That being said, Almería are bad. Like, BAD bad. They are off to one of the worst starts in La Liga history with only 5 points from 17 games and are yet to win a game in the league this term. They were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by a Fourth Division team — that will incidentally face Barça in the next round in a few weeks — and are dealing with a number of injuries to some of their best players.
30pm IST (India)Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainReferee: Guillermo Cuadra FernándezVAR: Eduardo Prieto IglesiasHow to watch on TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Viaplay Sports 1 (UK), Sports18 (India), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), othersHow to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), othersFollowing a disappointing draw away to Valencia at the weekend, Barcelona return home for their final La Liga game of 2023 as they welcome bottom of the table Almería to the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening. Barça will be paid a lot of money to travel to the United States right after this game for a pre-Christmas friendly against Club Amería at the home of the Cowboys in Dallas before they go into the holiday break, but the clash against Almería is the last one that actually counts for something.
Match predictionBarcelona will cope with an absolute outsider on their field and there is no doubt about it. It seems to me that there may be a rout, so I will bet on the match total over 2. 5 with odds of 1. 6. Our football betting expert unveils his predictions and betting tips for Barcelona’s La Liga encounter with Almeria on Wednesday night.
Thus, Almeria can prepare for a relegation, because they have frankly nothing to do in La Liga. The visitors have just four points from 16 matches, four points behind the penultimate team, Granada. The gap from the saving 17th place is nine points. It is interesting that at the moment Almeria is the only team that has not won a single victory in the championship. In addition, they only won one point in away games.
BarcelonaIt’s difficult to call this season successful for the current national champion. In the last two rounds of the championship they scored only one point. First, Barça was defeated by leader Girona, after which the Catalans were unable to defeat Valencia. Currently, Barcelona is only three points ahead of Athletic. At the same time, the gap from the leading Girona is nine points, which looks like a significant gap, given the leader’s form. AlmeriaThe guests occupy last place in the table and the situation will almost certainly not change.
Almost midway through the season, Almeria have yet to register a win, leaving them rooted to the foot of the table with just five points. Gaizka Garitano has endured a tough time since taking over as Almeria manager in October, failing to lift the Andalusian club from the mire. It doesn’t look like there’s a change in fortune ahead with a trip to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Wednesday night. Almeria to be under the cosh from the first halfThe visitors have registered just one point away from home this term, a statistic that’s unlikely to change in midweek. Rojiblancos have been on the losing end in five of their eight away league games this season, having never led at the break. Even though Barca’s half-time statistics at home are quite even (W3, D3, L3), they’re hosting a side that’s low on confidence and conceded 49% of their goals during the first period. Playing at home has been Barca’s strength this season, winning seven of the nine they hosted and, with a frail opposing defence, they could seal the result in the first period.
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