Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Almería & Osasuna face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Osasuna have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Almería form and stats
Almería was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa Del Rey.6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Almería have to build on here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in the La Liga 2. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Almería.
The spoils were shared in Almería's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sabadell travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Almería won a home game hosting Deportivo Alaves (5-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Almería perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Almería as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Almería has won six of these, drawn three and lost four.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Castellon are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Almería in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. Almería have only conceded 8 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.
Osasuna form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Osasuna's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the La Liga. Osasuna only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. When we have look at the Copa Del Rey statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Jon Moncayola and Ante Budimir (2) scored in Osasuna's previous match, the home game against Granada that ended 3-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Osasuna in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Osasuna, four draws and four defeats.
The attacking power of Osasuna when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Osasuna have conceded 15 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Almería wins - draws - Osasuna wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Sadiq Mesbah 10 goals |  J. Corpas Serna 8 goals |   R. Torres Morales 4 goals |
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| Almería | Osasuna | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 43% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Almería | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijon | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Leganés | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Girona | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Lugo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Real Oviedo | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | UD Logroñés | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | Malaga | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Mirandes | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Castellon | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Sabadell | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 21 | Alcorcon | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 20 |
| 22 | Albacete | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 18 |
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 37 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | Granada | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 28 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Cádiz | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Levante | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Getafe | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Eibar | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Elche | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 17 |
| 20 | Huesca | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 13 |