Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Deportivo Alavés (10th, 46 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Almería (19th, 21 pts). Almería had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.97 for Almería and 0.95/1.21 for Deportivo Alavés (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Almería had not won in 11 games. Almería had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Deportivo Alavés, 10.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Almería have 1 win to Deportivo Alavés's 2, with 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in Almeria, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Deportivo Alavés led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.