Football Bet of the Day: A juicy win for Barcelona

Tobias Gourlay
Published on 08 Apr 2015 at 09:46
Updated on 08 Apr 2015 at 11:12

Brilliant Orange: Barcelona have been scoring heavily at the Camp Nou recently

"Against teams now 12th and below, Barcelona have won 6/6 at the Camp Nou, scoring at least five times in 4/6"

Back Barcelona -3.5 on the Asian Handicap @ 1.9520/21 v Almeria

Almeria look ripe for a pummelling at the Camp Nou this evening, says Tobias Gourlay

Barcelona v Almeria
Wednesday 19:00 (Live on Sky Sports 5)

Atletico Madrid 2 Real Sociedad 0 in the Spanish capital last night. The sun continues to shine on us.

Today we're staying in Spain, but moving to the coast.

Four points clear at the top of La Liga, Barcelona have won 12/14 home games under Luis Enrique this season.

Against teams now 12th and below, they've won 6/6. And the final scores from those games: 5-0, 5-0, 5-1, 3-0, 6-0 and 3-0.

Third-bottom Almeria have a new coach for this game - Sergi, a former Barcelona defender no less - but his hands are tied. After five sendings off in their last five games, the first team has been decimated. In total, five defenders are set to miss the trip to the Camp Nou, including regular starters like Verza and Maruo Dos Santos.

Closer to full strength, Almeria conceded 13 times in their most recent six away games and, having already lost 3/3 away to other top-six teams, they look ripe for a pummelling tonight.

After Real Madrid won 9-1 in a similar match at the weekend, Barcelona will be keen to oblige.

Recommended Bet
Back Barcelona -3.5 on the Asian Handicap @ 1.9520/21 v Almeria

2015 P/L (1pt per bet)

Staked: 48pts
Returned: 55.52pts
P/L: +7.52pts

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