Football match betting preview: Almería vs Valencia

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo

Almería are longing to improve their points total at their own arena in this soon-to-be-played game against Valencia.

Insights:
  • Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in La Liga
  • Valencia have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in La Liga

This should be an absorbing game with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Almería form and stats

All-inclusive La Liga statistics at home this season for Almería are 7-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Almería hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Real Valladolid, Getafe, Almería, Cadiz, Elche and Espanyol), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Almería shared the glory with Celta de Vigo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Midfielder Puigmal was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Puigmal scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cadiz that ended 1-1.

Almería have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo with 21 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Almería have conceded 18 in these home matches. Almería has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Valencia form and stats

There's been little loot from Valencia's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 13 away games in the La Liga. Valencia only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. A depressing seven defeats in a row for Valencia in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Real Sociedad.

There were no winners in Valencia's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Rayo Vallecano (placed 8th). Lino, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.55. Lino hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

A 0-3 defeat away at Atlético Madrid before that.

Low on goals? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Valencia have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Valencia have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Almería.

The sides have played each other already this season, with the result Valencia - Almería 2-2 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

ValenciaE. Cavani
E. Cavani
5 goals
ValenciaJ. Kluivert
J. Kluivert
5 goals

Almería missing players

Valencia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Valencia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 3 Played P 3 13 27
7 7 2 Won W 0 1 7
6 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
14 5 0 Lost L 2 9 14
32 21 5 Scored S 2 8 29
47 18 2 Conceded C 4 19 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 59%
52% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 44%
37% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 8% 15%
11% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
63% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 46% 44%
7% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
30% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 54% 37%
 
4.1 4.6 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.9 6.1
5.6 5.5 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.7 4.6
2.9 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 2.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
11.3 11.9 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.8 12.9
4.1 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.9
29% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 21% 27%
 
14.7 13.6 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 14.6 11.4
5.9 5.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 5.5 4.3
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Almería have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valencia have scored away.
  • Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in La Liga
  • Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valencia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Valencia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Valencia have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in La Liga
  • Valencia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Valencia 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 Barcelona 27 23 2 2 53 9 13 11 2 0 27 2 14 12 0 2 26 7 44 71
2 Real Madrid 27 18 5 4 57 21 13 9 4 0 32 9 14 9 1 4 25 12 36 59
3 Atlético Madrid 27 16 6 5 43 19 14 8 3 3 26 11 13 8 3 2 17 8 24 54
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 6 7 35 26 13 6 4 3 15 12 14 8 2 4 20 14 9 48
5 Real Betis 27 13 6 8 34 27 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 6 3 5 15 15 7 45
6 Villarreal 27 13 5 9 34 24 13 8 2 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 15 14 10 44
7 Athletic Club 27 10 7 10 36 28 14 6 3 5 18 11 13 4 4 5 18 17 8 37
8 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 10 8 32 31 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 17 1 37
9 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 22 27 13 6 1 6 12 14 14 3 7 4 10 13 -5 35
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 34 37 14 5 5 4 21 16 13 4 3 6 13 21 -3 35
11 Girona 27 9 7 11 42 42 14 7 3 4 25 19 13 2 4 7 17 23 0 34
12 Mallorca 27 9 6 12 22 27 14 6 4 4 13 10 13 3 2 8 9 17 -5 33
13 Sevilla 27 8 7 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 16 14 3 4 7 15 26 -11 31
14 Getafe 27 7 9 11 27 34 14 5 4 5 16 16 13 2 5 6 11 18 -7 30
15 Cadiz 27 6 10 11 21 40 14 4 6 4 14 19 13 2 4 7 7 21 -19 28
16 Real Valladolid 27 8 4 15 20 44 13 6 2 5 12 13 14 2 2 10 8 31 -24 28
17 Almería 27 7 6 14 32 47 14 7 2 5 21 18 13 0 4 9 11 29 -15 27
18 Valencia 27 7 6 14 29 32 14 6 3 5 21 13 13 1 3 9 8 19 -3 27
19 Espanyol 27 6 9 12 33 44 13 3 4 6 17 23 14 3 5 6 16 21 -11 27
20 Elche 27 2 7 18 19 55 14 1 4 9 11 25 13 1 3 9 8 30 -36 13

Valencia:
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 Barcelona 27 23 2 2 53 9 13 11 2 0 27 2 14 12 0 2 26 7 44 71
2 Real Madrid 27 18 5 4 57 21 13 9 4 0 32 9 14 9 1 4 25 12 36 59
3 Atlético Madrid 27 16 6 5 43 19 14 8 3 3 26 11 13 8 3 2 17 8 24 54
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 6 7 35 26 13 6 4 3 15 12 14 8 2 4 20 14 9 48
5 Real Betis 27 13 6 8 34 27 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 6 3 5 15 15 7 45
6 Villarreal 27 13 5 9 34 24 13 8 2 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 15 14 10 44
7 Athletic Club 27 10 7 10 36 28 14 6 3 5 18 11 13 4 4 5 18 17 8 37
8 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 10 8 32 31 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 17 1 37
9 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 22 27 13 6 1 6 12 14 14 3 7 4 10 13 -5 35
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 34 37 14 5 5 4 21 16 13 4 3 6 13 21 -3 35
11 Girona 27 9 7 11 42 42 14 7 3 4 25 19 13 2 4 7 17 23 0 34
12 Mallorca 27 9 6 12 22 27 14 6 4 4 13 10 13 3 2 8 9 17 -5 33
13 Sevilla 27 8 7 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 16 14 3 4 7 15 26 -11 31
14 Getafe 27 7 9 11 27 34 14 5 4 5 16 16 13 2 5 6 11 18 -7 30
15 Cadiz 27 6 10 11 21 40 14 4 6 4 14 19 13 2 4 7 7 21 -19 28
16 Real Valladolid 27 8 4 15 20 44 13 6 2 5 12 13 14 2 2 10 8 31 -24 28
17 Almería 27 7 6 14 32 47 14 7 2 5 21 18 13 0 4 9 11 29 -15 27
18 Valencia 27 7 6 14 29 32 14 6 3 5 21 13 13 1 3 9 8 19 -3 27
19 Espanyol 27 6 9 12 33 44 13 3 4 6 17 23 14 3 5 6 16 21 -11 27
20 Elche 27 2 7 18 19 55 14 1 4 9 11 25 13 1 3 9 8 30 -36 13

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