Huesca vs Barcelona Prediction, 1/3/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/30/2020

Game: Huesca vs Barcelona

Date: Sunday, January 3, 2021

Location: Estadio El Alcoraz in Huesca, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Huesca (+330) Barcelona (-526)

Estadio El Alcoraz is the site where Rafa and Huesca (1-9-5, 20th in La Liga) will play Barcelona (7-3-4, 5th in La Liga) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Alvaro Fernandez for Huesca and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona. Barcelona are priced at -526 while the Oscenses are at +330. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Huesca played Levante in their last game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 80.8% passes received percentage by completing 396 out of their 490 pass targets last match. Huesca attempted 28 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 18 of those attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Huesca ended this match at a 10.0% rate by hitting 1 SoT out of 10 total shots. Huesca is averaging 0.87 goals per 90 (13 goals in total) and have accounted for 9 assists in all competitions this season.

Rafa is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Huesca. Mir has had a starting assignment in 42 outings in his career and tallies 0.44 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Spain has totaled 19 goals scored in 3,916 minutes. He has totaled 5 assists while accumulating 8 yellow cards thus far in his career. Someone else who should impact this match is David Ferreiro, the midfielder hailing from Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 44 times so far in his career while he has scored 16 total goals. Ferreiro has been on the pitch for 20,230 minutes during 223 starts and has been given a total of 48 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.07 G/90 during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Huesca is Alvaro Fernandez. Fernandez has seen the field for 5,175 mins and has 91 saves in his career. His GA/90 is 1.06 (61 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of .712. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 125 shots attempted at him in 57 career starts. Fernandez (24-13-20 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 18 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 31.6% shutout rate.

For their last outing, Barcelona took home the win by a final score of 3-0 against Valladolid. Barcelona finished the match with a 70.0% successful dribble rate by completing 14 out of the 20 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by connecting on 648 of the 708 pass attempts earning a rate of 91.5%. Barcelona had 10 shots attempted out of their 21 shots attempted giving them a 47.6% clip in their last outing. With a total of 25 goals and 14 assists in all their games, Barcelona sports an average of 1.79 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Antoine Griezmann should provide a lift for Barcelona. The forward who is from France has totaled 31,230 professional minutes and has scored 152 goals. He has accumulated 59 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped on a goal 53 times. He currently averages 0.44 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 366 matches in his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Frenkie De Jong, the midfielder representing the Netherlands. Jong has been given a total of 9 yellow card warnings in 11,456 minutes played (129 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.12. He has totaled 15 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 22 times.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen will be looking after the net for Barcelona. During his career, Stegen has allowed 261 goals and has totaled 820 stops in 266 starts. He has surrendered 0.98 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 162-58-46. He has a save percentage of .765 and his shutout rate is currently at 38.7%. Stegen has racked up 103 shutouts while defending 1,073 shots against him in 23,929 career mins.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Barcelona (-526)

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