Almeria vs Espanyol Prediction 27.01.2023

• Competition: La Liga
• Date: 27th January 2023
• Kickoff: 20:00 UTC / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Estadio del Mediterraneo

Bottom-half sides Almeria and Espanyol will go head to head in the 19th game week of La Liga this Friday. The two teams are separated by just a point courtesy of a slightly better record of Espanyol (W4 D8 L6) compared to Almeria (W5 D4 L9). But, with both sides containing a negative goal difference at the moment, and Almeria playing at home, Espanyol's slight advantage is totally neutralized. Most importantly, Almeria are actually the eighth-best home side in the league at the moment, despite sitting 14th on overall terms. They have six wins or draws from nine games played at this very venue. What makes this game even more anticipatory is Espanyol's own successful away record. The side from Catalonia has avoided defeat in seven of the nine away games played this season. Game on!

Almeria vs Espanyol Betting Pick #1: Draw

Almeria have been too good in their five home wins this season. But, against Espanyol, the hosts have usually struggled to make an impact. The last five meetings have always gone in favour of Espanyol, be it a clear win or a hard-fought Almeria draw. In such a scenario and with over 60% of Espanyol's away trips ending in a draw, we believe that a stalemate will be the most appropriate result to predict ahead of time.

Pick #2: Under 2.5 goals

There are also hugely high chances that this game will not see more than two goals on Friday. Eight of Almeria's last nine games have ended in under 2.5 goals being scored. The visitors from Espanyol have seen no more than two goals in seven of their last nine games played in all competitions now. We would bet on a 0-0 or a 1-1 draw in this game for sure.