In this week 19 match, on Friday Jan 27th, Almería will host Espanyol in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Almería sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Valencia. Justin Kluivert struck first for Valencia in the 48th minute, but Brandariz Movilla got the equalizer for Almería in the 54th minute . Almería is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Espanyol recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Real Betis. Martin Braithwaite struck first for Espanyol in the 43rd minute on a feed from Brian Oliván, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Real Betis couldn’t manage to score, and Espanyol took the shutout win. Espanyol is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Javi Puado has been the most prolific scorer on Espanyol in his last five matches with three goals. Largie Ramazani and Melero are the top scorers for Almería in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.