Valencia vs Almeria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd February 2024

At Estadio Mestalla, Almeria and Valencia battle it out for three points in a La Liga match where both are in need of points to boost their tally.

Placed eighth in the table Valencia have amassed 32 points after 22 matches. On six points, Almeria rank 20th with 22 matches played this season.

Almeria took a massive beating in their last encounter, and look to make amends this coming Saturday. Valencia should face a seriously motivated visiting team.

Valencia go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Almeria average 0.7 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of seven goals. They conceded an average of 1.7 per game, for a total of 17 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring three times.

It finished all square when Valencia last faced Almeria. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.

Valencia vs Almeria Prediction

Valencia Form

Showing inconsistent form, Valencia lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-3 against Celta Vigo, before beating Athletic Club 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as Atletico Madrid proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat. Valencia managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored eight goals and conceded two times.

Almeria Form

A draw is all that prevents Almeria from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed a point in a 0-0 draw against Girona before getting trounced against Real Madrid by a 3-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Deportivo Alaves ran out 0-3 winners. Almeria are winless in their last six away games in the La Liga, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 12 goals while scoring six themselves.

Valencia are on a nice roll and doing far better than visitors Almeria. We would be seriously surprised to see anything but a home win at Estadio Mestalla.

Valencia recorded 15 points following four wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded five. Almeria won zero matches and picked up three points from their last 12 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. They scored 13 goals and conceded 28. Valencia show off a record of nine wins, five draws and eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Almeria enjoy a record of zero wins, six draws and 16 defeats in the La Liga.

Valencia vs Almeria Squads

Valencia Squad

The 48-year-old Valencia manager, Ruben Baraja, will select the lineup against Almeria from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/22), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/9), Cristhian Mosquera (0/20), Dimitri Foulquier (0/18), Gabriel Paulista (0/18), Hugo Guillamon (1/15), Jesus Vazquez (1/10), Jose Gaya (1/16), Marco Camus (0/0), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/12), Thierry Correia (0/19), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/9), Andre Almeida (0/8), Fran Perez (1/22), Hugo Gonzalez (0/7), Javier Guerra (4/20), Pepelu (4/22), Selim Amallah (0/12), Alberto Mari (0/4), David Otorbi Ejededawe (0/0), Diego Lopez (3/22), Hugo Duro (9/22), Pablo Gozalbez (0/5), Roman Yaremchuk (1/15), Sergi Canos (1/14).

Almeria Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Almeria players that the manager Gaizka Garitano will choose from for the upcoming game:

Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/2), Luis Maximiano (0/19), Aleksandar Radovanovic (0/0), Alex Centelles (0/4), Cesar Montes (0/12), Houboulang Mendes (0/7), Juan Brandariz (0/20), Kaiky (1/8), Lazaro (0/14), Marc Pubill (0/8), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Sergio Akieme (2/19), Alejandro Pozo (0/16), Arnau Puigmal (0/11), Dion Lopy (0/20), Edgar Gonzalez (2/18), Gonzalo Melero (0/18), Iddrisu Baba (0/17), Lucas Robertone (0/18), Luka Romero (0/0), Marcos Pena (0/0), Sergio Arribas (5/22), Adrian Embarba (0/21), Ibrahima Kone (0/8), Largie Ramazani (3/21), Leo Baptistao (4/18), Luis Suarez (4/10), Marciano Sanca (0/0), Marko Milovanovic (0/5), Rachad Fettal (0/0).

Valencia vs Almeria Team News

Valencia might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Almeria.

Sergi Canos, Andre Almeida, Dimitri Foulquier and Gabriel Paulista nurses various injuries and won't take part for Valencia against Almeria at Estadio Mestalla.

Before their next match against Valencia, Almeria have four players on their list of injured and absent this coming Saturday.

Names like Luis Suarez, Arnau Puigmal, Ibrahima Kone and Alejandro Pozo most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Valencia.

Valencia vs Almeria Lineups

Valencia vs Almeria H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Valencia played against Almeria. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Valencia were a little more successful than Almeria in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-3-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Valencia has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/17.

Valencia vs Almeria Results

Keep an eye out for goals as Almeria visit Valencia, since their ten matches saw over 2.5 goals scored nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 19/20 at the bookmakers.

Valencia vs Almeria Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Pepelu, who is performing well for Valencia. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent La Liga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Almeria.The visitors will be looking to Edgar Gonzalez to find the net once again, after managing two La Liga goals for Almeria in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Mestalla across all tournaments Valencia won five times, drew two and lost three times. Almeria claimed one wins, zero draw and nine defeats in their last 10 games away. Almeria scored the first goal of the match a modest four times in their 10 previous games played away from home. However, Valencia were first on target five times in their last 10 outings on home soil.

In the last ten encounters between Valencia and Almeria over 2.5 goals came out nine times, as Valencia averaged 2.1 goals a game. Almeria scored an average of 1.5 goals in these, while both teams scored eight times. In Valencia's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in four of them. They managed to average 1.4 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Almeria's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches.