Alaves vs Almeria prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-11-04 13:00.
Newly-promoted AlavĂ©s have a huge opportunity to extend their three-point gap to the La Liga (LL) drop zone over the next few weeks. A pair of home fixtures against fellow relegation contenders AlmerĂa and Granada either side of a trip to Barcelona’s temporary home offer up the chance for El Glorioso to end a miserable seven-game winless streak (D3, L4).
A narrow loss away to AtlĂ©tico Madrid (2-1) appears encouraging on paper, but manager Luis GarcĂa Plaza assessed it as a flattering scoreline for his team, describing their first half as the worst he has seen this season. A return to home turf, where they have collected seven of their nine points this season (W2, D1, L2), seems to be the most likely place for the rut to end, particularly as they’re yet to host a club ranked in the bottom-six this season.
If anybody needed further confirmation that AlmerĂa are being outclassed in Spain’s top-flight this season, losing at home to newly promoted Las Palmas (2-1) was it. New manager Gaizka Garitano is likely to get the time and patience he pleaded for upon his signing, but their first two LL matches of his tenure have worryingly shown few signs of improvement.
Their 5-2 loss away to Girona in his first away LL game in charge was their third in a row on the road where they both conceded 3+ goals and trailed at the half-time break, further illustrating Garitano is yet to break their worst habits. He described their 2-0 midweek Copa del Rey win over fourth-tier Talavera de la Reina as “the best kind of training” for this game, hoping it will boost some of the poor confidence afflicting the squad.
Players to watch: AlavĂ©s recruit Kike GarcĂa scored in his only home start against AlmerĂa way back in 2013! Young Belgian forward Largie Ramazani was only 12 years old on that day, but has recently shown maturity beyond his years with goals in AlmerĂa’s last two competitive outings.
Hot stat: All but one of AlavĂ©s’ last nine LL games produced under 2.5 total goals, but AlmerĂa’s last eight went the other way!