📏 Form Guide

UD Almería

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UD Almería prepare for this game coming off the back of a 1-1 La Liga 2 drawn match against Cádiz.

In that match, UD Almería managed 64% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for UD Almería was Luis Suárez (60'). On the other side, Cadiz got 5 shots on goal with 4 on target. Javi Ontiveros (43') scored for Cádiz.

UD Almería haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They have totted up the amount of 11 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5. That kind of pattern might not be continued into this game, though.

Sevilla

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Real Madrid in La Liga action, Sevilla will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Sevilla had 41% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Sevilla, the scorers were Isaac Romero (35') and Dodi Lukébakio (85'). At the other end, Real Madrid got 16 shots on goal with 8 on target. Kylian Mbappé (10'), Federico Valverde (20'), Rodrygo (34') and Brahim Díaz (53') scored for Real Madrid.

In their previous six outings, Sevilla have bagged the sum of 11 goals. Sevilla have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. In that time, they’ve seen 10 goals go against them.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head clashes going back to 17/05/2015 tells us that UD Almería have won 1 of them & Sevilla 4, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

A combined sum of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 from Almería and 13 being from Sevillistas. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.

The last league match between the two was La Liga match day 28 on 11/03/2024 which ended up with the score at UD Almería 2-2 Sevilla.

In that match, UD Almería managed 43% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The goals were scored by Adri Embarba (38') and Marko Milovanović (95').

On the other side, Sevilla had 19 shots on goal with 6 on target. Dodi Lukébakio (81') and Lucas Ocampos (86') scored.

The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.

📰 Team News: UD Almería

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the UD Almería boss Rubi Ferrer Sicilia to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Lucas Robertone (Shoulder injury) will miss out.

📰 Team News: Sevilla

Sevilla manager Francisco García Pimienta has some current player fitness concerns. Chidera Ejuke (Hamstring injury), Djibril Sow (Hamstring strain) and Tanguy Nianzou (Hamstring injury) miss out here.

💭 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that UD Almería will have to perform well to break down this Sevilla lineup who will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.

We therefore see a 0-1 winning margin for Sevilla at the end of this game.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

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Peter Guest, 16:00 04/01/2025