Almeria vs Villarreal – Following their 1-0 La Liga victory over Barca, UD Almera will be looking for a repeat of that performance.
UD Almera had 28% of the possession in that game and made six shots on goal, of which only one was successful. El Bilal Touré (24′) was the lone player for UD Almera to register a goal. Barcelona had 13 total attempts, five on goal at the other end with only one being successful.
UD Almera has not maintained a clean sheet in many of their recent games. In reality, UD Almera has been outscored in five of their last six games, allowing 14 goals in that span. Of course, there’s a chance that pattern won’t continue into this game.
UD Almera had lost nine league games in a row to Villarreal coming into this contest. In their most recent game, Villarreal defeated Getafe 2-1 to advance to this encounter.
Villarreal had a 64% possession advantage in that game and made 11 total attempts, five shots on goal, scoring on two of them. Samuel Chukwueze (44′) and José Luis Morales (52′) scored goals for Villarreal.
Getafe had eight attempts on goal, only one of which was on goal. Enes Ünal (9′) scored the winning goal for Getafe.
Looking at their recent results, Villarreal has allowed 10 goals total while being scored against in five of their last six games. Villarreal could really use some improvement at the defense.
Almeria vs Villarreal – Betting Analysis
Looking at their head-to-head record going all the way back to January 19, 2014 reveals that UD Almera has had terrible outcomes in these matches.
They haven’t been able to win any games at all because Villarreal has been too strong for them, winning 67% of the games that they have played.
Over the span of those games, they combined to score 21 goals, with Almera accounting for four, and El Submarino Amarillo for 17. That equals 3.5 goals per game on average.
The prior league match between these teams took place on La Liga Match Day 11 on October 23, 2022, and was won by Villarreal 2-1 by UD Almera.
Villarreal had a 52% control advantage and five attempts on goal, with two of them finding the back of the net. Nicolas Jackson (94′) and Lex Baena (56′) both scored goals.
UD Almera had four attempts total, only one of which was on goal. (31′) Gonzalo Melero scored. Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea served as the judge for the contest.
We think that UD Almera might need a little piece of luck to score at any point in the game against this Villarreal team, who we believe will score at least once to take the lead.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the WDW market, a win for UD Almería can be had for 3.5, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.62, and staking on a victory for Villarreal gets you 2.13. These are the most competitive returns available at present.
Almeria vs Villarreal – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw
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