DEP.LA CORUNA VS BARCELONA PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Deportivo La Coruña and Barcelona meet in the Municipal Stadium of Riazor, in a match for the 35 th round of the First Division. Barcelona won at home by (4-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 12-17-2017. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. But the last time they met in this stadium was on 03-12-2017, for the First Division, which ended with the victory of Deportivo La Coruna by (2-1). Joselu (40 ‘) and Álex Bergantiños (74’) scored the goals of the match, for Deportivo La Coruña, and L. Suárez (46 ‘), for Barcelona. The Barcelona presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Deportivo La Coruña:
After 6 wins, 10 draws and 18 losses, the home team is currently in the 18 th position of the league, with 28 points won. In their last match, they tied with the CD Leganés away by (0-0), after in the previous match they tied for (0-0) at home, in a game against Sevilla. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 34 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 21 conceded. For the championship, Deportivo La Coruña won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores only few times and was only able to open the scoring in 7 of its last 34 matches for the First Division, of these 7 reached the break in advantage in 5 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 4. In 34 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 23 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Deportivo La Coruna arrives at this match desperately needing the victory, since it is among the last classified, 9 points behind the first team outside the relegation zone, when they have to play 12 points, so only the victory interests them to continue dreaming of an improbable maintenance in the elite division of Spanish football. The local team presents serious problems, both in the offensive and defensive sector, as they scored only 32 goals, having the fifth worst attack of the competition, and suffered 65, being the second worst defense. These numbers help explain the lousy campaign so far. Playing in his stadium Deportivo La Coruna has encountered enormous difficulties, since he has won only 1 of his last 9 games in this type of situation, just against the last classified, Málaga, besides being the fourth team that scored the most goals. in the condition of local team. For this difficult match against mighty Barcelona, coach Clarence Seedorf will not be able to count forward Adrián, an important absence, considering that he is the team’s top scorer in La Liga.
Barcelona:
The away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 83 points won, after 25 wins and 8 draws. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Valencia, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Celta de Vigo by (2-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 14 victories and 1 draw at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Copa del Rey, they beat Sevilla away by (0-5).
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 17 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 16 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 17 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 33 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times, but have regained the last one in 4. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 17 away matches for this competition: they have scored 14 of their 38 goals between minutes (76’- 90 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 11 goals between the minutes (31’-45 ‘).
PREDICTION: Over 3.5 goals @ 1.84
