La Liga 2 prediction and pre-match guide: Almería moderate expected to outplay Real Oviedo

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 20.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

Only match two of the La Liga 2 for these sides and there's points to play for here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos as Almería welcome Real Oviedo. Read this preview!

Little time to rest for the host team, as they played a La Liga 2 fixture only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at FC Cartagena.

It's quite the trip for Real Oviedo when visiting Almería as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Almería form and stats

Last season, Almería's league results were 21 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses, ending with 3rd place in the La Liga 2. Over these 42 matches they scored 61 goals and gave away 40. Playing at home in the former season Almería delivered 10-8-3 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 18 conceded.

Happy days for Almería in their previous game, a La Liga 2 match away at FC Cartagena (placed 20th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. The attacker Largie Ramazani was "man of the match" for Almería with a rating of 8.52/10. Ramazani scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Almería drew at home versus Girona.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Almería have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost three.

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Real Oviedo form and stats

Let's have a look at how Real Oviedo performed last season in the La Liga 2: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 19 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 11 and lost 6 with 19/24 goals scored/conceded.

Oviedo played 2-2 against Lugo in their previous match. Attacker Borja Sánchez got a player rating of 8.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Sánchez served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total). Drawing 2-2 against Lugo after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager J. Ziganda Lacunza needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Tenerife.

Real Oviedo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Almería four wins, three draws and Real Oviedo three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaL. Ramazani
L. Ramazani
2 goals
AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
1 goals
Real OviedoV. Álvarez Rozada
V. Álvarez Rozada
1 goals

Almería missing players

Real Oviedo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Real Oviedo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
19 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 9
9 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Almería Last season Real Oviedo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
44 22   Played P   21 42
21 10   Won W   4 11
11 9   Drew D   11 19
12 3   Lost L   6 12
61 34   Scored S   19 45
43 18   Conceded C   24 46
93% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 86%
73% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 62%
48% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 36%
18% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 24%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 7%
55% 59%   BTTS BTTS   57% 55%
30% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 29%
23% 27%   Failed to Score F T   33% 31%
 
4.5 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 4.3
4.9 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.1
3.1 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.9
7 2   Red cards R C   3 6
 
8.9 9.9   Shots (avg) S (   7 7.8
3.9 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.2
35% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 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 Almería 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Girona 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Huesca 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Tenerife 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Ponferradina 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Real Sociedad II 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Sporting Gijon 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Lugo 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Real Oviedo 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Las Palmas 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Real Valladolid 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Malaga 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Mirandes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Real Zaragoza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 UD Ibiza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Fuenlabrada 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Alcorcon 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Burgos 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Leganes 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 FC Cartagena 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
21 Amorebieta 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Eibar 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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 Leganes 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 Gijon 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 Malaga 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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Almería 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Girona 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Huesca 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Tenerife 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Ponferradina 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Real Sociedad II 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Sporting Gijon 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Lugo 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Real Oviedo 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Las Palmas 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Real Valladolid 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Malaga 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Mirandes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Real Zaragoza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 UD Ibiza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Fuenlabrada 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Alcorcon 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Burgos 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Leganes 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 FC Cartagena 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
21 Amorebieta 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Eibar 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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