FC Barcelona vs UD Almeria - La Liga : Team news,Talking points,Recent form, H2H & Predicted lineups.
TEAM NEWS
FC Barcelona
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 5, 2022
A Barça Legend 💙❤#Sempr3 pic.twitter.com/ciUuSZSa4S
Both Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde limped out of Barcelona's victory against Valencia last weekend, alsoRonald Araujo is out until after the World Cup with a hip problem while Andreas Christensen has been sidelined by a sprained ankle for a month.
However, the club revealed that Garcia and Kounde have only suffered muscle strains. While the pair are expected to be available for the World Cup, and they will return Saturday.
Franck Kessie has not been so fortunate and is expected to miss out until late November with a hamstring problem. Sergi Roberto's dislocated shoulder has placed him on a similar recovery trajectory while Memphis Depay (thigh) hasn't featured since September.
Robert Lewandowski was rested for the Champions League dead rubber against Viktoria Plzen with a back complaint but is expected to return this game.
UD Almeria
✅ ¡Trabajo finalizado!#VamosAlmerÃa 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/COtQriY8WG
— UD AlmerÃa (@U_D_Almeria) November 4, 2022
Neither Ivan Martos nor Juanjo Nieto has featured for Almeria since promotion as both continue the gruelling recovery required to return from a ruptured cruciate ligament. Martos is back in training but neither are expected to feature this weekend.
Alex Centelles has, impressively, more red cards (one) than appearances (zero) this season. The backup left-back isn't set to address that balance while he nurses a sprained ankle.
TALKING POINTS
- Among the current LaLiga teams Barcelona have played more games against AlmerÃa without defeat ( G12 W10 D2 ) than against any other opponent , and they have scored at least one goal in each of those 12 matches ( 3.1 on average ).
- At home , Barcelona have won their six games against AlmerÃa in LaLiga and they have scored 3+ goals in each of the last three.
- Barcelona have won 10 of their 12 games in LaLiga 2022/23 conceding only four goals , equalling the second lowest tally of goals conceded at this stage of the season in the top - flight ( four , FC Barcelona and 2017/18 ) after Atlético de Madrid in 1995/96 ( three goals conceded ).
- AlmerÃa have won three of their last five games in LaLiga ( L2 ) but those wins have been at home - they won away from home in the competition for the last time in February 2015 ( 2-1 v Córdoba ) and they have collected one draw and 12 defeats away from home since then .
- Barcelona have faced only 86 shots after 12 games in La Liga 2022/23 , their lowest tally at this stage of the season in the top - flight since 2011/12 ( 62 shots faced ) .
H2H (LAST FIVE GAMES)
Almeria: 0 wins
Draw: 0
RECENT FORM
Almeria: WLWLW
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Almeria: Fernando ; Kaiky , Ely , Babic ; Pozo , Eguaras , De la Hoz , Melero , Akieme ; Baptistao , Toure
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