Almería manager Sicilia looking for three points in UD Ibiza showdown

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 04.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

The host team, Almería, should be expected winners in this match, but UD Ibiza have displayed both smartness and heroism. Read more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+18) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most clean sheets (6) away in La Liga 2

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the La Liga 2.

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Almería form and stats

Almería have performed here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos this season with 8 wins from 12 La Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Almería to get some points in this home game.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 182 minutes without scoring a league goal. Pita (own goal) was the last player to find the net.

Almería are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Real Oviedo. Midfielder Costa was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Costa hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Eibar with the scoreline 0-2.

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, four draws and four defeats.

The Almería fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Almería have conceded only 8 goals.

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UD Ibiza form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of UD Ibiza, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in La Liga 2, playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season. UD Ibiza are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

UD Ibiza played 2-2 against Real Zaragoza in their previous match. Martinez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Martinez scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Malaga at their stadium, the result 5-0.

Ibiza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 12 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet this season, as the records show this recent match: UD Ibiza - Almería 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

UD IbizaS. Castel Martínez
S. Castel Martínez
9 goals
AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
8 goals
UD IbizaC. Herrera Pérez
C. Herrera Pérez
6 goals

Almería missing players

UD Ibiza missing players

Almería UD Ibiza
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
14 8 3 Won W 0 5 8
4 2 1 Drew D 1 5 11
7 2 0 Lost L 2 2 6
39 20 7 Scored S 3 16 34
21 8 2 Conceded C 9 12 28
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 84%
72% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 72%
44% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 36%
24% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 25% 28%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 12%
48% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 52%
32% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 32%
24% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 32%
 
4.9 5.7 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5 5.7
3.9 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.2 3.9
2.2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
14 14.9 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.1 11.6
4.8 4.9 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.2 3.8
33% 34% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 41% 36%
 
10.2 10.4 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19 13.9 12.3
3 2.7 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.1 4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Almería have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+18) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • UD Ibiza have the most clean sheets (6) away in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 25 14 7 4 39 28 12 9 2 1 24 14 13 5 5 3 15 14 11 49
2 Real Valladolid 25 14 5 6 36 24 13 10 2 1 21 6 12 4 3 5 15 18 12 47
3 Almería 25 14 4 7 39 21 12 8 2 2 20 8 13 6 2 5 19 13 18 46
4 Tenerife 25 13 6 6 35 19 12 7 2 3 19 7 13 6 4 3 16 12 16 45
5 Ponferradina 25 11 8 6 31 23 13 6 5 2 20 11 12 5 3 4 11 12 8 41
6 FC Cartagena 25 12 3 10 33 32 12 8 1 3 21 11 13 4 2 7 12 21 1 39
7 Girona 25 11 5 9 33 28 13 7 3 3 21 12 12 4 2 6 12 16 5 38
8 Real Oviedo 25 8 12 5 28 24 13 6 6 1 19 10 12 2 6 4 9 14 4 36
9 Las Palmas 25 9 9 7 32 30 13 7 4 2 21 12 12 2 5 5 11 18 2 36
10 UD Ibiza 25 8 11 6 34 28 13 3 6 4 18 16 12 5 5 2 16 12 6 35
11 Lugo 25 7 13 5 31 28 13 6 5 2 16 12 12 1 8 3 15 16 3 34
12 Burgos 25 9 5 11 27 25 12 7 3 2 20 6 13 2 2 9 7 19 2 32
13 Sporting Gijon 25 8 8 9 26 29 12 6 3 3 14 11 13 2 5 6 12 18 -3 32
14 Malaga 25 8 7 10 23 38 13 7 3 3 14 14 12 1 4 7 9 24 -15 31
15 Huesca 25 7 9 9 27 25 13 3 5 5 11 12 12 4 4 4 16 13 2 30
16 Mirandes 25 8 6 11 34 36 13 6 2 5 24 20 12 2 4 6 10 16 -2 30
17 Leganes 25 7 8 10 26 30 12 3 6 3 12 11 13 4 2 7 14 19 -4 29
18 Real Zaragoza 25 5 14 6 19 25 12 2 7 3 6 8 13 3 7 3 13 17 -6 29
19 Amorebieta 25 4 12 9 29 36 12 3 6 3 18 17 13 1 6 6 11 19 -7 24
20 Fuenlabrada 25 4 11 10 20 31 13 3 7 3 14 14 12 1 4 7 6 17 -11 23
21 Real Sociedad II 25 4 7 14 20 33 12 1 3 8 7 16 13 3 4 6 13 17 -13 19
22 Alcorcon 25 2 6 17 18 47 12 1 5 6 10 22 13 1 1 11 8 25 -29 12

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.