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UD Almería vs Espanyol Live Stream, Predictions
The La Liga tie at Power Horse Stadium on Friday sees home side UD Almería up against opponents in Espanyol.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the UD Almería v Espanyol match are shown here (plus the best game odds).
📊 Form Guide
UD Almería
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UD Almería head into this match after a 2-2 La Liga drawn game against Valencia.
In that match, UD Almería managed 43% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For UD Almería, the goalscorers were Chumi Brandáriz (54') and Portillo (74'). Valencia had 16 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Justin Kluivert (48') and José Gayà (65') scored for Valencia.
Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where UD Almería have taken part. Regarding the goal weighting from this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 8 and UD Almería managed a tally of 5. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, though.
Their past results show that UD Almería:
- have not registered a win against Espanyol in their last 4 matches in the league.
- haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.
Espanyol
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Espanyol come into this match after a 1-0 La Liga win versus Real Betis in their last game.
In that match, Espanyol had 30% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Espanyol was Martin Braithwaite (43'). At the other end, Real Betis had 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
The stats tell the story, and Espanyol have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 6 goals in total. Defensively, Espanyol have been far from perfect.
Leading up to this clash, Espanyol:
- have not registered a win against UD Almería when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- have not lost to UD Almería in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 away league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 15/12/2013 shows that UD Almería have won 1 of these games & Espanyol 2, with the number of drawn matches being 3.
A total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 of them from Almería and 8 being from Periquitos. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.
The previous league match featuring these clubs was La Liga 2 match day 35 on 19/04/2021 which ended up with the score at UD Almería 1-1 Espanyol.
In that match, UD Almería had 53% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Umar Sadiq (50').
Espanyol had 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Landry Dimata (58') was the scorer.
The referee was David Gálvez Rascón.
ℹ️ Team News: UD Almería
The UD Almería manager Joan Rubi has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from.
📰 Team News: Espanyol
Espanyol manager Diego Martínez has some current player fitness concerns. Keidi Bare (Ruptured ankle ligament) and Adrià Pedrosa (Groin Injury) are not able to play.
🧠 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Espanyol might well have a job on their hands to score goals against this UD Almería lineup who we think might well be able to grind out a win.
We therefore see a hard-fought 1-0 win for UD Almería at the end of the 90 minutes.
Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 00:51 23/01/2023

⚽️ Team Focus:
UD Almería
Formed: 1989
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium (15,274)
Captain: César de la Hoz
Chairman: Turki Al-Sheikh
Manager: Joan Rubi
Competitions: La Liga position 14
⭐ Key Player: Gonzalo Melero

Regularly taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Gonzalo Melero was born in Madrid, Spain. Having made his senior debut playing for Ponferradina in the 2014 - 2015 season, the skilful Midfielder has scored a sum of 2 league goals in the LaLiga 2022 - 2023 campaign to date in a total of 11 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 44 | WWDWW |
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17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 41 | LWWLW |
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18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 38 | WWWWW |
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18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 31 | LWLDW |
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18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 31 | WWWDW |
6 |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | DLDWL |
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18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 28 | LLDWD |
8 |
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18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | WDDLL |
9 |
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18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 | DDLWL |
10 |
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18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 25 | WLWLW |
11 |
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18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 21 | WDDWL |
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17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | DWLLD |
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18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 20 | LDDWW |
14 |
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18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 19 | WDLDD |
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18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 18 | LDWLW |
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18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 17 | LWLLL |
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18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 17 | DDWDL |
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18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 17 | LLLLL |
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18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -17 | 16 | LDWDL |
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18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | -24 | 6 | LLLDD |
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Atlético Madrid |
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Real Sociedad |
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Arenteiro |
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Osasuna |
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Real Betis |
Athletic Bilbao |
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Getafe |
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Girona FC |
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Atlético Madrid |
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Real Sociedad |
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Getafe |
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Celta Vigo |
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Girona FC |
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Rayo Vallecano |
Getafe |
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Barcelona |
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Atlético Madrid |
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Mallorca |
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Osasuna |
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Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 26 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 3.3 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 55 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 2.9 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
El Bilal Touré | 4 |
Leo Baptistão | 3 |
Gonzalo Melero | 2 |
Portillo | 2 |
Largie Ramazani | 2 |
Joselu | 11 |
Martin Braithwaite | 4 |
Javi Puado | 3 |
Edu Expósito | 2 |
Sergi Darder | 2 |
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Real Betis |
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Barcelona |
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Villarreal |
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Cádiz |
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Osasuna |
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Real Sociedad |
Elche CF |
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Mallorca |
Real Valladolid |
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Real Madrid |
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Celta Vigo |
Girona FC |
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Athletic Bilbao |
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