Barcelona vs Almeria Prediction, 11/5/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/2/2022

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Game: Barcelona vs Almeria

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-800) Almeria (+2100)

Barcelona (10-1-1) will play Almeria (4-1-7) at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barcelona opens at -800 while Almeria are priced +2100. The over/under is 2.5. The goalies who are expected to start are Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona and Fernando Almeria.

Barcelona gave up 4 goals while giving up 0.33 G/90, and their opponents finished with 28 shots on target against them. They recorded 10 shut outs, giving them a rate of 83.3 during the previous year. Barcelona accounted for 27 yellow card warnings for the previous season and 1 red card. The Blaugrana ranked 1st when it comes to expected goals having 28.2, and the xGA came in at 8.5. For the previous year, this club finished with an average of 2.58 points per contest (31 pts) and were 2nd in La Liga with 21 assists. Their difference in goals was at 25 by way of 29 goals compiled and also 4 goals conceded. Barcelona accumulated 24 saves and they had a SV percentage of 89.3 for the prior year.

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The Rojiblancos finished with an average of 1.1 points per fixture while recording 11 assists and 2 red cards. Almeria accumulated 38 yellow card cautions. Almeria sat at 14th in goals surrendered with 20, and their goal difference was at -5. For the season, UD Almeria had a save percentage of 71.0 (62 SoT against), and also were 13th in the league with 13 pts. Their goals against per 90 minutes was 1.67 in addition to 41 saves. Almeria compiled 15 goals and the team's goals expected over the course of the prior season was at 12.3.

The man who will defend the goal for Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Stegen (188-63-50 record in his career) has earned 122 clean sheets, which gives him a 40.5% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper born in Germany has faced 1,162 shots sent in his direction in 301 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.96 (289 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .762. Stegen has defended the goal for 27,078 minutes and is sitting with 886 saves in his pro soccer career.

Fernando will be looking after the net for Almeria. So far in his career, Martinez has conceded 100 goals while totaling 245 stops in 102 starts. He has conceded 0.98 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 49-20-34. He sports a save % of .734 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.4%. Martinez has recorded 32 shutouts while defending 334 shots against him in 9,214 mins throughout his career.

Ferran Torres is a member of the squad who could help decide the outcome for Barcelona. Torres has been in the starting lineup in 59 games thus far in his career while scoring 0.28 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Spain has earned 17 goals scored in 5,453 minutes played. He has totaled 10 assists while tallying 13 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career.

Almeria has an attacker in Dyego Sousa, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He has totaled 21 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 17 times. The forward hailing from Portugal has been on the field for 9,057 professional minutes and has scored 49 goals. He is averaging 0.49 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 98 contests so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Barcelona (-800)

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