Take hard look at their own match tactics or make adjustments according to the opposing team? Both Almería and Girona have to try something separate than earlier this season. Learn more!
- Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Girona have yet to win a game away.
It's quite the trip for Girona when visiting Almería as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
The hosts Almería saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the La Liga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Real Betis.
Almería form and stats
Almería have played 4 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Almería are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Real Betis. Midfield player Melero got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Melero served one assist, hit one key pass and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rayo Vallecano in a game that was won 3-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Almería have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Almería are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Villarreal awaits in three days.
Almería have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Almería have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Girona form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Girona has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Girona played 1-1 against Cádiz in their previous match. The draw against Cádiz came from a losing position. The Girona manager Sánchez brought on Stuani as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player García was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.11/10. García hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 73 successful passes (of 77 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atletico Madrid wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Girona in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Girona, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Will both teams score? This club's latest statistics suggest that, having finished 6 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.
A new game in only three days for Girona, the La Liga home match versus Osasuna. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Girona as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Girona struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Almería wins - draws - Girona wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Ramazani 2 goals |   A. Martinez 2 goals |
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| Almería | Girona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 7.3 | 8.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.3 | 9.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 12.4 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 28% |
| 14.9 | 17.8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 11.1 |
| 5.6 | 7.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
- Almería have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Girona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Girona have yet to win a game away.
- Girona 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 | Real Madrid | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 22 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | Valencia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Girona | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Almería | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 20 | Elche | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
