Espanyol vs Almeria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th June 2023

Both Espanyol and Almeria need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the La Liga table. The match takes place at RCDE Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Almeria will be looking to open a further gap in the table on Espanyol when clashing in the La Liga this coming Sunday.

Espanyol enter their next La Liga match, averaging a decent 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 16 goals, while also conceding 22 times. That amounts to an average of 2.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Almeria hit the target 14 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.4 goals a game. They conceded 1.5 goals per match for a total of 15 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

Espanyol claimed a 3-0 win, while Almeria answered back with a 3-1 win in their two most recent meetings.

Espanyol vs Almeria Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Rayo Vallecano in a 1-2 win, before a 3-3 draw followed against Atletico Madrid. Their most recent outing resulted in a 2-2 draw in a hard fought encounter with Valencia. Espanyol claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the La Liga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Espanyol are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Almeria Form

Almeria added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Mallorca 3-0. A 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad followed, before sharing the points with Real Valladolid in a 0-0 draw. Almeria claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to eight.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for Almeria, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

Espanyol and Almeria are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match this coming Sunday.

Espanyol won ten points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored 13 and let in 16 goals. Almeria earned 16 points from their last nine games against teams placed in the bottom six of the La Liga table. They scored 15 goals in those matches, but also allowed ten goals against on their way to four wins. Espanyol are looking at a record of eight wins, 12 draws and 17 defeats in the La Liga this season. Almeria put 11 wins, seven draws and 19 defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Espanyol vs Almeria Squads

Espanyol Squad

Luis Garcia will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Almeria from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Alvaro Fernandez (0/11), Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/17), Joan Garcia (0/0), Adria Pedrosa (0/7), Aleix Vidal (0/25), Brian Olivan (1/29), Cesar Montes (3/19), Fernando Calero (0/26), Joan Puig (0/0), Leandro Cabrera (0/32), Omar El Hilali (0/5), Oscar Gil (0/32), Ronael Pierre-Gabriel (0/7), Ruben Sanchez (0/18), Sergi Gomez (0/29), Wassim Keddari (0/6), Daniel Villahermosa (0/0), Denis Suarez (0/17), Edu Exposito (2/27), Javier Puado (6/36), Jose Carlos Lazo (1/11), Jose Gragera (1/9), Keidi Bare (0/17), Luca Koleosho (0/0), Roger Martinez (0/0), Sergi Darder (6/37), Vinicius de Souza Costa (1/33), Daniel Gomez (0/0), Joselu (16/34), Martin Braithwaite (10/30), Nabili Touaizi (0/0), Nico Ribaudo (1/31).

Almeria Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Almeria head coach Rubi will select from for his starting XI:

Diego Lazaro (0/0), Diego Licinio Lazaro Fuoli (0/0), Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/36), Alex Centelles (1/14), Houboulang Mendes (0/14), Juan Brandariz (1/21), Kaiky (0/13), Lazaro (6/18), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Rodrigo Ely (0/35), Sergio Akieme (1/28), Srdjan Babic (3/33), Alejandro Pozo (0/29), Arnau Puigmal (1/22), Cesar de la Hoz (1/24), Gonzalo Melero (4/26), Inigo Eguaras (1/25), Lucas Robertone (2/36), Samu (1/31), Adrian Embarba (2/29), Dyego Sousa (0/19), El Bilal Toure (6/20), Francisco Portillo (2/26), Largie Ramazani (3/32), Leo Baptistao (5/28), Luis Suarez (4/21), Marciano Sanca (0/0), Marko Milovanovic (0/2).

Espanyol vs Almeria Team News

Espanyol seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday.

Keidi Bare and Adria Pedrosa are all absent from the Espanyol squad that faces Almeria at RCDE Stadium.

Espanyol vs Almeria Lineups

Espanyol vs Almeria H2H

Espanyol took a hit when Almeria handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-0 win. Espanyol seem to have a great read on Almeria, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the La Liga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/5.

Espanyol vs Almeria Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Almeria and Espanyol. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 13/8 with the bookies.

Espanyol vs Almeria Betting Tips

Joselu has three strikes in six La Liga matches for Espanyol, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Almeria. The visitors are looking to Lazaro, who has provided his team with five La Liga goals.

In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won three times, drew three and lost four times. Almeria claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Espanyol on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Almeria in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Espanyol managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Almeria averaging 0.9 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Espanyol scored an average of 1.6 goals in the past ten matches at RCDE Stadium across the tournaments and over 2.5 goals came out eight times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten outings for Almeria, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.