Friday , 2 October 2026

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

Primera Division · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
3 – 2
Full Time
UD Almeria
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 Almeria — 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 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec UD Almeria 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 Atlético de Madrid H 1–0 W
28 Nov FC Porto H 2–1 W
UD Almeria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec FC Barcelona A 2–3 L
17 Dec RCD Mallorca H 0–0 D
10 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–2 L
03 Dec Real Betis Balompié 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
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Barcelona and UD Almería is underway.
  • 5' UD Almeria player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 15.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Andreas Christensen is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 31' Adri Embarba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for UD Almería so far.
  • 33' A goal from the Brazil international Raphinha! He fires home on 33 to make it 1-0!
  • 38' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' Magnificent from Leo Baptistao! That is 36 goals in 293 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Joao Felix exits the field as Ferran Torres enters on 46.
  • 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' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chumi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for UD Almería.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Iddrisu Baba on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. UD Almeria will be frustrated.
  • 60' Assisted by Raphinha with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sergi Roberto makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 64' Houboulang Mendes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alejandro Pozo at the 64 minute mark.
  • 67' Fermin Lopez makes way for Oriol Romeu at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 71' GOAL! Edgar Gonzalez fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 76' Raphinha makes way for Lamine Yamal at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Adri Embarba. He replaces Largie Ramazani on 77 minute.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' Sergi Roberto adds to his 0 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' UD Almeria player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' FC Barcelona have won 801 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Ronald Araujo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — FC Barcelona 3-2 UD Almería. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

UD Almeria Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

FC Barcelona Form

2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almeria 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 Atlético de Madrid W 2023-11-28 FC Barcelona 2–1 FC Porto W

UD Almeria Form

2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almeria L 2023-12-17 UD Almeria 0–0 RCD Mallorca D 2023-12-10 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 UD Almeria L 2023-12-03 UD Almeria 0–0 Real Betis Balompié D 2023-11-25 Getafe CF 2–1 UD Almeria L 2023-11-11 UD Almeria 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 Almeria xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona51% Draw25% UD Almeria24%
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 Almeria
49%
FC Barcelona or UD Almeria
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona34% Draw44% UD Almeria22%
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 Almeria 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 Almeria keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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