Match info:
Almeria vs Real Sociedad
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Estadio del Mediterráneo
Date: 24th March
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
6th position Real Sociedad travel to the Estadio del Mediterráneo this Monday evening to face 19th place Almeria in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Recent form:
Almeria have won 1 of their last 7 while Sociedad have lost just 2 of their last 7.
The Spanish Primera table looks like this:
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 |
2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 |
3 | Atlético de Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 |
4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
7 | Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 |
8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 18 |
10 | Girona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 16 |
13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
15 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
16 | Las Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
19 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
A win for Almeria will move them out of the relegation zone.
A win for Real Sociedad will move them into 5th place.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 5 times in recent years and nothing separates them.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 0:3, 0:2, 2:1, 3:2 and 2:2.
Possible line-ups
Almeria (4-2-3-1)
Real Sociedad (4-4-1-1)
Bookmakers make Real Sociedad favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Almeria (12/5) Draw (12/5) Sociedad (11/10)Gamingtips Prediction – Almeria 1:2 Sociedad
Almerica come into this tie desperate for a win as games are slowly running out in the Spanish Primera. A win will move them out of the relegation zone and give them great confidence for their next match against Valencia at home. Real Sociedad have their eyes set on a guaranteed Europa League spot and a win will move them ahead of 5th position Sevilla and to within 6 points off a Champions League placing. Almeria’s biggest problem is scoring goals – they have scored just 27 goals in 28 games and conceded 52. Real Sociedad have scored 49 goals in 28 games and conceded 39. Real Sociedad have the 2nd worst defensive record in the top half of the Spanish Primera and this gives Almeria an outside chance of causing an upset however they will need to improve upon their 1 goal per game average if they are to keep up with a side who score almost 2 goals per game on average.