Prediction La Liga - Almeria vs Osasuna

La Liga - Almeria vs Osasuna
Match Time: 30-03-2024 23:15 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Almeria

At the 29th time of asking, Almeria finally managed to win a league match in 2023-24, recording a 1-0 victory over Las Palmas on March 17, with Leo Baptistao netting the only goal of the contest.

UDA remain at the bottom of the division, but they are now just one point behind 19th-placed Granada and will be hoping that the impressive success over Las Palmas can act as a springboard.

Almeria still need a miracle to avoid relegation this season, as they are 14 points behind 17th-placed Celta Vigo with just nine games left, and it would be one of the biggest stories in La Liga history if the team were able to avoid the drop from this position.

Pepe Mel was appointed head coach earlier this month following the departure of Gaizka Garitano, and the 61-year-old made the perfect start to his tenure by overcoming Las Palmas.

La Union, who finished 17th in La Liga last season, have not managed to beat Osasuna in Spain's top flight since November 2013, losing the last four meetings between the two sides at this level of football, including a 1-0 defeat in the reverse clash earlier this term.

Osasuna

Osasuna, meanwhile, suffered a 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid before the international break, which made it successive losses, having also been beaten at Girona on March 9.

Los Rojillos boast a record of 10 wins, six draws and 13 defeats from their 29 league matches this season, which has left them in 12th position in the table on 36 points.

Osasuna will certainly have their eyes on a top-half finish, and they are only two points behind ninth-placed Villarreal, so a lot of movement could take place over the next few weeks.

Jagoba Arrasate's side, who finished seventh in La Liga last season in addition to making the Copa del Rey final, have collected 15 points from their 14 away matches during the 2023-24 campaign.

Osasuna will be heading to an Almeria side that have the worst home record in La Liga this season, meanwhile, picking up only eight points from their 14 games in front of their own supporters, although eight of those fixtures have ended with a share of the spoils.

Prediction: Almeria 1-1 Osasuna