Barcelona vs Alaves: result 3-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 18, 2018 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Alaves?
Barcelona won 3-0 on August 18, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 64′L. MessiBarcelona
- 83′Philippe CoutinhoBarcelona
- 90′L. MessiBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Alaves
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
4-4-2- 11O. Dembélé
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 4I. Rakitić
- 2Nélson Semedo
- 23S. Umtiti
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
Alaves
4-5-1- 7Rubén Sobrino
- 23Jony
- 11Ibai Gómez
- 16D. Torres
- 19Manu García
- 22M. Wakaso
- 21Martín Aguirregabiria
- 3Rubén Duarte
- 6G. Maripán
- 5Laguardia
- 1Fernando Pacheco
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Alaves have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2018 | Sevilla(away) | 2-1 | Super Cup |
| Aug 5, 2018 | AC Milan(away) | 0-1 | International Champions Cup |
| Aug 1, 2018 | AS Roma(home) | 2-4 | International Champions Cup |
| Jul 29, 2018 | Tottenham(home) | 2-2 | International Champions Cup |
| May 20, 2018 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2018 | Sevilla(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| May 12, 2018 | Athletic Club(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| May 6, 2018 | Malaga(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 29, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Las Palmas(away) | 4-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Barcelona wins, 0 draws, 1 Alaves win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2018 | Barcelona 2-1 Alaves | La Liga |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Alaves 0-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Alaves 0-6 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Barcelona 1-2 Alaves | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.3 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Alaves score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1 | 12/15 | 13/15 |
| Alaves | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Alaves sit 7th (11 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