Almeria - Elche

Almeria will host Elche
in match from the 39 round of the Spanish Segunda Division. The game will be
played at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos on Sunday. At the moment the
hosts are on the fifth place in the table with 65 points, while the visitors
are first with 77 points. In the match between both teams at Estadio Manuel Martinez
Valero earlier in the season Elche
won with 1:0.
The team of Almeria
is in the battle for the second place, which gives a right for direct promotion
in Primera Division. At the moment Villarreal is on the second position with 68
points. Almeria
is with 65, but has one game less than Villarreal. Almeria also could participate in the playoffs
for a place in the Spanish elite – the teams, who finish from third to sixth
place in the final standings, play in the playoffs. At the moment Almeria has 4 points more
than the seventh Ponferradina. Elche
has already won a direct promotion in Primera Division and surely will play
there next season. So the game at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos on Sunday
isn’t with great importance for Elche.
Almeria has 3
wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 6 matches. The team beat Recreativo
Huelva (2:1), Racing Santander (2:1) and Lugo (5:3), finished draw with Numancia
(1:1) and lost against Mirandes (0:1) and Real Murcia (0:1).
Elche is with 2
wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their previous 6 games. The team achieved
victories against Xerez (2:1) and Villarreal (3:2), finished draw with Lugo (0:0), Girona (0:0) and Barcelona B (1:1) and
registered loss from Alcorcon
(0:1).
My opinion is that the hosts will win the game. Almeria
must achieve victory against Elche
to increase their chances to finish second and to be more close to the second
place. The game isn’t very important for Elche
after the team has already secured a place in the Spanish elite. So I believe that
Almeria will
win.
Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.60
Bookie: Bet365

