Almeria welcome Getafe to the Power Horse Stadium for a La Liga fixture on Saturday as they look to spark a miraculous escape. Almeria continue to find things difficult and with Getafe also unconvincing on their travels, a stalemate could be on the cards here.
It has been a difficult season for Almeria, who have spent much of the campaign deep in relegation trouble. Sitting bottom of the standings, 17 points from safety with six matches left to play, they could become the first team in La Liga to be relegated this season.
Things have been so rough for Almeria this season that they have picked up just one La Liga win so far. Pepe Mel’s side head into Saturday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Villarreal in their previous fixture.
Almeria have also had no home comfort this season as they are yet to secure a win at the Power Horse Stadium. They have been plagued by too many draws lately having been held six times in their last nine matches in front of their fans.
Getafe’s campaign appears to be heading to an unremarkable finish as they have picked up just two wins from their last 11 matches. Their only target for the rest of the season appears to be holding on to their place in the top 10.
Jose Bordalas’ men are coming off a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad in their previous La Liga fixture. They fell behind early in the contest but struck back through Oscar Rodriguez and were able to hold out for a share of the spoils.
That was the second straight draw for Getafe, who have been plagued by too many stalemates lately. They have also been held four times in their last seven La Liga away fixtures.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be expecting a closely fought encounter with a win for Almeria priced at 9/5 by William Hill while a Getafe victory is valued at 13/8 by Unibet. A draw is set at odds of 12/5 by bet365.
Head to head
Getafe have a 10-6 advantage with seven draws from 23 previous matches against Almeria. Getafe also claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Largie Ramazani is suspended for Saturday’s clash, so Leo Baptistao will be the one to watch for Almeria. The forward has five La Liga goals this season and is priced at 29/10 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Borja Mayoral is the leading scorer for Getafe with 15 La Liga goals and will be tasked with providing the spark in attack. The striker was also on target in the reverse and is priced at 15/8 by bet365 to find the net once again.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been goals for both teams in the last two meetings and a similar outcome is priced at 10/11 with bet365. Both fixtures produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 23/20 by BetVictor, who is also offering odds of 16/5 for over 3.5 goals.
All the goals in the reverse fixture came in the first half and a similar pattern is priced at 5/2 by Coral.
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