Barcelona will welcome newly-promoted Almeria to Comp Nou for their la Liga Matchday 13 tie on Saturday.
Barcelona claimed a 1-0 away win over Valencia in La Liga last time out, making it three consecutive victories in the league on the bounce.
They continue to chase Real Madrid for the title and they now sit one point behind the champions at the summit of the table, while they are eight points above third-placed Atletico Madrid.
The Catalans will be looking to continue their winning ways as they hope to climb to the top of the league table, they claimed a 4-2 win over Plzen in the midweek in the Champions league and they will look to take things up a notch on the weekend.
Meanwhile, Almeria claimed a 3-1 home win over Celta Vigo last time out, which saw them bounce back from a 2-1 away defeat to Villarreal.
Rubi’s side will be happy with their campaign in La Liga so far, as they sit 13th in the league standings on 13 points from 12 points, two points outside the top half and three above the relegation zone. They have been struggling on the road though, losing all their six away fixtures and will have a lot to amend before they trip to Camp Nou.
Barcelona vs Almeria head to head
Both sides have met in 14 encounters since 2007 with Barcelona claiming 12 victories and two draws.
- Barcelona 4-0 Almeria 08/04/15
- Almeria 1-2 Barcelona 08/11/14
- Barcelona 4-1 Almeria 03/03/14
- Almeria 0-2 Barcelona 28/09/13
- Barcelona 2-1 Almeria 09/04/11
Home
- Plzen 2-4 Barcelona
- Valencia 0-1 Barcelona
- Barcelona 0-3 Bayern
- Barcelona 4-0 Bilbao
- Barcelona 3-0 Villarreal
Away
- Almeria 3-1 Celta
- Villarreal 2-1 Almeria
- Almeria 3-2 Girona
- Betis 3-2 Almeria
- Almeria 3-1 Vallecano
Barcelona team news
Barcelona will be without Ronald Araujo, Memphis Depay, Sergi Roberto, Frank Kessie and Jules Kounde due to injuries, while Andreas Christensen and Eric Garcia are doubts.
Almeria team news
Almeria will be without Juanjo Nieto ans Alex Centelles due to injuries while Ivan Martos and Marko Milovanovic are doubts.
Prediction and odds
- Barcelona win
- Both sides to score (NO)
- Goals over 2.5
