Poor away form: Barça would be fourth if it wasn't for home games

If it wasn't for Camp Nou's reliability, Barcelona would be out of the fight for the LaLiga title altogether. The Catalans have only drawn once at home this season, against Real Madrid, winning all other games. 

The impressive numbers at home, a staple during Valverde's time there, are a stark contrast with Barcelona's results when they travel. 

That weakness at home, which began in the Champions League against Roma and became pressing that same campaign against Levante, was even more common during the 2018-2019, with the losses against Liverpool in the UCL and Valencia in the Copa del Rey serving as the best examples. 

In 2019-20, things have not changed. If anything, they've gotten worse. The disastrous away start ended up costing Valverde his job, even though the Super Cup was the excuse for his dismissal.

Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona lost in Bilbao, Granada and Valencia (against Levante), and gave shaky performances against Osasuna, Real Sociedad and Espanyol. 

Quique Setién's arrival has not improved the team's away performances, as Barcelona has failed to win when facing a difficult opponent. Against Betis, they managed to take the three points after a convincing comeback, but such was not the case against Valencia earlier in the season. 

In total, Barcelona has gotten a total of 18 points from away matches. This is worse than Real Madrid (25), Sevilla (23) and even Getafe (21). And they can't pretend to win La Liga with such figures.

Although Barcelona has immaculate statistics at home, their performances away will have to get better if they intend on fighting for the title. Meanwhile, Madrid have a similar irregularity, who only has one more point, must be much more resolute at home than they have been up to now. If both team's irregular performances, the end of the season promises to be interesting... And tight.