Both the home- and away side have had their share of problems so far, but three points in this very important game would certainly be a big help. Get ready for Almería - Real Valladolid!
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Valladolid is in the worst form (1-0-5)
Relegation threatens Almería who should definitely be looking for some points here. Real Valladolid are struggling to avoid relegation.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Almería form and stats
Almería have collected 32 points from their La Liga home games so far after 10-2-6. When Almería hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Celta de Vigo, Almería, Getafe, Cadiz, Elche and Espanyol), they have won 4 of 5 matches! Two home wins in a row for Almería bring valid hopes of a third.
Almería faced defeat in their previous match, away at Real Sociedad (0-1). Ely was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.15 out of 10. The defender Ely hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mallorca in a game that was won 3-0.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 2, drawn 0 and lost 2.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 12 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Almería have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos with 29 goals in 18 league matches. On the other hand, Almería have conceded 22 goals.
Real Valladolid form and stats
There's been little loot from Real Valladolid's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 18 away games in the La Liga. Real Valladolid only have 3 wins to counter their 13 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Real Valladolid's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Valladolid had fun at their own home (Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos) last time out, beating Barcelona 3-1. Plata and Larin scored. Those three points felt sweet as this club had gone five league matches without victory. Attacker Larin got a player rating of 8.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Larin scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cadiz wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Real Valladolid playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 4 Real Valladolid wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Observe that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
The attacking power of Real Valladolid when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Valladolid have conceded 38 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have battled earlier this season: Real Valladolid - Almería 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Almería one win, five draws and Real Valladolid four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Larin 8 goals |   L. Vinicius Marques 6 goals |
Almería missing players
Real Valladolid missing players
| Almería | Real Valladolid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 11 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 46 | 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 62 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 38 | 63 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 83% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 69% |
| 61% | 61% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 61% | 56% |
| 33% | 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 11% | 14% |
| 67% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | 42% |
| 8% | 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 19% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | 44% |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | 11.8 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.4 | 11.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 23% | 24% |
| 15 | 13.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 18.3 | 15.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
- Almería have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Valladolid have scored away.
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Valladolid have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Real Valladolid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Valladolid have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in La Liga
- Real Valladolid haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Real Valladolid is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 48 | 85 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 36 | 72 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 37 | 71 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 68 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 60 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 56 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Girona | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Sevilla | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 48 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 47 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 46 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -10 | 40 |
| 15 | Almería | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 62 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 40 | -16 | 39 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -22 | 38 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 38 | -30 | 38 |
| 18 | Getafe | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 35 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -17 | 34 |
| 20 | Elche | 35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 38 | -38 | 20 |
