La Liga returns with another round of action that sees Almeria welcome Barcelona to the Estadio Mediterraneo.

The home side will head into this game in a terrible form which has seen them drop to 17th position with just 22 points to show for their efforts. The only thing keeping them from being in the drop zone is their goal difference with 18th placed Cadiz. So far, Almeria have struggled greatly to impress in the top flight. On the attack, they have been very poor, while at the back, they have shipped away 40 goals to opposition forces, making them the second worst defense in the league. With just one win from their last 5, during which they suffered 3 losses and one draw, Almeria will not be confident of taking anything from this game.

Barcelona on the other hand will head into this game in excellent form and it's no wonder that they are the current league leaders with 59 points to show for their efforts. On the attack, they have been very ruthless and have found the back of the net 45 times, making them the second best attack in the league. At the back, they have been very solid and given opposition forces very little to chew on, with just 7 goals conceded all season. Going into this game, Barcelona will be very confident of their chances, and they will be looking to make a statement, following their crash out of the Europa League.

Looking at the records have shown that Barcelona have the clear advantage in this game. The two teams have locked horns 15 times across competitions since 2007 and as expected, the visitors have dominated proceeding, going unbeaten in 15 meetings, winning 13. Barcelona have scored at least twice in their last ten meetings against Almeria and recorded a 2-0 win in the reverse fixture in November. They have also won their last nine games against Almeria across competitions, scoring 33 goals and conceding just thrice. Barcelona have had wins in their seven La Liga games in 2023, keeping six clean sheets in that period. What an impressive record. We are backing the visitors, Barcelona, here as we expect them to completely dominate this game and secure an emphatic victory.

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另一方面，巴萨将以出色的状态进入这场比赛，这也难怪他们目前以59分的成绩领跑联赛。在进攻方面，他们非常无情，已经45次破门，这使他们成为联赛中第二好的进攻。在后防线上，他们非常稳固，几乎没有给对手什么机会，整个赛季只丢了7球。在这场比赛中，巴塞罗那将对他们的机会充满信心，在欧联杯出局后，他们将寻求一种声明。

从比赛记录来看，巴萨在这场比赛中拥有明显的优势。自2007年以来，这两支球队在比赛中交锋了15次，不出所料，客队在比赛中占据主导地位，在15次交锋中保持不败，赢得了13场胜利。巴萨在最近10次对阵阿尔梅里亚的比赛中至少进了两球，并在11月的比赛中取得了2-0的胜利。他们还在最近9场比赛中赢了阿尔梅里亚，进了33个球，只丢了3个球。巴萨在2023年的7场西甲比赛中取得了胜利，在此期间保持了6场零封。多么令人印象深刻的记录。我们在这里支持客队巴塞罗那，因为我们希望他们能完全控制这场比赛，并取得一场压倒性的胜利。