Valencia take on the visitors Almeria in the round 18 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, January 23rd at Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia).
Valencia spend this season under Gennaro Gattuso. The Italian, who for the first time works outside his homeland as a coach, is inevitably compared with his predecessor. And so far he is losing in terms of achievements to Pepe Bordalas. Especially if we talk about the results after a long pause, in winter. First, the Bats, having opened the score, lost to Villarreal due to a goal by Foyth in the 88th minute. Then, having conceded at home early from the fighter for survival, Cadiz, the favorite did not answer, eventually losing to them with a score of 0-1. Much could be compensated by a good result in the Super Cup. And “Rino” well set up their wards against own teacher, Carlo Ancelotti. As a result, this time it was possible to answer to a conceded goal. But what's the point if, as a result, Real Madrid went further, to the final, since Courtois did not concede twice in the penalty shootout. As a result, now Valencia has not achieved anything in Saudi Arabia and in LaLiga they have already rolled down to the bottom part of the standings.
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Almeria long claimed a return to La Liga - with current owner, Al-Sheikh, their financial problems that once cost a place in the elite are behind. Ruby and his wards in the 2nd year of work won a direct ticket from Segunda. And, despite not being able to avoid the temptation to capitalize on the departure of Sadiq Oumar (Real Sociedad laid out 25 million), the newcomer to La Liga is not bad. However, Toure, bought to replace the Nigerian, has already managed to score four times himself. In winter, after a pause, Almeria have no victories in LaLiga. But in general, and now the club is progressing quite worthy. Yes, we lost 0-2 - but the opponent, Real Sociedad, are now in the top-four. But it turned out to draw 1-1 on the field of Cadiz, which is desperately fighting for survival, and even with Atlético, which again played out the duel with ten men. Ruby's wards are 13th before the current round, just a point behind Valencia. However, the relegation zone with such a dense table is as close as possible.
In 2015, Los Ches won both matches - and then Almeria flew out of top division, and head-to-head fights stopped. Judging by the odds, the hosts will be the clear favorite of the pair. But at the same time, Valencia are not impressive, and the guests will have a chance to cling to points. We recommend betting on Almeria with a handicap of “+1 goal”.
Prediction for the match: Almeria to win with +1.0 handicap.
