Barcelona vs Alaves - prediction, team news, lineups

Barcelona volition beryllium aiming to retrieve from back-to-back defeats erstwhile they proceed their La Liga run astatine location to Alaves connected Saturday night.

The Catalan outfit volition participate the lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Real Madrid successful El Clasico, portion Alaves drew 1-1 with Malaga successful their past crippled successful Spain's apical flight.

Match preview

Barcelona won their opening 11 matches of the 2026-27 campaign, but they person since suffered back-to-back defeats, going down 4-2 to European champions Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League connected October 20 earlier losing 2-1 to Real Madrid successful La Liga past clip out.

Hansi Flick's broadside stay apical of the La Liga table connected 27 points, but they are present lone 2 points up of second-placed Atletico Madrid and conscionable 3 wide of third-placed Real Madrid, showing the value of the effect successful El Clasico past Sunday.

Barcelona volition play 3 much times earlier the November planetary break, pursuing this lucifer with a location fixture against Aston Villa successful the Champions League adjacent week, earlier the tiny substance of a clash against Atletico Madrid successful La Liga connected November 8.

The Catalan outfit person won 36 of their erstwhile 51 matches against Alaves successful each competitions, but it was 1-0 to the second successful their past gathering backmost successful May.

Barcelona are unbeaten astatine location to Alaves since September 2016, and it would beryllium a monumental stroke for Flick's broadside if they suffered a 3rd consecutive nonaccomplishment this weekend.

Alaves boast a grounds of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their 10 league matches this season, with 12 points leaving them successful seventh spot successful the table.

Quique Sanchez Flores' broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with Malaga, which stretched their winless tally successful Spain's apical formation to six matches.

The Blue and Whites person not triumphed successful the league since the commencement of September, erstwhile they recorded a 5-2 triumph implicit Osasuna connected location soil.

Alaves finished 14th successful La Liga past season, lone 1 constituent supra the relegation zone, truthful determination is plentifulness of country for betterment during the existent campaign.

The Blue and Whites person really conceded the aforesaid magnitude of goals arsenic Barcelona (11) successful La Liga this term, but they person lone netted 14 to the Catalan outfit's 40.

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Team News

Barcelona person been deed with the quality that Xavi Espart is facing 7 weeks connected the sidelines with the ankle wounded that helium suffered against Real Madrid past weekend.

As a result, determination is expected to beryllium a archetypal commencement of the run for Alejandro Balde, with the 23-year-old seemingly acceptable to beryllium fixed the accidental to reignite his Camp Nou career.

Dani Olmo (adductor), Roony Bardghji (knee) and Eric Garcia (thigh) are besides out, while Jules Kounde (ankle) and Andreas Christensen (thigh) stay doubts for the La Liga champions.

Fermin Lopez, Rodri and Pedri should proceed arsenic the midfield 3 connected Saturday contempt the caller instrumentality to fittingness of Frenkie de Jong.

As for Alaves, Facundo Garces (knee) and Mikel Rodriguez (knee) are connected the sidelines, but the distant squad are different successful beardown signifier for the clash with Barcelona.

Lucas Boye has been successful fantabulous signifier for Alaves this season, scoring 5 times successful 9 appearances, and the 30-year-old volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Meanwhile, determination should beryllium different commencement done the mediate for erstwhile Real Madrid guardant Mariano Diaz, who has 3 goals and 4 assists to his sanction successful 10 appearances this term.

Barcelona imaginable starting lineup:

J Garcia; Cancelo, Cubarsi, Martin, Balde; Fermin, Rodri, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Gordon

Alaves imaginable starting lineup:

Sivera; Perez, Tenaglia, Koski, Valentini, Rebbach; Alena, Blanco, Ibanez; Diaz, Boye

We say: Barcelona 3-1 Alaves

Barcelona request a effect aft back-to-back defeats, and we are afloat expecting Flick's squad to instrumentality to winning ways astatine Camp Nou connected Saturday evening.

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