Barcelona will be looking to get their stuttering campaign back on track with a win over Deportivo Alaves in the Spanish La Liga this Sunday.
Venue: Mendizorroza Stadium
Key Statistics
Deportivo Alaves have drawn their last three home matches in the league.
Barcelona are undefeated in their last 11 matches against Deportivo Alaves in all competitions.
The last six meetings between these two sides have produced a total of 22 goals.
Head to head
In the last six meetings between these two sides, Barcelona have picked up four wins and two draws.
Latest performances in all competitions
Deportivo Alaves: LLLDDL
Barcelona: WWDLL
Deportivo Alaves
The home side have failed to win their last six matches in the league and they are currently 19th in the league table.
They have a disappointing head to head record against Barcelona and the hosts will have to improve immensely in order to grind out a positive result here.
Possible Deportivo Alaves starting line-up
Fernando Pacheco; Martin Aguirregabiria, Florian Lejeune, Victor Laguardia, Javier Lopez; Jason, Gonzalo Escalante, Toni Moya, Luis Rioja; Edgar Mendez, Joselu
Barcelona
Barcelona have been in dismal form this season and they are currently 7th in the league table.
The Spanish giants have picked up just two wins from their last six league matches and they will be under pressure to pick up all three points here.
Barcelona have an outstanding head to head record against Deportivo Alaves and the visitors will be expected to produce a strong performance here.
Ousmane Dembele could be sold in January, after he stalled new contract talk with Barcelona.
Possible Barcelona starting line-up
Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Luuk de Jong, Abde
Prediction
Deportivo Alaves 1-2 Barcelona