On the 5th of November, Barcelona hosts Almería in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Barcelona sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-2 win against Viktoria Plzeň. Marcos Alonso struck first for Barcelona in the 6th minute on a feed from Ansu Fati, then Ferrán Torres added another in the 44th minute. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10, while in their last match, Almería recorded a 3-1 win against Celta de Vigo. Veiga Novas scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the 25th minute, but Lazaro got the equalizer for Almería in the 52nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 60th minute on a goal by de la Hoz Lopez. Almería is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Almería’s top weapon lately has been El Toure, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Barcelona is glad to have Robert Lewandowski in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals
Barcelona will be without Sergi Roberto, Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé, while Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia’s Almería squad will be without Iván Martos, Nieto Zarzoso and Marko Milovanović.