Delightful dogfight as daring Almería duel with determined Málaga

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

This promises to be quite the engrossing battle at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in the La Liga 2. Almería is in 5th place and welcome Málaga in 8th place. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • Almería have the most scored goals (6) in La Liga 2

Both teams have had enough rest since their previous game. Let's wish for an active match!

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Almería form and stats

The hosts won their first La Liga 2 game here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Almería last season were 10 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses from 21 games.

No payout for Almería in their previous match, an away game at Amorebieta that ended in defeat 1-2. The attacker Largie Ramazani was "man of the match" for Almería with a rating of 7.12/10. Ramazani hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).

Ahead of that match, Almería won a home game hosting Real Oviedo (2-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Almería handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, five draws and three defeats.

At Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Málaga form and stats

One match played away so far in the La Liga 2 for Málaga and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses from 21 games.

Alberto Escassi scored in Málaga's previous match, the home game against Alcorcon that ended 1-0. Dani Barrio (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.83. Barrio stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus UD Ibiza that ended 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Málaga have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were five victories, three draws and five defeats.

2 goals so far away for Málaga, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Almería, four draws and two wins for Málaga. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaL. Ramazani
L. Ramazani
2 goals
AlmeríaL. Robertone
L. Robertone
1 goals
AlmeríaJ. Lazo Romero
J. Lazo Romero
1 goals

Almería missing players

Málaga missing players

Almería Málaga
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 2 0 Scored S 2 2 3
4 1 0 Conceded C 2 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 33%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
2.7 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1 4.7
5.3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 5
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.3 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7 16.3
5.3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 5.7
38% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 18%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most matches over the total-line (3) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals (6) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in La Liga 2
Almería Last season Málaga
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
44 22   Played P   21 42
21 10   Won W   8 14
11 9   Drew D   4 11
12 3   Lost L   9 17
61 34   Scored S   17 37
43 18   Conceded C   25 47
93% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
73% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 64%
48% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 31%
18% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 10%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
55% 59%   BTTS BTTS   38% 38%
30% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 33%
23% 27%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
4.5 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4
4.9 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 3.9
3.1 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.4
7 2   Red cards R C   1 5
 
8.9 9.9   Shots (avg) S (   6.6 7
3.9 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 2.5
35% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ponferradina 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
2 Real Valladolid 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 7
3 Sporting Gijón 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
4 Huesca 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 6
5 Almería 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 6
6 UD Ibiza 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Las Palmas 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Málaga 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
9 Tenerife 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
10 Real Sociedad II 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
11 Fuenlabrada 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 4
12 Girona 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 4
13 Mirandes 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
14 SD Eibar 3 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -2 3
15 Amorebieta 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 3
16 Real Oviedo 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Lugo 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 2
18 Leganés 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 1
19 Burgos 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 1
20 Real Zaragoza 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
21 FC Cartagena 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
22 Alcorcon 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0
Last season 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 42 24 10 8 71 28 21 15 3 3 41 12 21 9 7 5 30 16 43 82
2 Mallorca 42 24 10 8 54 28 21 14 3 4 33 12 21 10 7 4 21 16 26 82
3 Almería 42 21 10 11 61 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 21 11 2 8 27 22 21 73
4 Leganés 42 21 10 11 51 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 21 6 7 8 23 20 19 73
5 Girona 42 20 11 11 47 36 21 12 4 5 22 12 21 8 7 6 25 24 11 71
6 Rayo Vallecano 42 19 10 13 52 40 21 11 4 6 31 20 21 8 6 7 21 20 12 67
7 Sporting Gijón 42 17 14 11 37 28 21 11 7 3 22 12 21 6 7 8 15 16 9 65
8 Ponferradina 42 15 12 15 45 50 21 9 7 5 27 24 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 57
9 Las Palmas 42 14 14 14 46 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 21 3 9 9 12 30 -7 56
10 Fuenlabrada 42 12 18 12 45 46 21 4 12 5 21 20 21 8 6 7 24 26 -1 54
11 Mirandes 42 14 12 16 38 41 21 6 10 5 19 18 21 8 2 11 19 23 -3 54
12 Málaga 42 14 11 17 37 47 21 6 7 8 20 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -10 53
13 Tenerife 42 13 13 16 36 36 21 9 7 5 24 14 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 52
14 Real Oviedo 42 11 19 12 45 46 21 7 8 6 26 22 21 4 11 6 19 24 -1 52
15 Real Zaragoza 42 13 11 18 37 43 21 9 7 5 20 17 21 4 4 13 17 26 -6 50
16 FC Cartagena 42 12 13 17 44 52 21 8 7 6 27 23 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 49
17 Alcorcon 42 13 9 20 32 42 21 9 2 10 20 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -10 48
18 Lugo 42 11 14 17 38 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 21 3 6 12 18 37 -15 47
19 Sabadell 42 11 13 18 40 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 21 6 4 11 20 27 -8 46
20 UD Logrones 42 11 11 20 28 53 21 7 4 10 15 24 21 4 7 10 13 29 -25 44
21 Castellon 42 11 8 23 35 54 21 9 1 11 21 20 21 2 7 12 14 34 -19 41
22 Albacete 42 9 11 22 30 53 21 5 6 10 16 23 21 4 5 12 14 30 -23 38

Read more about La Liga 2

The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.