Union Deportiva Almeria

vs

AD Ceuta FC

Preview

Almeria

• Almeria currently sit 6th in the LaLiga 2 table with 36 points from 23 games, while Ceuta are four places behind them in 10th, with 35 points from the same amount of matches.
• Union Deportiva have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 league games, failing to recover from 2 consecutive defeats, including last weekend’s 1-2 home loss to Deportivo La Coruna.

Ceuta

• AD Ceuta FC have also won 3 of their last 5 and lost the other 2, bouncing back from back-to-back defeats with a 3-1 home victory over Cultural Leonesa in their most recent fixture.
• Ceuta have won 2 and drawn 4 of their 11 away LaLiga 2 games, but have only scored 11 goals on their travels.

Head-to-Head

• AD Ceuta FC have won their last 2 meetings with Almeria, most recently winning 3-2 at home 2 months ago.
• This is a rematch of a fixture that was suspended after a spectator's death.

Key Players

• Sergio Arribas is Almeria’s key man and talisman with 11 goals in 23 LaLiga 2 games this season, but Adrian Embarba has become a creative engine for the side, posting 3 assists and 7 goals in his last 5 matches.
• Marcos Fernandez is Ceuta’s main man up front with 6 goals in 18 appearances, but he often plays the role of targetman and sparking point for their direct attacks.

Betting Insights

• Rubi’s team are the favourites with 7/10.
• Ceuta are the outsiders at 4.65, and the draw is 3.8, which is probably too big considering these two sides are very evenly matched on paper.

Prediction

• The home side should win, but Ceuta will push hard to get something from the game and we may well see goals at both ends.
• Over 2.5 goals at 1.8 looks like value.