On Saturday afternoon, Almeria and Osasuna clash at the Power Horse Stadium in La Liga as the home side looks to build on a win last time out.
Almeria claimed first win of the season at Las PalmasThe home team finally recorded their first La Liga win of the season last time out with a 1-0 victory at Las Palmas. The victory ended a winless run of 32 games in the Spanish top flight dating back to May 2023.
Despite the win, Pepe Mel’s team is still bottom of the table and 14 points from safety with nine La Liga games remaining. However, the win at least raises the spirits slightly at the Andalusian club.
Almeria’s poor recent run includes failing to win in their last 15 home games in the Spanish top flight. However, six of their last seven La Liga outings on home soil have ended in draws.
Their recent home games have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of the last seven matches.
Osasuna looking to bounce back from a losing streakThe visitors head into this encounter after back-to-back La Liga defeats against Girona and last time out Real Madrid.
The poor results may have ended Osasuna’s flickering hopes of making a top-six challenge. Arrasate’s outfit is now ten points adrift of the European spots.
The Pamplona team has been involved in several low-scoring encounters recently in La Liga, with five of their last six games in the Spanish top flight producing under 2.5 goals.
Osasuna have found wins on their travels a rare commodity of late, as the visitors have won just once in their previous ten away games in the Spanish top-flight.
The visitor’s recent away games have been tight, low-scoring affairs, with under 2.5 goals scored in the last five away matches in La Liga.
What am I backing?Almeria will be lifted by the win last time out, but I am not sure it will be enough to inspire another victory in this clash. I do, however, believe that this will be a relatively low-scoring encounter, so the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
