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Barca v Almería: what the stats say

football20 December 2023 17:05| © SuperSport
By:Clyde Tlou
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- Barcelona lost their last match against Almeria in LaLiga, 0-1 in February 2023, having not lost any of their first 13 against them in the competition (W11 D2).

- Barcelona have won all seven of their home games against Almería in LaLiga, while only against Levante (16/16) and Córdoba (9/9) have they played more at home in the competition with a 100 per cent win rate.

- Barcelona have lost two of their last three matches played on a Wednesday in LaLiga (W1), while Almeria have won their last two on that day in the competition – the first time they’ve won consecutive games on this day in the top-flight.

- Barcelona have won 10 of their first 17 games in LaLiga 2023/24 (D5 L2) - on the previous nine occasions they have won 10 or fewer at this stage of a campaign in the competition in the 21st Century, they have never gone on to win the title.

- Almeria have not won any of their last 20 LaLiga matches (D7 L13), although they have collected points in two of their last three (L1), having lost each of their previous six in the competition.

- Barcelona have conceded eight goals in their last three games in all competitions, just one fewer than in the previous 12 combined (9).

- Barcelona are the team in big-five European leagues who have failed to convert the most big chances (44) this season.

- Raphinha has provided an assist in each of his last three LaLiga appearances for Barcelona (three assists in total), the first time he has done so in the big-five European leagues (142 appearances between the Azulgranas, Leeds and Rennes).

- Léo Baptistão has scored three of Almería's last six goals in LaLiga, having scored just three of Almería's previous 44 goals in the competition.

- After losing his first three games against Barcelona in LaLiga without seeing his side score, Almeria coach Gaizka Garitano has lost just one of his last three against the Azulgranas in the competition (W1 D1).

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