Almeria vs Real Madrid Prediction: Expect a productive match

The second match of Saturday's Spanish La Liga pool will be a duel between Almeria and Real Madrid. Despite the field factor, the capital team is listed as a big favorite in the pair, while it should be taken into account that Almeria had one of the best home statistics last season.

There are already doubts about Almeria's ability to repeat the success of last season's season in terms of home statistics. Last season Almeria won 10 home games out of 19, and in the first round of the season lost 0:2 to Rayo Vallecano. However, it should be said that Almeria did score a goal in the match against the Bees, the xG index was 1.49, but the capital team won that game deservedly; at least in attack, the Bees were more dangerous than the opponent.

The team began the Spanish championship with a confident guest victory over Atletico with a score of 2:0. Both goals were scored in the first half of the meeting, distinguished Rodrigo and Bellingham, a newcomer to Real Madrid, bought in the off-season from Dortmund. During the game, Real Madrid shot 14 times towards the goal, eight times hit the goalpost, and 54% of the game time possession of the ball. Before the start of the second round, Real Madrid shared second-fourth place behind Atletico in terms of goals scored.

Almeria is a very convenient opponent for Real, and Madrid, as shown by the starting match against Atletico, is in good shape at the start of the season. For these two reasons, we doubt that Almeria will be able to pick up at least one point on Saturday, and we have little doubt that the team from the capital will achieve their second consecutive away win in La Liga 2023/24. As for the total, we hope for a productive match; Almeria scored a goal in the last round but failed to score; it is very likely that in the second round, the hosts will improve.