Almería is going head to head with Barcelona starting on 26 Feb 2023 at 17:30 UTC at Estadio del Mediterráneo stadium, Almeria city, Spain. The match is a part of the LaLiga. Almería played against Barcelona in 1 matches this season. Currently, Almería rank 17th, while Barcelona hold 1st position.
Barcelona will be bidding to return to winning ways when they resume their La Liga campaign away to relegation-threatened Almeria on Sunday night. The Catalan outfit are currently top of the table, eight points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, while Almeria occupy 17th, level on points with 18th-placed Cadiz on the same number of games (22).
Almeria secured a return to La Liga for the 2022-23 campaign by winning last season’s Segunda Division, and they are bidding to make it back-to-back campaigns at this level for the first time since 2015.Cadiz La Union have picked up 22 points from their opening 22 matches of the season, which has left them in 17th position in the table, level on points with 18th-placed Cadiz.
Match Details:
- Match: Almería vs Barcelona
- Date: 26 February 2023
- Time: 11:30 PM
- Venue: Estadio Mediterráneo
Almería vs Barcelona Prediction
Almeria have not beaten the Blaugrana and last picked up a point against them in 2010. They’re also in poor form at the moment, losing their last three games They have failed to score in their last two meetings against Barcelona and might struggle again.
They also have a crucial Copa del Rey semifinal first leg against Real Madrid coming up on Thursday. That could force them to rest some of their key players. Nonetheless, they should have enough firepower to secure a comfortable win.
Prediction: Almeria 0-2 Barcelona
Almería vs Barcelona Head-To-Head
- The two teams have locked horns 15 times across cmpetitions since 2007. As expected, the visitors have dominated proceeding, going unbeaten in 15 meetings, winning 13.
- Barcelona have scored at least twice in their last ten meetings against Almeria and recorded a 2-0 win in the reverse fixture in November.
- Barcelona have had wins in their seven La Liga games in 2023, keeping six clean sheets in that period.
- Barcelona have won their last nine games against Almeria across competitions, scoring 33 goals and conceding just thrice.
- Barcelona have won their last six away games in La Liga, keeping four clean sheets.
- All six of Almeria’s La Liga wins this term have come at home, and their only league wins this year came against Almeria last month.
- Barcelona have the second-best attacking record in La Liga, scoring 45 goals in 22 games.
- Tthe hosts have the second-worst defensive record in the competition, conceding 40 goals in 22 games.
Almería vs Barcelona Live Stream Time
This match will start from 11:00 PM
Almería vs Barcelona Date
This match will take place on 26 February 2023
Almería vs Barcelona Team News
Almeria will again be missing Alejandro Pozo due to a muscular problem, but the home side are otherwise in strong shape ahead of the contest with the league leaders.
Head coach Rubi will make changes from the side that started against Girona last time out, with Arnau Puigmal and El Bilal Toure expected to return in the final third of the field.
Chumi is also likely to be handed a spot at the back, but Cesar De la Hoz should retain his position in central midfield, while Rodrigo Ely is expected to continue in the middle of the defence.
As for Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele and Pedri remain on the sidelines with hamstring problems, but Gavi is back from the suspension that ruled him out of the match against Man United.
Almería vs Barcelona Lineups
- Almeria:- Martinez; Mendes, Ely, Babic, Chumi; Robertone, De la Hoz, Costa; Puigmal, Suarez, Toure
- Barcelona:- Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Alba; F de Jong, Busquets, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski, F Torres
Almería vs Barcelona Odds
- ALMERIA TO WIN
- 7.01
- Fezbet
- DRAW
- 5.20
- Fezbet
- BARCELONA TO WIN
- 1.50
- Fezbet
Almería vs Barcelona Stats
- UD Almeria haven’t scored in 2 of their 11 home matches in LaLiga this season.
- UD Almeria haven’t won any of their last 9 games against FC Barcelona.
- UD Almeria have won just 0 of their last 5 LaLiga games against FC Barcelona.
- UD Almeria scores 1.67 goals when playing at home and FC Barcelona scores 2.12 goals when playing away (on average).
- FC Barcelona haven’t scored in 0 of their 11 away matches in LaLiga this season.
Almería vs Barcelona Tips
- Tip 1: Result – Barcelona
- Tip 2: Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Under 2.5
- Tip 3: At least a goal to be scored in the first half – Yes
- Tip 4: Robert Lewandowski to score or assist any time – Yes
Almería vs Barcelona Betting Trends
Placing bets on soccer matches requires a keen knowledge of past playing history, player lineups and how many goals are predicted. The probability of a draw is quite low, namely around 19.4%. Experts consider that Barcellona will most likely win. The professionals believe that they may win by 66.1%. On the other hand, Almerria is considered to have a low 14.5% shot at winning.
Almería vs Barcelona Where To Watch Live Score Spanish LaLiga 2023 Telecast Today Match
- United Kingdom:- BoxNation
- Germany:- DAZN, DAZN2