Betting prediction and preview: Real Madrid fancied to be better team when visiting Almería

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 14.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo

Finally! The La Liga season opener for these participants, whom at last are competing for points again. Will Almería or Real Madrid get that vital first three points?

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Almería form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Almería as they were promoted from La Liga 2 last season. Happy days that were secured through 24 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses from 42 games. The team scored 38 goals at home last season and conceded 15. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Almería, who have participated in four training matches. Almería have won 2 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Real Madrid in the national league as they took home the La Liga trophy. The championship was secured after 26 wins, 8 draws and only 4 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 13, drew 3 and lost 3.

It's a day of discovery for Madrid as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Real Madrid have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Real Madrid has scored {4 goals} and conceded 3 times.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: zero wins for Almería, two draws and eight wins for Real Madrid. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Almería missing players

Real Madrid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Real Madrid
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Almería Last season Real Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   19 38
24 14   Won W   13 26
9 4   Drew D   3 8
9 3   Lost L   3 4
68 38   Scored S   36 80
35 15   Conceded C   18 31
98% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 87%
74% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 71%
43% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 61%
24% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 34%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 24%
45% 43%   BTTS BTTS   63% 50%
38% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 42%
19% 19%   Failed to Score F T   16% 21%
 
5.1 6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.7
3.9 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4
2.2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2
4 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
13.9 15.8   Shots (avg) S (   16.2 17.7
4.9 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.5 6.9
33% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%
 
10.1 9.5   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 11.5
3.3 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.6

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cádiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Celta de Vigo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Girona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Osasuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Valladolid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Villarreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Almería 42 24 9 9 68 35 21 14 4 3 38 15 21 10 5 6 30 20 33 81
2 Real Valladolid 42 24 9 9 71 43 21 14 4 3 40 15 21 10 5 6 31 28 28 81
3 Eibar 42 23 11 8 61 45 21 14 5 2 35 19 21 9 6 6 26 26 16 80
4 Las Palmas 42 19 13 10 57 47 21 12 5 4 34 23 21 7 8 6 23 24 10 70
5 Tenerife 42 20 9 13 53 37 21 9 5 7 27 18 21 11 4 6 26 19 16 69
6 Girona 42 20 8 14 57 42 21 13 3 5 36 16 21 7 5 9 21 26 15 68
7 Real Oviedo 42 17 17 8 57 41 21 11 8 2 38 19 21 6 9 6 19 22 16 68
8 Ponferradina 42 17 12 13 57 55 21 10 7 4 37 25 21 7 5 9 20 30 2 63
9 FC Cartagena 42 18 6 18 63 57 21 13 2 6 42 20 21 5 4 12 21 37 6 60
10 Real Zaragoza 42 12 20 10 39 46 21 7 10 4 16 15 21 5 10 6 23 31 -7 56
11 Burgos 42 15 10 17 41 41 21 10 7 4 27 12 21 5 3 13 14 29 0 55
12 Leganes 42 13 15 14 50 51 21 7 9 5 27 25 21 6 6 9 23 26 -1 54
13 Huesca 42 13 15 14 49 44 21 7 9 5 23 17 21 6 6 9 26 27 5 54
14 Mirandes 42 15 7 20 58 62 21 12 2 7 43 29 21 3 5 13 15 33 -4 52
15 UD Ibiza 42 12 16 14 53 59 21 6 10 5 30 25 21 6 6 9 23 34 -6 52
16 Lugo 42 10 20 12 46 52 21 9 8 4 22 19 21 1 12 8 24 33 -6 50
17 Sporting Gijon 42 11 13 18 43 48 21 8 3 10 24 24 21 3 10 8 19 24 -5 46
18 Malaga 42 11 12 19 36 57 21 7 7 7 18 24 21 4 5 12 18 33 -21 45
19 Amorebieta 42 9 16 17 44 63 21 8 8 5 29 25 21 1 8 12 15 38 -19 43
20 Real Sociedad II 42 10 10 22 43 61 21 4 4 13 19 32 21 6 6 9 24 29 -18 40
21 Fuenlabrada 42 6 15 21 39 65 21 4 10 7 23 26 21 2 5 14 16 39 -26 33
22 Alcorcon 42 6 11 25 37 71 21 3 7 11 17 34 21 3 4 14 20 37 -34 29
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 Real Madrid 38 26 8 4 80 31 19 13 5 1 44 13 19 13 3 3 36 18 49 86
2 FC Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 19 12 2 5 37 19 19 9 8 2 31 19 30 73
3 Atlético Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 19 12 5 2 33 16 19 9 3 7 32 27 22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 19 12 6 1 36 17 19 6 10 3 17 13 23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 19 10 2 7 34 22 19 9 6 4 28 18 22 65
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 19 10 5 4 16 9 19 7 6 6 24 28 3 62
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 19 10 6 3 40 18 19 6 5 8 23 19 26 59
8 Athletic Club 38 14 13 11 43 36 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 9 6 14 18 7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 6 8 5 26 24 19 5 7 7 22 29 -5 48
10 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 37 51 19 5 7 7 17 26 19 7 4 8 20 25 -14 47
11 Celta de Vigo 38 12 10 16 43 43 19 7 4 8 26 23 19 5 6 8 17 20 0 46
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 11 9 18 39 50 19 8 5 6 26 22 19 3 4 12 13 28 -11 42
13 Elche 38 11 9 18 40 52 19 7 6 6 24 21 19 4 3 12 16 31 -12 42
14 Espanyol 38 10 12 16 40 53 19 9 6 4 25 19 19 1 6 12 15 34 -13 42
15 Getafe 38 8 15 15 33 41 19 7 7 5 21 15 19 1 8 10 12 26 -8 39
16 Cádiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 19 3 9 7 19 24 19 5 6 8 16 27 -16 39
17 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 19 7 6 6 20 25 19 3 3 13 16 38 -27 39
18 Granada 38 8 14 16 44 61 19 5 7 7 22 29 19 3 7 9 22 32 -17 38
19 Levante 38 8 11 19 51 76 19 5 7 7 28 30 19 3 4 12 23 46 -25 35
20 Deportivo Alaves 38 8 7 23 31 65 19 7 4 8 17 21 19 1 3 15 14 44 -34 31

Real Madrid:
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cádiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Celta de Vigo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Girona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Osasuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Valladolid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Villarreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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