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La Liga: Almeria vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

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Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the La Liga round 24 game between Almeria and Athletic Club and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Almeria take on visitors Athletic Club at Power Horse Stadium in a La Liga tie this coming Monday.

Sitting bottom of the La Liga table, Almeria have claimed six points after 23 rounds, while Athletic Club have amassed 45 points. This places the latter as number 5 in La Liga at the moment.

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Form: Almeria vs Athletic Club

Almeria Form

Almeria have had a difficult time in their last three matches. They lost 3-2 to Real Madrid, and then Deportivo Alaves won 0-3. They suffered another defeat against Valencia, who won 2-1. Almeria also didn’t win any of their previous six La Liga games at the Power Horse Stadium. They drew three times and lost three times, conceding eight goals and scoring only two.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Cadiz. A 4-0 win against Mallorca followed, before they beat Atletico Madrid by 0-1. The LIons claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Almeria and Athletic Club

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Almeria and Athletic Club played across all tournaments.

  • Almeria have not won the last 25 matches in a row in the La Liga
  • Almeria have not won 26 of the last 28 matches
  • Almeria have not won the last 12 home matches in a row in the La Liga
  • Almeria have not won the last 11 home matches in a row
  • In 3 of the last 4 Almeria home matches the sum of goals was under 0.5
  • In 20 of the last 22 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Athletic Club have not lost 17 of the last 18 matches
  • In 15 of the last 17 Athletic Club away matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Athletic Club away matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Athletic Club have not lost 12 of the last 13 matches in the La Liga

Interesting players: Almeria vs Athletic Club

Edgar Gonzalez scored twice in the six most recent La Liga games for Almeria, with Yuri Berchiche providing two goals for Athletic Club in his last six.

Full-time result

Almeria didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Power Horse Stadium across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw five along the way. They endured five defeats in this run. Athletic Club won six of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing three and losing one.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Almeria only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Athletic Club scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Almeria have failed to score in four consecutive home games in La Liga. Athletic Club have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Almeria have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games.

Total goals

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Almeria saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Almeria vs Athletic Club

The match between Almeria and Athletic Club should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.

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