Almeria, it seems, is questioning what else they can do to earn their long-awaited first victory in the La Liga season. Even a halftime advantage of 2-0 in their favor against “Real” proved insufficient to improve their dismal tally of six points. After the break, VAR intervened with two controversial decisions against them, leading to a heartbreaking 2-3 defeat. At least three “Almeria” players claimed that the team was robbed by VAR, and head coach Gaizka Garitano was sent off in the second half for his persistent and angry protests. Garitano praised the fight shown by his players, and he must gain some confidence seeing his team open the scoring only for the sixth time this league season, even if it didn’t turn into three points again. Returning home to the “Estadio de los Juegos Mediterr?neos” seems their most likely path to that elusive first victory, as they’ve earned five out of six points at this stadium in the tournament. Today, Sanka, Montes, Pugimal, Ramazani, and Sanka, who left for the national team, will be unavailable.
Alaves is one of the two teams (along with “Osasuna”) that secured a minimal 1-0 victory over “Almeria” this season. Improving this record might be too ambitious in this match. At least recently, the visitors took a step forward, securing their first away victory of the season, taking all three points from “Sevilla” (3-2), followed by a 1-0 win against “Cadiz,” giving them a chance to move closer to the top half by successfully facing a low-rated opponent. This pair of victories essentially became the first since their return to the top division when “Alaves” won two consecutive league matches, possibly giving hope for a revival. Sedlar, with a knee injury, will be sidelined today. By the way, if you want to get more 90% accurate football predictions, we recommend that you follow the link provided and subscribe to the blog section updates.
