Valencia vs Almeria Preview and Prediction

La Liga giants Valencia play host Almeria FC at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium this Tuesday, 3 February 2024 evening, 13:00 UTC kick-off. This La Liga fixture scheduled for this week starts on Tuesday at 13:00 kick-off.

Valencia vs Almeria Match Preview

The most achieved result of matches between Valencia CF and UD Almeria is a 2-2 draw. 4 Valencia vs Almeria matches have ended with this result.

During the last 7 meetings with Valencia CF playing at home, Valencia CF has won 4 times, there has been 1 draw while UD Almeria FC has won 2 times. The goal difference of this match is 13-10 in favor of Valencia CF. During the last 16 meetings between Valencia and Almeria CF, Valencia CF has won 16 times, there have been 5 draws while UD Almeria has won 3 times. The goal difference for this match is 31-21 in favor of Valencia CF.

Valencia CF on average scores 2.2 goals in a match against UD Almeria and UD Almeria scores 2 goals against Valencia CF (on average). Valencia CF on average score 1.22 goals when playing at home and UD Almeria scored on average 1.42 goals when playing away (on average). Around a year ago, Valencia CF was number 19 in the table and had only 20 points.

Now they are number 8 with 32 points. Valencia CF on average scores 1.22 goals when playing at home and UD Almeria scores 1.42 goals when playing away (on average). The average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Valencia CF and UD Almeria is 1.8. So, Mouctar Diakhaby has more yellow cards (5) than any other player at Valencia CF. Lucas Robertson has collected 6 for UD Almeria.

Injury News

Valencia FC has Sergi Canos out with a muscle injury and André Almeida out with a back injury.

Almeria FC will miss Luis Suárez and Ibrahima Koné. Arnau Puigmal will also miss the clash this week.

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Predicted Line-ups

Ruben Barajas Valencia FC could line up in their preferred 4-4-2 formation:

• Goalkeeper- G. Mamardashvili
• Defenders- G. Paulista, C. Mosquera, J. Gaya, D. Foulquier
• Midfielders- F. Perez, Pepelu, D. Lopez Noguerol, F. Perez
• Forwards- H. Duro, J. Guerra Moreno

Almeria manager Gaizka Garitano’s men could line up in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation:

• Goalkeeper- L. Maximiano
• Defenders- M. Pubill Pages, C. Montes, Chumi, S. Akieme
• Midfielders- E. Gonzalez, D. Lopy, S. Arribas, L. Robertone, A. Embarba
• Forwards- L. Baptistao

Head-to-Head

In the past 3 Valencia vs Almeria matches, Almeria had 1 win, Valencia FC had 2 wins, while 1 of the other games ended in a draw.

Almeria drew 2 – 2 with Valencia in their last encounter in the Spanish La Liga on 24th March, 2023. The last 5 matches in their head-to-head encounters ended:

• 2023/09/24 – Almeria 2 – 2 Valencia
• 2023/04/09 – Almeria 2 – 1 Valencia
• 2023/01/24 – Valencia 2 – 2 Almeria
• 2015/05/23 – Almeria 2 – 3 Valencia
• 2015/01/17 – Valencia 3 – 2 Almeria

Prediction

Valencia travel to Almeria FC as favorites for victory on Tuesday evening in their La Liga match. Stats Insider’s independent predictive analytics model predicts, that Valencia has a 55% chance of winning this La Liga match and is priced at $1.68 on Dafabet. Almeria FC has been given a 20% chance of winning by the bookies and you can get $5.70 for them on Dafabet. There’s a 23% chance of a draw happening in this match according to the bookies, and it is priced at $4.00 on Dafabet.

Predicted Score: Valencia 0 – 2 Almeria

Odds

• Stake.com: Home: 1.68, Draw: 4.00, Away: 5.69
• Betibet: Home: 1.69, Draw: 4.17, Away: 5.88
• Betsson: Home: 1.56, Draw: 4.60, Away: 5.70
• Pinnacle: Home: 1.58, Draw: 4.27, Away: 5.90
• Marathonbet: Home: 1.68, Draw: 4.75, Away: 5.80

Valencia vs Almeria Telecast

The La Liga match between Valencia vs Almeria will be played at the Estadio de Mestalla Stadium in Valencia City, Spain on Tuesday 3 February 2024, with a kick-off time of 13:00 UTC. The Valencia vs Almeria game is available to watch in the USA with ESPN+.

This game is available in Germany on DAZN Germany as well as on Fubo TV for Spanish fans. Football fans in the Indian Subcontinent can watch this match on Sports18 and Jio Cinema.

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