer Luis Suárez will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Almeria.
It ended in disappointment and a 1-0 defeat for Barcelona last time they met Almeria in the league, with Rojiblancos defying the odds to take the win.
The Rojiblancos defence has struggled at Spotify Camp Nou, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 7 visits. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Spotify Camp Nou, Rojiblancos have been unable to break through the Barca defence and find the back of the net. In their last 3 away league games against Blaugrana, Almeria have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
Barca has had a good run of league results at home to Almeria, winning their last 7 meetings and being unbeaten in their last 7.
Barca manager Xavi Hernández has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Marcos Alonso (Back), Pablo Gavi (Cruciate ligament), Iñigo Martínez (Muscle) and Marc-André ter Stegen (Back) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Gaizka Garitano has a number of injury concerns in his Almeria squad to contend with: Ibrahima Koné (Ankle), Gonzalo Melero (Foot), Marko Milovanović (Knee), Marc Pubill (Knee), Luis Suárez (Metatarsal fracture) and Martin Šviderský (Cruciate ligament)
Barcelona Playing at home | Almeria Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 2.6 |
| 50' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 25' | Time first goal conceded | 36' |
| 2.4 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
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