STATS PREVIEW - BARCELONA VS ALMERIA

• Almeria have never beaten Barcelona in La Liga (D2 L7).
• In the Camp Nou, Barcelona have won all four previous clashes with Almeria, averaging 2.75 goals per game and conceding just one in total.
• Barcelona have won their last 10 home matches against bottom-half teams
• Tata Martino’s side have scored a league-high six penalties this season; while Almeria have conceded a league-high seven from the spot.
• The Catalan giants have scored just 11% of their goals in the final 15 minutes of games this season; a league-low proportion.
• Barcelona have scored first in their last eight home matches
• However, Almeria have lost a league-high nine points with goals scored in this period of the game.
• Lionel Messi has scored more goals against Almeria than any other player in the club’s top-flight history (nine).
• Almeria have not had both teams scoring in their last six matches
• Barcelona have conceded a league-high 45% of their goals from set pieces and 35% of their goals from corner situations.
• Despite having scored in his last four matches, Lionel Messi’s minutes/goal average this season (95.2) is lower than in his overall average at Barcelona (89.2).
• Barcelona have had Over 2.5 goals in their last six home matches against bottom-half teams
• Only Levante have lost more points from games in which they have scored the first goal of the game than Francisco’s side this season (12).
• Almeria’s midfielders have scored 58% of their league goals this season; only Athletic’s have scored a higher proportion (60%).