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

Primera Division · 2018-19
FC Barcelona
3 – 0
Full Time
Deportivo Alaves
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 Alaves — La Liga .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Deportivo Alaves 2 4
2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 3
3 Club Atletico de Madrid 1 3
4 Sevilla FC 1 3
5 Real Racing Club de Santander 1 1
6 Villarreal CF 1 1
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 1 1
8 Elche CF 1 1
9 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2 1
10 Athletic Club 0 0
11 CA Osasuna 0 0
12 FC Barcelona 0 0
13 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
14 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
15 Real Madrid CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 Valencia CF 0 0
18 Málaga CF 1 0
19 Getafe CF 1 0
20 Levante UD 1 0

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug FC Barcelona A 0–3 L
05 Nov Albania A 0–6 L

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Deportivo Alaves
#12 Position #1
0 Points 4
0 Played 2
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 4
0 Conceded 1
+0 GD +3
– PPG 2.00
– Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alaves this season

FC Barcelona are 12th (0 pts). Deportivo Alaves are 1st (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Deportivo Alaves
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

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 Alaves Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abelardo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Deportivo Alaves xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona64% Draw26% Deportivo Alaves10%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
89%
Draw or Deportivo Alaves
36%
FC Barcelona or Deportivo Alaves
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona43% Draw53% Deportivo Alaves4%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
24.1%
0 – 0
18.4%
2 – 0
17.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
4 – 1
1.3%
5 – 0
1.1%
1 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Deportivo Alaves covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 21% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 30% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Deportivo Alaves keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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