Elche vs Almeria: Spanish Championship Match Prediction
Elche will host Almeria on November 8 as part of the 14th round at the Manuel Martinez Valero stadium. The Green-Stripeds intend to fight for a return to the elite of Spanish football at the end of the current season and today they have the opportunity to inflict another defeat on their opponent, who does not look very confident. Will the hosts be able to beat their opponent and what bets will they play in the match? The answer is in our forecast
Match announcement
Elche
Current form
Elche are in excellent form and have not lost in six games in a row in all tournaments, where they have won four victories and two draws. In the last game, the club beat Eibar away (2:0), scoring two goals at the end of the first half. The team won the match against Burgos (1:0) the previous game. With 21 points, the “white-greens” are sixth in the Spanish second division standings, one point behind second-placed Zaragoza. The team is also doing well in the national cup. In the 1/64 finals, Eder Sarabia’s charges defeated Coria (3:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The game will be missed by the injured Clerc, Hosan and Diaby.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team scores an average of one goal per game
- Since the start of the season, Elche have suffered one defeat at home, and that was in the opening round
Probable line-up : Duturo, Nunez, Mario Gaspar, Affengruber, Salinhas, Febas, Merkau, Mendoza, Santiago, El Gezuani, Alvarez.
Almeria
Current form
After a disastrous start to the season, Almeria has started to show good results and has not lost in three games in a row in the national championship (two victories and a draw). In the last round, the Red and Whites had a goal shootout with Huesca and ended the match with a fighting draw (2:2), and in the game before that they beat Albacete (3:1). With 16 points scored, the team is in 13th place in the Spanish second division standings, four points ahead of their opponents from the relegation zone. In the last cup match, Joan Francesc Ferrera charges beat San Sebastian (2:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The injured Robertone will not help the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Almeria have kept a clean sheet in just one away game
- On average, since the start of the season, the Red-Whites have scored 1.8 goals per game
Probable line-up : Maximiano, Pozo, Chumi, Kaiki, Langa, Gonzalez, Lopi, Leo Baptistau, Melero, Melamed, Suarez.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
In 1 of the last 5 meetings the hosts won with this score
7.50Bet 1st half: Elche win
In the last three matches, the Red-Whites won in the first half
2.55Bet 2nd half: no one will score
In the last three games in the home club championship, no one scored in the second half
3.70Tip and bets
There is no doubt that the hosts will try to win in this match. Elche has not lost in the last six matches, has won four victories and intends to continue this series, as the club looks stronger than the opponent. We can assume that the home team will use its field and confidently win.
Prediction: Elche win with odds of 1.98
Bet on total
The "White-Greens" are playing at their home stadium and will devote a lot of time to attacking actions, but they will not forget about defense. "Elche" has finished the last four out of five matches in Segunda with a total under, and in the last face-to-face confrontation, less than three goals were scored. We can assume that in this match, too, there will be no goal-scoring extravaganza.
Forecast - total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.85
Bet on corners
Elche earns a lot of corners in their encounters. In the last five meetings, the hosts have taken an average of 6.2 corners, and we believe that in this encounter there will be more than enough of them.
Forecast - Elche corners IT over 5.5 with odds of 1.85