Almería and FC Barcelona will be playing against each other on Sunday, February 26th, 2023, in a La Liga football game in Spain, check the Almería vs FC Barcelona betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
The game is set to be played in the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium, in the city of Almería.
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Introduction to the Almería vs FC Barcelona betting tip 2022/2023
Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today’s average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament’s last edition. The current mark is 2.42 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.5 goals per game of the last championship.
Almería last match
In the last match played, Almería met Girona, in a match valid for the La Liga. The match ended in a loss by 6-2. The coach J. Ferrer Sicilia’s on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-3-3 formation.
This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 4.2 indicated as much.
This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Rodrigo Ely leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team’s attacks.
FC Barcelona last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, FC Barcelona, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Cádiz team with a final score of 2-0.
The positive result confirmed that the team’s favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.22.
Almería vs FC Barcelona h2h
When these teams last met at La Liga, FC Barcelona was 2nd place while Almería was in 15th place. FC Barcelona deployed in a 4-3-3 formation while Almería set up a 5-3-2 alignment.
The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 05-11-2022, in the 2022/2023 season of the La Liga, which ended with a 2-0 win for FC Barcelona.
The performance of the FC Barcelona team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Almería team.
Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.
Almería
La Liga leaderboard now
Almería comes into this game ranking in 17th place in the La Liga. The team has scored 22 points, 6 wins, 12 losses and 4 draws. However, this is a negative balance.
The team, in the 23rd round, ranks over the Cádiz team that is placed in position 18 with the same number of points. It also has the same score that the Getafe team that is in the 16th place.
Almería analysis
After 22 rounds, Almería has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 40 goals so far and scored 27 times.
The average ball possession of Almería in this league is 46.73%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against FC Barcelona they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.
Best goalscorer from Almería
Individually, the team’s most offensive player in the competition so far is El Toure. He has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Almería come out with a positive result on several occasions.
FC Barcelona
La Liga leaderboard now
The FC Barcelona team with 59 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 19 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
FC Barcelona analysis
Currently, in the La Liga, FC Barcelona sums 45 goals for and a total of 7 goals against, after 22 rounds played.
Xavier Creus is another factor that can weigh in FC Barcelona favor in this match. One of the coaches that have attracted the most attention in this new generation of coaches adds several positive characteristics and has achieved good results.
This is a top 5 team in the La Liga that wants to keep up with the good performances!
Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the FC Barcelona team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 64.32% to control the game.
With a balance of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws in the La Liga, FC Barcelona playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.
With 5 wins in the La Liga, FC Barcelona is in that wonderful position where they are the favorite.
FC Barcelona is hopeful in getting good results in this game coming in with 5 wins in the La Liga. This is despite the fact that FC Barcelona is playing as visiting team and have had losses once in 11 games they were the visiting team.
FC Barcelona is a more offensive team than Almería, having 2822 attacks vs. 1834 from Almería, having scored 45 times, in comparison, Almería converted into goal 27 times.
Best goalscorer from FC Barcelona
Individually, the team’s most offensive player in the competition so far is Robert Lewandowski. He has scored 15 times in the current season and has helped FC Barcelona come out with a positive result on several occasions.
Bet suggestions for this game:
Goals Top Betting Tips
It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Almería is E. Toure, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Barcelona is R. Lewandowski, he has scored in 15 opportunities.
FC Barcelona has conceded 6 away goals in 11 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that FC Barcelona will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-0, something to take into consideration.
A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.
Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Almería 1.73 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team FC Barcelona 1.91 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.38.
Handicap Betting Tip
It is very clear the huge favoritism that FC Barcelona has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.
Corners Top Betting Tips
There is an average of 5.2 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.
FC Barcelona is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.05 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Barcelona in this match.
Cards Top Betting Tips
These teams together have a combined average of 5.36 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the ‘Over 4.5 cards’ option in this duel.
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Almería vs FC Barcelona betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on February 26th, 2023, Sunday.
The last time these teams faced each other was in a La Liga match, referring to the 2022/2023 season, and ended with a 2-0 result for FC Barcelona.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 75-90 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!
