Almeria vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd May 2023
The La Liga game at Power Horse Stadium this coming Tuesday will see visitors Elche facing home side Almeria.
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.
Almeria need a good result here against Elche, if they wish to climb the La Liga table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Power Horse Stadium.
Almeria are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.
Elche scored nine goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.
It finished 1-1 when Almeria last played Elche and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.
Almeria vs Elche Prediction
Almeria Form
Almeria are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Athletic Bilbao by a 1-2 score, before winning 1-2 against Getafe. They were back on the losing side in a 4-2 defeat against Real Madrid. Almeria 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
Elche suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Valencia in a 0-2 defeat. Celta Vigo also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Elche were able to strike back in a 4-0 win against Rayo Vallecano. Elche managed to win just once in their past six away games in the La Liga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 11 time and letting in two.
Going forward, Almeria and Elche are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Tuesday.
Almeria won 16 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored 13 and let in eight goals. Elche claimed zero wins from six goals scored and ten conceded from their past seven matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them four points to their account. Almeria have a record of nine wins, six draws and 17 defeats in the La Liga this season. Elche show off three wins, seven draws and 22 defeats in the La Liga.
Almeria vs Elche Stats
- 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
Almeria vs Elche Squads
Almeria Squad
The 53-year-old Almeria manager, Rubi, will select the lineup against Elche from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):
Diego Lazaro (0/0), Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/31), Alex Centelles (1/10), Houboulang Mendes (0/14), Juan Brandariz (1/20), Kaiky (0/13), Lazaro (2/14), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Rodrigo Ely (0/30), Sergio Akieme (1/26), Srdjan Babic (3/28), Alejandro Pozo (0/24), Arnau Puigmal (1/19), Cesar de la Hoz (1/20), Gonzalo Melero (4/22), Inigo Eguaras (1/22), Lucas Robertone (2/31), Samu (1/26), Adrian Embarba (1/24), Dyego Sousa (0/16), El Bilal Toure (6/19), Francisco Portillo (2/21), Largie Ramazani (3/28), Leo Baptistao (3/26), Luis Suarez (4/17), Marko Milovanovic (0/2).
Elche Squad
Below is the full team squad of Elche. The manager Beccacece will pick his starting XI against Almeria from these players:
Axel Werner (0/1), Edgar Badia (0/31), Jesus Lopez (0/0), Carlos Clerc (0/27), Diego Gonzalez (0/16), Enzo Roco (0/20), Gonzalo Verdu (1/14), Helibelton Palacios (0/23), Jose Angel Carmona (3/19), Lautaro Blanco (0/12), Lisandro Magallan (0/9), Nicolas Fernandez (0/15), Pedro Bigas (0/24), Pol Lirola (1/11), Alejandro Alfaro (0/0), Alex Collado (1/13), Gerard Gumbau (1/29), John Nwankwo (0/8), Josan (1/20), Omar Mascarell (0/28), Pape Cheikh (0/0), Randy Nteka (0/18), Raul Guti (0/23), Rodrigo Mendoza (0/0), Tete Morente (3/26), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Ezequiel Ponce (3/30), Fidel (2/21), Lucas Boye (4/29), Pere Milla (6/25).
Almeria vs Elche Team News
Elche have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Almeria on Tuesday.
Names like Alex Collado, Josan and John Nwankwo most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Almeria.
Almeria vs Elche Lineups
Almeria vs Elche H2H
Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Almeria played Elche. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Almeria go into their upcoming match against Elche with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-3-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Almeria vs Elche Results
In three of the previous five matches between Almeria and Elche both teams scored.
Almeria vs Elche Betting Tips
Srdjan Babic is the most prolific La Liga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Elche look to Tete Morente, hoping he can add to his current total of two La Liga goals in his latest games.
Almeria claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Elche won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing eight in this series of matches. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Almeria managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Power Horse Stadium, Elche kept their hosts from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.
In the past five encounters between Almeria and Elche over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Almeria scoring an average of one goal per game. Elche averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored three times. 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 happened in four of the last ten outings for Elche, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
