The league table in La Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Barcelona leading Deportivo Alaves by 17 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Barcelona nor Deportivo Alavés as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Barcelona form and stats
This stadium, Camp Nou, has been a fortress for Barcelona in the La Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Real Madrid in the La Liga last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Real Sociedad that finished 2-2.
Barcelona are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Camp Nou with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 16 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Barcelona has won 13 times, drawn 2 and lost 1. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Barcelona has won by at least two goals 12 times when in this position.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Barcelona is on fire here. A stunning 30 from 8 league matches. Barcelona's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
There's been little loot from Deportivo Alavés's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the La Liga. Deportivo Alavés only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Two away games in a row for Deportivo Alavés, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Real Jaen in the Copa Del Rey. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Leganes in the La Liga.
Nobody expects Deportivo Alavés to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath three times before, with the overall statistics of won 0, draw 0 and lost 3. When defeated, 2 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The attacking power of Deportivo Alavés when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. For Deportivo Alavés, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 9 - 0 - 1 (Barcelona wins - draws - Deportivo Alavés wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 12 goals |  L. Suárez 9 goals |   Lucas Pérez 8 goals |
Barcelona missing players
Deportivo Alavés missing players
| Barcelona | Deportivo Alavés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 43 | 30 | 14 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 24 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 41% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 29% | 62% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 59% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 35% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 207 | 117 | 54 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 56 | 154 |
| 105 | 65 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 18 | 49 |
| 41% | 46% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 39% | 37% |
- All of Deportivo Alavés's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barcelona has the most points (22) at home
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (30) at home
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (43)
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (21)
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
- Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+21) at home
- Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+23)
- Barcelona have not yet lost a game at home.
- Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Barcelona have scored more than double the goals of Deportivo Alavés.
- Deportivo Alavés has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Deportivo Alavés have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Deportivo Alavés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Deportivo Alavés haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Getafe | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Valencia | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Granada | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Levante | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 15 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Leganes | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 10 |