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FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alavés, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
FC Barcelona
3 – 0
Full Time
Deportivo Alavés
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 20:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Daniel Torres
Y 41' Guillermo Maripan

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alavés — La Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Raul Cabanero
  • Referee Jose Gallego
  • Referee Juan Campos
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atlético de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompié 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alavés 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

11
2
1
FC Barcelona 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals Deportivo Alavés
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 FC Barcelona 3–0 Deportivo Alavés

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Deportivo Alavés H 3–0 W
06 May FK Spartak Moskva A 1–1 D
28 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 0–2 L
21 Apr Cercle Brugge KSV A 5–5 D
14 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
10 Apr FC Basel 1893 A 5–0 W
Deportivo Alavés
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug FC Barcelona A 0–3 L
05 Nov Albania A 0–6 L

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Deportivo Alavés
#1 Position #14
94 Points 43
38 Played 38
31 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 17
95 Scored 44
36 Conceded 56
+59 GD -12
2.47 PPG 1.13
82% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts). Deportivo Alavés are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Samuel Umtiti is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Deportivo Alaves tonight.
  • 10' Poor challenge from Daniel Torres. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 15' It looks surprising Deportivo Alaves does not make any changes. Guillermo Maripan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' FC Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Deportivo Alaves backline.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Deportivo Alaves. Guillermo Maripan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Philippe Coutinho. He replaces Nelsinho on 46 minute.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Torres is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
  • 56' FC Barcelona have won 767 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Goal! Lionel Messi scores his 241 goal in 513 matches.
  • 68' Deportivo Alaves ring the changes. Jony has done his job and it is now time for Borja Baston to step up.
  • 71' The Deportivo Alaves manager makes a substitution. Ruben Sobrino departs to be replaced by Burgui.
  • 76' The 36-year-old Mubarak Wakaso has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' FC Barcelona make a change. Ousmane Dembele trudges off to be replaced by Arthur on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 83' Assisted by Arthur with the perfectly-timed delivery and Philippe Coutinho makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 85' The crowd applauds Busquets as he leaves the pitch. Arturo Vidal steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 90' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 90. Assisted by Luis Suarez
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Barcelona take all three points.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Deportivo Alavés Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abelardo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.09 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Deportivo Alavés xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona77% Draw14% Deportivo Alavés9%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
91%
Draw or Deportivo Alavés
23%
FC Barcelona or Deportivo Alavés
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona66% Draw30% Deportivo Alavés4%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.1%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
9.8%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
5 – 0
6.1%
4 – 1
5.3%
1 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
5 – 1
3.4%
6 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Deportivo Alavés covers
-2.5 47% — 53%
-2 47% 22% 32%
-1.5 68% — 32%
-1 68% 17% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.