Malaga vs Almeria Match Preview: Spanish Primera Liga

Almeria take on Malaga this Tuesday evening at La Rosaleda in the Spanish Primera Liga in a game that sees 11th take on 16th.

Malaga started their season off with a 1:0 loss at Valencia followed by a 1:0 home defeat at the hands of Barcelona.

They then drew 2:2 with Sevilla, defeated Rayo Vallecano 5:0 and most recently, drew 0:0 with Real Sociedad.

Almeria have yet to win in the Spanish Primera this season.

They started their campaign off with a 3:2 home defeat against Villarreal.

They followed that result with 2 draws against Getafe and Elche (both finished 2:2), before losing 4:2 at Atletico Madrid and most recently, drawing 2:2 with Levante.

Recent form:

Malaga – D W D L L L W

Almeria – D L D D L L D

Malaga have won just 2 of their last 7 while Almeria haven’t won in 7.

Head-to-head

These two sides have met 10 times in recent years and Malaga have come out on top most often (Malaga 4 wins, Almeria 3 wins, 3 Draws).

The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 3:1, 1:1, 0:1, 1:2, 1:1

Bookmakers make Malaga odds-on favourite to win this match.

Current betting odds: Malaga (4/6) Draw (11/4) Almeria (4/1)

Gamingtips Prediction – Malaga 2:0 Almeria

Malaga finished 6th in the Spanish Primera last season scoring 53 goals in 38 matches and conceding 50.

Almeria were promoted from the Spanish Segunda division where they scored 72 goals in 42 games and conceded 50.

Although Almeria have yet to win in the Spanish Primera, they have faired well thus far scoring 2 goals per game on average however they come up against one of the best defensive sides in Spain (Malaga 5th best defensive record last season) and a team who made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season.

Malaga’s form does look shaky on paper but they have already played Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla and Real Sociedad in their opening games.

Ultimately Malaga should have more than enough quality to overcome Almeria and odds of 4/6 is very reasonable against a side who have yet to win in the Spanish Primera and are still finding their way after being promoted from the Segunda division last season.

This match gets underway at 21:00 GMT+1

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