Barcelona won all of their last eight games in all competitions, while Almería didn't manage to get any win in their last seven games

Barcelona scored from a set piece in each of the last two Liga games at the Camp Nou: Piqué vs Rayo and Mathieu vs Real Madrid

Barcelona are the most disciplined team in La Liga this season with just 56 cards

Almería are the team with most red cards in La Liga (nine), at least two more than any other team

Barcelona have the most possession in La Liga (69.1 percent), while only two teams have a lower possession than Almería (43.6percent)

Barcelona have the highest pass success in La Liga (87.7 percent), while only Eibar have a lower pass success than Almería (69.0 percent)

Barcelona concede the least shots on goal per game in La Liga (eight), Almería conceded the most (14.6)

Almería managed to score just one Liga goal from outside the box (no other team have less) from 137 attempts

Barcelona and Almería each have four Liga goals scored from counters. Only Real Madrid and Villareal scored more this term

Barcelona are the Liga team with most short passes per game (618) and Almería with the least (239)

Forty percent of Almería’s attacks in La Liga come from the right side

Only Real Madrid (215) have more shots on target than Barcelona (201) in the Liga, while only Levante (80) have less than Almería (88)

Barcelona have never conceded more than two goals in a Camp Nou game this season, and Almería have never scored more than two goals

Almería won five away Liga games this season, compared to only one home game

Mathieu and Suárez are on four yellow cards in La Liga (one away from risk of suspension), same for Almería's Wellington

Dubarbier, one of Almería's key players especially in defensive aspects (see graphic below), will miss the game due to suspension

Luis Suárez scored three goals in the last two Camp Nou games in La Liga

Verza (three goals and three assists) is the only Almería player with 3+ goals and assists in this Liga

Messi is the only player in the top five leagues this season with 15+ league goals and 15+ league assists

Hemed and Macedo are the only Almería players who managed to score a brace in La Liga this season

Messi gave an assist in each of Barcelona's last three Camp Nou games

Almería are the only Liga team this season with two players that have been sent twice: Dubarbier and Macedo

Bravo conceded a goal in the last three home games. Since joining Barcelona, he has never conceded in four consecutive home games

Luis Suárez aims to score in his third consecutive Liga home game for the first time with Barcelona