On Jan 6th, Almería hosts Elche in a meeting of these two Copa Del Rey teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Almería has not played yet this season, while in their last match, Elche recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Granada. Neither Elche nor Granada could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Elche’s most prolific scorer has been Jose Antonio Morente Oliva. The Spanish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Umar Sadiq has been the most prolific scorer on Almería in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.