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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 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 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 Alaves 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 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
#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 Alaves are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Barcelona host Deportivo Alaves — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Lionel Messi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 13 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Torres on 10 minutes.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' It looks surprising Deportivo Alaves does not make any changes. Mubarak Wakaso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' The travelling Deportivo Alaves supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' FC Barcelona have won 767 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' Guillermo Maripan is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Nelsinho has done his job and it is now time for Philippe Coutinho to step up.
  • 51' FC Barcelona is showing some good football. However, FC Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Abelardo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lionel Messi on 64.
  • 68' The Deportivo Alaves bench stirs into life. Jony is withdrawn and Borja Baston gets his opportunity.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Deportivo Alaves — Burgui on, Ruben Sobrino off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' Arthur gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Ousmane Dembele and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Deportivo Alaves that had 267 games and scored 237 goals.
  • 83' Philippe Coutinho makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 85' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Busquets has done his job and it is now time for Arturo Vidal to step up.
  • 90' What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 3-0.
  • Another three points for FC Barcelona.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona77% Draw14% Deportivo Alaves9%
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 Alaves
23%
FC Barcelona or Deportivo Alaves
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona66% Draw30% Deportivo Alaves4%
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 Alaves 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 Alaves keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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