Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: FC Barcelona (2nd, 85 pts) held a 64-point advantage over Almería (19th, 21 pts). Almería ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Almería ran at 1.13 scored and 1.97 conceded, FC Barcelona at 2.08 and 1.16.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Almería, 1 draw and 11 for FC Barcelona, at 3.62 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 62% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 69% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in Almeria (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Barcelona led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.




