Ace Football previews the La Liga round 18 match between Valencia and Almeria and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Valencia will be taking on visiting team Almeria at Estadio Mestalla in a La Liga tie this coming Monday.
Looking at the current standings in La Liga, the two teams are separated by just a single point.
Form: Valencia vs Almeria
Valencia Form
In their last three matches, Valencia lost 0-1 against Cadiz, and drew 1-1 against Real Madrid, before winning 0-4 against Sporting Gijon. Los Che managed to win two of their past six home matches in La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
Almeria Form
In their last three matches, Almeria drew 1-1 with Cadiz, lost 0-2 against Real Sociedad, and drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid. Almeria didn’t manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed one draws while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Valencia and Almeria
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Valencia and Almeria. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- Valencia have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Valencia have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Valencia have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 Almeria matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Almeria have not won the last 13 away matches in a row
- Almeria have conceded in the last 15 away matches in a row
- In the last 10 Almeria matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Almeria have conceded in 21 of the last 23 matches
Players under the radar: Valencia vs Almeria
Edinson Cavani found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Cesar de la Hoz just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Valencia vs Almeria
Full-time result
Valencia claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing six. Almeria won zero of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost seven of these matches.
Both teams to score
Valencia scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Almeria scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Valencia scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games. Almeria have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Valencia.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in zero of Almeria’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: Valencia vs Almeria
To sum up, the upcoming match between Valencia and Almeria 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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