Barcelona vs Almeria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th December 2023

Struggling Almeria are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Barcelona on Wednesday. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Barcelona approach the next La Liga round as number third in the table, having claimed 35 points this season so far. With 17 games behind them, Almeria amassed five points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

The unsatisfactory results in recent La Liga matches surely left a stain on morale at Barcelona. A win this coming Wednesday against Almeria could be key to turning the tide again.

Barcelona are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Almeria travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 21 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

Almeria won 1-0 the last time, they faced Barcelona, who won the match before that, when Barcelona claimed a 2-0 win.

Barcelona vs Almeria Prediction

Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, Barcelona lost 2-4 against Girona, 3-2 against Royal Antwerp and drew 1-1 with Valencia. Barcelona won four of their past six matches on home soil in the La Liga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored ten goals and conceded seven times.

Almeria Form

In their last three matches, Almeria drew 0-0 with Real Betis, lost 2-1 against Atletico Madrid, and drew 0-0 with Mallorca. Almeria came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 18 goals to five.

Barcelona and Almeria are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at a neutral venue

Barcelona scored 19 goals and conceded 12 in their last nine games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 21 points and six victories. Almeria scored nine goals and conceded 22 in their last nine encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. This lead to zero wins and two points. Barcelona are looking at a record of ten wins, five draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Almeria so far pulled off zero wins, five draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga.

Barcelona vs Almeria Squads

Barcelona Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Xavi Hernandez, will select the lineup against Almeria from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Inaki Pena (0/4), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/13), Alex Balde (0/15), Andreas Christensen (0/13), Inigo Martinez (0/8), Joao Cancelo (2/14), Jules Kounde (1/14), Marcos Alonso (0/4), Ronald Araujo (1/11), Sergi Roberto (1/4), Fermin Lopez (1/11), Ferran Torres (3/16), Frenkie de Jong (1/10), Gavi (1/12), Ilkay Gundogan (2/17), Oriol Romeu (0/13), Pedri (1/8), Joao Felix (3/14), Lamine Yamal (1/17), Raphinha (2/13), Robert Lewandowski (8/15).

Almeria Squad

Here is the full team squad of Almeria. The 48 year-old Gaizka Garitano will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/2), Luis Maximiano (0/14), Alex Centelles (0/3), Cesar Montes (0/8), Houboulang Mendes (0/6), Juan Brandariz (0/15), Kaiky (1/6), Lazaro (0/10), Marc Pubill (0/4), Sergio Akieme (2/14), Alejandro Pozo (0/12), Arnau Puigmal (0/10), Dion Lopy (0/15), Edgar Gonzalez (0/13), Gonzalo Melero (0/15), Idrissu Baba (0/16), Lucas Robertone (0/14), Sergio Arribas (5/17), Adrian Embarba (0/16), Ibrahima Kone (0/8), Largie Ramazani (2/17), Leo Baptistao (3/14), Luis Suarez (4/8), Marciano Sanca (0/6), Marko Milovanovic (0/0), Rachad Fettal (0/0).

Barcelona vs Almeria Team News

Barcelona might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Almeria.

Inigo Martinez, Marcos Alonso, Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Barcelona, when they face Almeria on Wednesday.

Almeria face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Wednesday against Barcelona.

Names like Marko Milovanovic, Ibrahima Kone, Luis Suarez, Marc Pubill and Alejandro Pozo most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Barcelona.

Barcelona vs Almeria Lineups

Barcelona vs Almeria H2H

Almeria won 1-0 the last time, they faced Barcelona, who won the match before that, when Barcelona claimed a 2-0 win. Barcelona have been the dominant force against Almeria, winning nine of the last ten encounters. However, Almeria managed to spring a surprising 1-0 win in their latest match-up. The home side will be eager to get back on track this time around. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 1/6.

Barcelona vs Almeria Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past ten matches between home side Barcelona and Almeria. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/5.

Barcelona vs Almeria Betting Tips

Robert Lewandowski found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Leo Baptistao just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Barcelona won eight times and lost two as well. Almeria won one times, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away from home. Barcelona hammered in the opening goal six times in their last 10 matches played in front of their usually euphoric crowd at a neutral venue. Almeria were first off the mark in four of their 10 most recent away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Barcelona and Almeria. More than two goals came out six times, as Barcelona scored 2.8 goals on average, with Almeria pulling off 0.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. 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.