Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Almería & Deportivo Alavés face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Almería form and stats
Last season, Almería's Copa Del Rey journey ended in the 1st round.Almería are steadily winning La Liga 2 games and points here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos after three straight home wins.
Almería are returning here after visiting Numancia in a Copa Del Rey game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Lucas Robertone (2) scored the goal(s). Before that, Almería had a La Liga 2 home game versus Ponferradina which ended with a victory 3-1.
A late climax in the match against Numancia as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Lucas Robertone.
Almería have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Almería have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the 1st round.There's been little loot from Deportivo Alavés's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the La Liga. Deportivo Alavés only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Two away games in a row for Alavés, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Cadiz in the La Liga. Preceding that game was the away Copa Del Rey victory against Deportivo La Coruna with the score of 1-0.
A new game in only four days for Alavés, the La Liga home match versus Sevilla. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Alavés have scored 8 goals in 8 league games away. Alavés have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Almería zero wins, two draws and Deportivo Alavés two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Sadiq Mesbah 9 goals |  J. Corpas Serna 8 goals |   L. Pérez Martínez 4 goals |
Almería missing players
Deportivo Alavés missing players
| Almería | Deportivo Alavés | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 24 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9.1 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Espanyol | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Almería | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Leganes | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Sporting Gijón | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Girona | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Malaga | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 28 |
| 11 | Real Oviedo | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Mirandes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Fuenlabrada | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Lugo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | UD Logrones | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Sabadell | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Alcorcón | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Castellon | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 | Albacete | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Granada | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Cadiz | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | SD Eibar | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Levante | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Valencia | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Elche | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Huesca | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 12 |