Prediction: Barcelona vs Almeria

Prediction: Barcelona to win 4-0

Best Odds: 8/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Barcelona and Almeria will lock horns with each other in La Liga this week. The match between the Blaugrana and Rojiblancos will be held at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and is scheduled to kick off at 6 pm UK time on Wednesday.

Barcelona

Barcelona are the defending Spanish champions, but they are not having the best of times at the moment. Real Madrid are doing extremely well now and Girona have also emerged as a threat. It does not look likely that Barca will win the league title again this season.

Xavi’s side are third in the La Liga table at the moment with 35 points from 17 matches. Barcelona are six points behind second-placed Girona, who have played 16 games. The Blaugrana are seven points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona failed to win in La Liga this past weekend. They played out a 1-1 draw with Valencia away from home. It came after a 3-2 defeat to Royal Antwerp away from home in UEFA Champions League Group H. They had gone down 4-2 Girona in La Liga just before that game.

Team News:

Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation. Inaki Pena will be in goal for the home team. Joao Cancelo, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde will be the four defenders. Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie de Jong and Pedri will be the three midfielders and will have Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Joao Felix ahead of them in attack.

Almeria

Almeria finished 17th in the La Liga table last season and were lucky to escape the dreaded drop to the Segunda Division. However, it now seems that their luck has run out. Almeria have been the worst team in La Liga so far this season and look as good as relegated already.

Gaizka Garitano’s side are at the foot of the La Liga table at the moment with five points from 17 matches. Almeria are yet to win a game in the league this season. La Unión are eight points behind 17th-placed Sevilla.

Almeria will head into the La Liga match against Barcelona away from home on the back of a goalless draw with Real Mallorca in front of their own fans. It came after a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on the road in LA Liga which followed a 1-0 loss at the hands of Barbastro in the Copa del Rey.

Team News:

Almeria are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against Real Mallorca. Luís Maximiano will be in goal for the home team. Chumi, Cesar Montes and Edgar Gonzalez will be the three defenders. Lucas Robertone and Dion Lopy will be the two holding midfielders and will have Alejandro Pozo and Sergio Akieme on either flank. Sergio Arribas, Leo Baptistao and Adrian Embarba will be the three attackers.

Key Factors to Consider

• Barcelona have scored 31 goals in 17 La Liga matches this season.
• Barcelona have conceded 19 goals in 17 La Liga matches this season.
• Almeria have not won a single match in La Liga this campaign.
• Almeria have conceded 39 goals in 17 La Liga games this campaign.
• Robert Lewandowski has scored 8 goals and given 3 assists in 15 La Liga games for Barcelona this season.

Conclusion

Almeria have been the worst team in La Liga this season, and it is hard to see them even score a goal against Barcelona at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. It is very likely that Xavi’s side will pick up all three points from the encounter by a very big margin.

Prediction: Barcelona to win 4-0

Best Odds: 8/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet