Here's every single thing you need to be aware of, and a little bit more, before watching the Almería - Villarreal game!
- Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in La Liga
Almería and Villarreal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Almería form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Almería at their home stadium (Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos) is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Almería's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Barcelona (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league win after three fixtures without one. Defender Ely got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Ely won 7 of 9 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Almería lost 2-6 at Girona's place.The Almería fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Almería's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal have only collected 12 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 3-3-6 (12 played). Villarreal seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Villarreal are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Getafe (placed 19th). That victory felt sweet as this side had gone four league games without winning. Chukwueze got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Chukwueze scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times and had 40 successful passes (of 50 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Mallorca's place.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Villarreal have avoided a loss in the last 11 fixtures (7-4-0) against Almería.The most up to date reported match between these participants is the Villarreal - Almería 2-1 played not long ago this season. The games between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 5 goals |  A. Rodríguez 4 goals |
Almería missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Almería | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 28 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 40 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 91% |
| 78% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 52% | 58% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 39% | 42% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 13% |
| 13% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 61% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 42% | 35% |
| 30% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 12 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 10 | 12 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 36% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| 14 | 13.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 6 | 6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
- Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in La Liga
- Almería 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 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 59 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Girona | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Almería | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Sevilla | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 25 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Valencia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 19 | Getafe | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Elche | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -31 | 9 |
