Alaves vs Barcelona: result 0-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 26, 2017 at 04:15 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
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What was the result of Alaves vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-2 on August 26, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 55′L. MessiBarcelona
- 66′L. MessiBarcelona
Official lineup for Alaves vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Alaves
4-5-1- 7Rubén Sobrino
- 17Pedraza
- 10Ó. Romero
- 11Ibai Gómez
- 18Tomás Pina
- 19Manu García
- 22M. Wakaso
- 2Carlos Vigaray
- 12Rodrigo Ely
- 4Alexis Ruano Delgado
- 1Fernando Pacheco
Barcelona
4-3-3- 16Deulofeu
- 10L. Messi
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 4I. Rakitić
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 23S. Umtiti
- 22Aleix Vidal
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Alaves have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Barcelona have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2017 | Leganes(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| May 20, 2017 | Leganes(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| May 14, 2017 | Celta Vigo(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| May 7, 2017 | Athletic Club(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 30, 2017 | Real Betis(away) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2017 | Real Betis(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Real Madrid(away) | 0-2 | Super Cup |
| Aug 13, 2017 | Real Madrid(home) | 1-3 | Super Cup |
| Jul 30, 2017 | Real Madrid(away) | 3-2 | International Champions Cup |
| Jul 26, 2017 | Manchester United(home) | 1-0 | International Champions Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Alaves win, 0 draws, 1 Barcelona win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2017 | Alaves 0-6 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Barcelona 1-2 Alaves | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Alaves score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaves | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Alaves sit 7th in La Liga (11 points from 8 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (24 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Alaves | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy