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La Liga: Valencia vs Almeria – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the La Liga round 23 match between Valencia and Almeria and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Valencia look destined for a win in their match on Saturday against Almeria. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favorites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in La Liga lately.

Ranked as number 8 in the La Liga standings, Valencia, have so far collected 32 points this season, while Almeria collected six points. This puts them up as number 20 after 22 rounds.

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Form: Valencia vs Almeria

Valencia Form

Valencia lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 3-1 in a meeting with Celta Vigo. They replied by beating Athletic Club 1-0, before losing again, this time 2-0 against Atletico Madrid. Valencia won four of their past six matches on home soil in the La Liga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored seven goals and conceded two times.

Almeria Form

Almeria got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 draw with Girona. Then Real Madrid proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat, just like Deportivo Alaves who won 0-3. In their last six La Liga away matches, Almeria failed to win even once. Instead, they’ve drawn zero and lost six, scoring six while also conceding 12 times.

Betting stats and facts for Valencia and Almeria

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Valencia and Almeria. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 17 of the last 19 Valencia home matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Valencia have scored in 16 of the last 18 home matches
  • Valencia have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
  • Valencia have not lost 12 of the last 14 home matches in the La Liga
  • Almeria have conceded in the last 41 away matches in a row in the La Liga
  • Almeria have not won the last 25 matches in a row in the La Liga
  • Almeria have not won 36 of the last 37 away matches in the La Liga
  • Almeria have not won 36 of the last 38 away matches
  • Almeria have conceded in 38 of the last 40 away matches

Players under the radar: Valencia vs Almeria

Pepelu scored twice in the six most recent La Liga games for Valencia, with Edgar Gonzalez providing two goals for Almeria in his last six.

Betting markets: Valencia vs Almeria

Full-time result

Valencia are without defeat in six home La Liga matches on the spin. In their last 10 matches at Estadio Mestalla across all tournaments, Valencia won five times, drew two, and lost three times. Almeria claimed one win, zero draws, and nine defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Almeria managed the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Valencia were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. They’ve also scored in 14 consecutive league meetings with Almeria.

Total goals

In Valencia’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in four of them. They managed to average 1.4 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Almeria, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Valencia vs Almeria

To summarize, the upcoming La Liga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Valencia vs Almeria mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Valencia vs Almeria: Who wins the game?

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