This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, loss and gain leading to mid-table places so far. Get set for Valencia - Almería!
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Almería have the fewest points (2) away in La Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Valencia form and stats
4-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Valencia so far this season.
Valencia are returning here after guesting Sporting Gijón in a Copa Del Rey game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Midfield player Kluivert got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, the max score being 10. Kluivert scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).
In the match before, 1-1 away to Real Madrid (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) (Super Cup).
A decent goal production from Valencia in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Valencia have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Almería form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Almería so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Almería's last game was the home draw against Atlético Madrid (1-1). Robertone got a match rating of 8.8 in that game, top player of the team. Robertone served one assist, hit five key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).
A loss against Real Sociedad was the result prior to that, in a home game.Few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Espanyol in just four days.
Almería are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 8 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Almería's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Valencia-Almería H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Valencia seven wins, Almería one win, two draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Cavani 5 goals |  M. Diakhaby 2 goals |
Valencia missing players
Almería missing players
| Valencia | Almería | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 76% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 59% |
| 19% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 13% | 28% |
| 10.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
- Almería have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Almería have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Almería have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Almería have the fewest points (2) away in La Liga
- Almería have the fewest scored goals (4) away in La Liga
- Almería have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Almería have yet to win a game away.
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valencia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Almería have scored away.
- 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Girona | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 13 | Almería | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Getafe | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 16 |
| 19 | Sevilla | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Elche | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 5 |
