Alaves vs Barcelona | La Liga | Pre Match

Alaves vs Barcelona

Pre Match Oct 4, 2024 0 24 Add to Reading List

INSIGHTS

Pre Match

Alavés have only won two of their 21 matches against Barcelona in LaLiga in the 21st Century (D4 L15). In their history in the competition, only against Real Madrid (W4 D2 L31) they have lost more games than against the Catalan side (W5 D7 L24).

Barcelona have won six of their last seven visits to Alavés in LaLiga (D1) after winning just four of their first 11 meetings at Mendizorroza in the competition (D4 L3).

Barcelona have lost just one of their last 28 visits to teams from the Basque Country in LaLiga (W20 D7), 0-1 vs Athletic Club in August 2019, scoring in each of their last 15 (W11 D4) in what is their best unbeaten run against such opposition in the competition.

Barcelona have scored 25 goals in these first eight games of LaLiga 2024/25. This is their best scoring start in a single campaign since 2016/17 (26) and their fourth-best record in the 21st Century. Of the previous eight times, they have gone on to win the league title just once: 1959/60.

Barcelona are the team in the big 5 European leagues that have scored the most goals this season (25), four of them from outside the box. Only Celta Vigo (5) have scored more from distance in 2024/25 (also 4 by Manchester City).