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La Liga: Almeria vs Elche – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the La Liga round 33 match between Almeria and Elche and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The La Liga clash at Power Horse Stadium on Tuesday sees home team Almeria battling it out for the win against Elche.

Almeria approach the next La Liga round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 33 points this season so far. With 32 games behind them, Elche amassed 16 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Form: Almeria vs Elche

Almeria Form

In their previous three games, Almeria lost 2-1 against Athletic Bilbao and beat Getafe 1-2, before losing 4-2 against Real Madrid. Rubi’s side only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent La Liga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Elche Form

In their last three matches, Elche lost against Valencia and Celta Vigo by 0-2 and 1-0, respectively, and beat Rayo Vallecano by 4-0. Fran Escriba’s men claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to two.

Betting stats for Almeria and Elche

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Almeria and Elche played across all competitions.

  • In the last 7 matches in a row Almeria played, both teams scored
  • Almeria have conceded in 20 of the last 22 matches
  • In the last 5 Almeria matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Almeria have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
  • In 8 of the last 9 Almeria matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Elche have lost 5 of the last 6 matches without scoring a goal
  • Elche have lost the last 6 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 13 of the last 14 Elche away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Elche have not won 16 of the last 18 matches
  • Elche have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals

Players under the radar: Almeria vs Elche

Srdjan Babic scored twice in the six most recent games for Almeria, with Tete Morente providing two goals for Elche in his last six.

Full-time result

Power Horse Stadium witnessed Almeria winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost four in this run. Elche won one of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost eight. They have not lost to Almeria in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Almeria scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Elche only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive Almeria games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Almeria’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.3 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Elche’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Almeria scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches on the spin.

Suggested bet: Almeria vs Elche

To sum up, the upcoming match between Almeria and Elche seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this La Liga game.

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