Wednesday , 22 July 2026

FC Barcelona vs UD Almería, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
3 – 2
Full Time
UD Almería
Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 18:00 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys HT 45' · FT 45'
Raphinha 33' 1–0
1–1 42' Leo Baptistao
Sergi Roberto 60' 2–1
2–2 71' Edgar Gonzalez
Sergi Roberto 83' 3–2
Y 5' Alejandro Pozo
Raphinha 15' Y
Andreas Christensen 21' Y
Y 57' Dion Lopy
Y 84' Iddrisu Baba
Ronald Araujo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs UD Almería — La Liga at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

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

3
1
FC Barcelona 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals UD Almería
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almería 2023-02-26 UD Almería 1–0 FC Barcelona 2022-11-05 FC Barcelona 2–0 UD Almería

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec UD Almería H 3–2 W
16 Dec Valencia CF A 1–1 D
13 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
10 Dec Girona FC H 2–4 L
03 Dec Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W
28 Nov FC Porto H 2–1 W
UD Almería
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec FC Barcelona A 2–3 L
17 Dec RCD Mallorca H 0–0 D
10 Dec Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–2 L
03 Dec Real Betis Balompie H 0–0 D
25 Nov Getafe CF A 1–2 L
11 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–3 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: UD Almería gets underway.
  • 5' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Pozo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Raphinha on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Adri Embarba, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' A moment of madness from Andreas Christensen on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' Spain international Chumi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raphinha makes it 1-0.
  • 38' FC Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined UD Almería backline.
  • 42' GOAL! Leo Baptistao fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 46' FC Barcelona make a change. Joao Felix trudges off to be replaced by Ferran Torres on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Inaki Pena needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Iddrisu Baba.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergi Roberto makes it 2-1.
  • 64' A change in the UD Almeria ranks — Alejandro Pozo exits the field as Houboulang Mendes enters on 64.
  • 67' The whistle greets Fermin Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Oriol Romeu.
  • 71' Goal! Edgar Gonzalez scores his 7 goal in 349 matches.
  • 76' Lamine Yamal gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Raphinha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' UD Almeria ring the changes. Largie Ramazani has done his job and it is now time for Adri Embarba to step up.
  • 82' UD Almería are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' Sensational shot from Sergi Roberto. FC Barcelona is back in the lead.
  • 84' The referee shows UD Almeria player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Ronald Araujo gets a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

UD Almería Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergi Roberto 2
Fermin Lopez 2
Frenkie de Jong 1
Ousmane Dembele 1
El Bilal Toure 1
Raphinha 1
Leo Baptistao 1
Edgar Gonzalez 1

Head to Head

2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almería 2023-02-26 UD Almería 1–0 FC Barcelona 2022-11-05 FC Barcelona 2–0 UD Almería

FC Barcelona Form

2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almería W 2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona L 2023-12-10 FC Barcelona 2–4 Girona FC L 2023-12-03 FC Barcelona 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2023-11-28 FC Barcelona 2–1 FC Porto W

UD Almería Form

2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almería L 2023-12-17 UD Almería 0–0 RCD Mallorca D 2023-12-10 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–1 UD Almería L 2023-12-03 UD Almería 0–0 Real Betis Balompie D 2023-11-25 Getafe CF 2–1 UD Almería L 2023-11-11 UD Almería 1–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.72 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 UD Almería xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona51% Draw25% UD Almería24%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
75%
Draw or UD Almería
49%
FC Barcelona or UD Almería
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona34% Draw44% UD Almería22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push UD Almería covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
UD Almería keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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