Castellón take on visiting team UD Almería at The Estadio Municipal de Castalia in this La Liga 2 fixture on Friday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Castellón v UD Almería, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Castellón
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Castellón enter this fixture following on from a 1-1 La Liga 2 drawn result versus Racing de Santander.
In that match, Castellón had 54% possession and 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Castellón was Thomas van den Belt (64'). Racing Santander got 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Jon Karrikaburu (18') was the scorer for Racing de Santander.
Matches involving Castellón have proved to be entertaining encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 clashes, a grand total of 23 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 10 of these belonging to Castellón.
A look at their previous results shows us that Castellón:
- are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.
UD Almería
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UD Almería go into this clash following on from a 2-1 La Liga 2 win to defeat FC Cartagena in their most recent match.
In that match, UD Almería had 59% possession and 28 shots at goal with 7 on target. For UD Almería, the scorers were Leo Baptistão (9') and Luis Suárez (54'). For their opponents, Cartagena got 5 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Álex Millán (85') was the scorer for FC Cartagena.
Rubi Ferrer Sicilia's UD Almería have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 8 times in the course of their latest 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during that period adds up to 8.
Analysis of their past results shows that UD Almería:
- haven't been defeated by Castellón when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
- are without a win away from home in their last 6 league matches.
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Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 17/06/2006 shows that Castellón have won 2 of them & UD Almería 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.
In all, 21 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 for Castellón and 10 created by Almería. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.5.
The last league clash between the two was La Liga 2 match day 5 on 16/09/2024 when it finished UD Almería 2-5 Castellón.
In that game, UD Almería had 49% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Nico Melamed (72') and Luis Suárez (81').
Castellón got 11 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Raúl Sánchez (43'), Thomas van den Belt (62'), Jesús de Miguel (69', 83') and Israel Suero (76') scored.
The referee was Miguel González Díaz.
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Team News: Castellón
There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the Castellón gaffer Johan Plat to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Kenneth Mamah (Adductor injury) won’t play.
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Team News: UD Almería
From a largely healthy group, there is only the one fitness worry for the UD Almería manager Rubi Ferrer Sicilia to contend with. Rachad Fettal (Meniscus tear) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that UD Almería may find it difficult to score against this Castellón side who we reckon will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
We therefore fancy a 1-0 advantage for Castellón at the end of the 90 minutes.
Hoping for a good game.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 min. result market, the win for Castellón is best priced at 2.25, betting on a drawn result is 3.5 and taking a punt on the win for UD Almería gets you 2.9. They’re the best bets available at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
04:05 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Castellón
Formed: 1922
Stadium: The Estadio Municipal de Castalia (15,500)
Captain: Salva Ruiz
Chairman: Haralabos Voulgaris
Manager: Johan Plat
Competitions: La Liga 2 position 15
⭐ Key Player: Israel Suero
Regularly taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Israel Suero was born in Madrid, Spain. After making a first senior appearance for Elversberg in the 2022 - 2023 season, the gifted Midfielder has scored 9 league goals in this Segunda División 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 33 appearances.