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Barcelona vs Alaves Tips & Preview - Catalans to win at home
- Barcelona aiming to reduce gap to La Liga leaders.
- Recent impressive 7-1 win over Valencia.
- Lewandowski crucial with 6 goals in last 8 matches.
Barcelona vs Alaves
Barcelona will hope to close the gap on the Spanish La Liga frontrunners as they host struggling Alaves on Sunday.
The Catalans will look to build on that impressive win over Valencia while the visitors are hoping to avoid getting dragged into the relegation battle. The home team have been in rampant mood lately and should secure a high-scoring win here.
Barcelona Form
Barcelona are playing catch-up to the Madrid clubs and sit seven points off the pace in the table. They have struggled a bit lately but ended a four-match unbeaten La Liga run in fine style by picking up a 7-1 victory over Valencia in their previous fixture.
The Catalans have been rampant in recent games, scoring five or more goals in four of their last six matches across all competitions. Robert Lewandowski has played a pivotal role in this glut of goals, scoring six times in the last eight matches across all competitions.
Barcelona's problem appears to be in defence having conceded in their last six matches across all competitions and throwing away the lead twice in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Atalanta. Five of the last six matches for Hansi Flick’s team have produced over 3.5 goals.
Alaves Form
Alaves are sitting just one point above the relegation zone and need to get their campaign back on track. They have picked up just one win from their last 10 matches across all competitions and were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Celta Vigo in their previous La Liga fixture.
The visitors have also found things difficult on their travels with just one win and six defeats from their last nine La Liga away matches. However, their one win in that run came in the last away fixture, a 3-1 victory at Real Betis.
The win at Betis highlights the attacking quality of Alaves, who have scored in each of their last four La Liga away matches. Eduardo Coudet's team have also conceded in all four matches while the last three fixtures in that run have produced over 3.5 goals.
Head to Head
Barcelona often dominate this fixture lately and are unbeaten in the last 15 matches against Alaves, claiming 13 wins in that run. The hosts ran out 3-0 away winners in the reverse fixture back in October with Lewandowski netting a hat-trick.
Verdict
Although Barcelona have been a bit off colour lately, they looked like their old selves in that win over Valencia. While they are unlikely to keep a clean sheet on Sunday, their superior attack should always give them the edge and a win and over 3.5 goals could be on the cards.
Lewandowski has established a fine scoring record against Alaves with six goals in the last three meetings. The Polish striker netted a hat-trick in the reverse fixture and is expected to get a goal in this fixture.
Lewandowski has established a fine scoring record against Alaves with six goals in the last three meetings. The Polish striker netted a hat-trick in the reverse fixture and is expected to get a goal in this fixture.
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