Tomás Yelmini
Spanish soccer has already reached the halfway point of the championship, and there are teams that are struggling to survive in the first division. The Almeria vs Espanyol clash for the matchday19, has several teams on edge.
La Liga maintains its charm with the usual big teams in the fight for the title. Meanwhile, some minor teams are also among the best thanks to a campaign that has positioned them to be active in the European cups. There is only a six-point difference between the 19th and 11th place, so there are nine teams involved in the cruel fight to avoid relegation.
With this presentation, at JefeBet we bring you all the information of this interesting clash between Almeria vs Espanyol, and all about the Spanish Primera Division teams. We also provide you the odds and the predictions so that no one misses anything of what is going to happen.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Almeria vs Espanyol La Liga Match on January 27, 2023
- Where: Power Horse Stadium – Almeria, Spain
- When: Friday, January 27, 2023, 12.30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Almeria (+143) / Tie (+235) / Espanyol (+205)
- Asian Handicap: Almería (-0.25, +107), Espanyol (+0.25, -132)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+100) / Under (-124)
- Both teams score: Yes (-125) / No (+100)
Odds provided by Unibet.
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UD Almeria Preview
Seven years it took Almeria to return to the first division, after that 2015 relegation. For this reason, Joan Francesc Ferrer’s team knows that it must defend its place in the elite of Spanish soccer at all costs. For the time being, it has been doing so, although it knows that any carelessness will send it to the bottom of the standings.
It is not easy for the team to win, that is clear: it has won only five games so far. But it has also failed to score a single point. Up to this day, the team has 15 point, and it has only drawn one game.. It was all or nothing. At least now, the Alemeria team has achieved a balance, as it has drawn three of its last four matches. In the last match the team has played, Almeria lifted the result against Valencia twice.
Still, another important fact about this team is that it has a hard time keeping a clean sheet. Only once did it finish with a clean sheet.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Fernando Martínez; Houboulang Mendes, Juan Brandáriz, Rodrigo Ely, Sergio Akieme; Lucas Robertone, Samuel Costa, Gonzalo Melero; Leo Baptistao, El Bilal Touré, Largie Ramazani.
Espanyol Preview
The Periquitos were finally able to get out of the bad situation they were going through, and they indeed managed to string two victories in a row in a league in which they were struggling to win. The Espanyol team has only managed to attain two victories in 16 matches played.
These two victories, the last one against the now mighty Real Betis, gave the team the opportunity to get the breath of fresh air that it needed to climb out of the bottom of the standings and position itself in 12th place instead. Still, now the team cannot afford to slip up, as it is only three points away from the relegation zone. The team’s star player Joselu, scored 10 of the 22 goals of the Catalan team so far. Espanyol has lost only two of its last nine games and has gone four without being defeated.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Álvaro Fernández; Óscar Gil, César Montes, Leandro Cabrera, Brian Oliván; Aleix Vidal, Vinicius, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado; Joselu, Martin Braithwaite.
JefeBet Prediction
The Almeria vs Espanyol match pits against each other two teams that have to make a lot of effort to win. They are evenly matched, so we expect a game in which they will not take too much advantage of each other. At JefeBet we believe that this match will end in a draw with one goal scored per side.
Prediction: Draw 1-1.
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