La Liga 2 game preview and stats: Almería welcome Real Valladolid

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

A total of 16 rounds of games are finished and both Almería and Real Valladolid are high up in the table. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Almería have the most scored goals (30) in La Liga 2
  • Real Valladolid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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!

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Almería form and stats

Almería have been very solid at home in the La Liga 2 so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Almería has won six games in a row. The Eibar match was the last time out without a victory.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Almería, as their goalkeeper Fernando Martinez Rubio has completely shut out the opponents for 379 minutes in the La Liga 2.

It's back home for Almería, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating UD Ibiza away with the result 1-0. Dyego Sousa found the net in that victory. Goalkeeper Fernando Martínez got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.8 out of ten. Martínez stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Almería had a home game versus Burgos which ended with a victory 2-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Almería's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Almería have conceded only 4 goals.

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Real Valladolid form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga 2 travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Impressive finishing from Cristo González, Sergio León and Óscar Plano secured the home win 3-0 against Fuenlabrada in their previous game. Cristo González, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.43. González scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Mirandes.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Valladolid have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. Real Valladolid have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these squads: Almería won one, Real Valladolid were winners in four and we saw five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
7 goals
Real ValladolidS. Weissman
S. Weissman
7 goals
AlmeríaJ. Lazo Romero
J. Lazo Romero
4 goals

Almería missing players

Real Valladolid missing players

Almería Real Valladolid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 8 16
12 6 1 Won W 0 3 8
1 1 1 Drew D 2 2 4
3 0 0 Lost L 0 3 4
30 14 4 Scored S 3 10 24
11 4 2 Conceded C 3 12 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
50% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 38%
31% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 19%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
50% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 44%
38% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 19%
 
4.2 5.6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.9 4.9
4.6 5 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.4 3.5
2.2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.2 13 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 11.5 14.8
4.6 4.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 4.2
41% 45% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 38% 35%
 
12 11.9 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.8 11.3
3.9 3.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4 3.6
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Almería have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Almería have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Almería have the fewest conceded goals (11) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the fewest points from losing position (0) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals (30) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+19) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Almería is in the best form (6-0-0) in La Liga 2
  • Real Valladolid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Valladolid have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Real Valladolid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 16 12 1 3 30 11 7 6 1 0 14 4 9 6 0 3 16 7 19 37
2 Eibar 16 9 4 3 22 17 8 6 1 1 13 7 8 3 3 2 9 10 5 31
3 Real Valladolid 16 8 4 4 24 17 8 5 2 1 14 5 8 3 2 3 10 12 7 28
4 Tenerife 15 8 3 4 21 13 7 4 1 2 11 5 8 4 2 2 10 8 8 27
5 Las Palmas 16 7 6 3 24 18 9 6 2 1 19 10 7 1 4 2 5 8 6 27
6 Ponferradina 16 7 5 4 19 14 8 4 3 1 12 6 8 3 2 3 7 8 5 26
7 Real Zaragoza 16 4 10 2 15 13 8 1 6 1 5 4 8 3 4 1 10 9 2 22
8 UD Ibiza 16 5 7 4 18 19 8 2 4 2 9 8 8 3 3 2 9 11 -1 22
9 Sporting Gijon 16 6 4 6 16 17 8 5 0 3 9 7 8 1 4 3 7 10 -1 22
10 FC Cartagena 16 7 1 8 21 24 7 5 0 2 13 7 9 2 1 6 8 17 -3 22
11 Real Oviedo 16 4 9 3 16 15 8 2 5 1 9 8 8 2 4 2 7 7 1 21
12 Girona 16 6 3 7 18 18 9 4 2 3 12 9 7 2 1 4 6 9 0 21
13 Huesca 16 5 5 6 18 17 8 2 3 3 7 7 8 3 2 3 11 10 1 20
14 Malaga 15 5 5 5 14 18 7 5 2 0 8 2 8 0 3 5 6 16 -4 20
15 Lugo 16 4 7 5 20 20 8 3 3 2 9 8 8 1 4 3 11 12 0 19
16 Burgos 16 5 4 7 14 17 8 4 2 2 9 4 8 1 2 5 5 13 -3 19
17 Mirandes 16 5 3 8 23 27 9 3 1 5 16 19 7 2 2 3 7 8 -4 18
18 Real Sociedad II 16 4 5 7 15 18 8 1 3 4 5 9 8 3 2 3 10 9 -3 17
19 Fuenlabrada 16 3 7 6 12 17 8 2 4 2 8 8 8 1 3 4 4 9 -5 16
20 Leganes 16 3 6 7 15 19 8 1 4 3 5 8 8 2 2 4 10 11 -4 15
21 Amorebieta 16 2 7 7 19 25 8 2 3 3 14 14 8 0 4 4 5 11 -6 13
22 Alcorcon 16 2 2 12 13 33 8 1 2 5 8 19 8 1 0 7 5 14 -20 8

Real Valladolid:

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.