Almeria vs Elche Match Analysis & Prediction
02/05/2023 8:30 pm
Elche will be relegated from La Liga on Tuesday if they fail to beat an Almeria side that are also battling for their survival towards the bottom of the table.
The visitors are somehow still alive in terms of potential survival, but they are 17 points behind 17th-placed Valencia with six matches remaining, while Almeria are 16th, two points ahead of 18th-placed Espanyol.
Almeria will enter the contest off the back of a 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday, with the result leaving them on 33 points from 32 matches.
Rubi’s side have actually been relatively strong at home this season, picking up 26 points from 16 matches, but they have the second-worst away record in the division, only collecting seven points.
La Union won the Segunda Division last season to secure a return to the top flight, and they are bidding to make back-to-back campaigns at this level for the first time since 2015.
Elche recorded easily their standout result of the season on Saturday, beating Rayo Vallecano 4-0 to keep their incredibly-slim survival hopes alive.
Sebastian Beccacece’s side will already be planning for next season in the Segunda Division, with their three-year stay at the top flight set to be confirmed at some stage in the not too distant future.
Los Franjiverdes will be looking to repeat their performance from Saturday against Rayo, but their away form has been so poor this season, picking up just six points from 16 matches, finding the back of the net on only nine occasions.
Almeria vs. Elche Head to head
In the 32 previous meetings between these two teams across all competitions, Almeria have claimed 13 victories while Elche have won nine, and they have drawn in 10. Elche have scored 42 goals and conceded 47 in the process.
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12/05/2019Almeria5Elche3Segunda Division
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16/11/2019Elche1Almeria1Segunda Division
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26/01/2020Almeria0Elche2Segunda Division
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06/01/2022Almeria1Elche2Copa del Rey
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22/08/2022Elche1Almeria1La Liga
Almeria Team News
Almeria will again be missing Diego Fuoli and El Bilal Toure for Tuesday’s contest through injury, but Srdan Babic is back after serving a suspension against Real Madrid.
There will be recalls for the likes of Alejandro Pozo, Lucas Robertone, Leo Baptistao and Alex Centelles, while Babic is expected to return in the middle of the defence.
Almeria's Last 5 Matches
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09/04/2023Almeria2Valencia1La Liga
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16/04/2023Atletico Madrid2Almeria1La Liga
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22/04/2023Almeria1Athletic Bilbao2La Liga
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26/04/2023Getafe1Almeria2La Liga
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29/04/2023Real Madrid4Almeria2La Liga
Elche Team News
Omar Mascarell and Pedro Bigas remain major fitness doubts for Elche, while Jose Angel Carmona and Helibelton Palacios are definitely out of the game through injury.
Pere Milla started on the left on Saturday and that should again be the case here, with Tete Morente and Fidel also set to provide support in the final third of the field.
Elche's Last 5 Matches
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08/04/2023Osasuna2Elche1La Liga
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16/04/2023Girona2Elche0La Liga
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23/04/2023Elche0Valencia2La Liga
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26/04/2023Celta Vigo1Elche0La Liga
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29/04/2023Elche4Rayo Vallecano0La Liga
Almeria vs. Elche: Odds and Predictions
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