Last Updated on January 11, 2024 7:36 pm by Erwin Noguera
The LaLiga season keeps going after a small rest for the holidays. In this context, we’ll have a curious game between Almería and Girona. On one side, we have the worst team this season in the top leagues of Europe. On the other, the most surprising club of this campaign.
The Catalans come from winning the best game of the season so far, against Atletico Madrid in a breathtaking 4-3.
The Indálicos lost the last match, the second in a row, and are still without a win in this edition of LaLiga.
This will be one of the few matches this weekend featuring a team at the top of the table, as most are participating in the Supercopa Española in Arabia Saudi.
When and where?
Sunday, January 14th, 8:00 am ET at the Estadio Mediterráneo
Betting Odds:
UD Almeria 4.63
Girona 1.739
Draw Offs:
4.455
Where can I watch it?
Why bet on Almería?
We are perfectly aware of the name of this section, but that is definitely a hard choice to justify. There is no worse (or at least equally as bad) team in any of Europe’s top five leagues. Even if we include the Eredivisie and the Liga NOS, there’s nothing similar, so we don’t know where to search.
If we have to signal the main issue for this team, it has to be the catastrophic defense. There is a complete lack of confidence surrounding the backline, with 43 goals conceded. With 19 goals in favor, they have a 1 per match average. Not ideal, but not so bad.
To this point, the objective should be to not be the worst team in the history of LaLiga.
Why bet on Girona?
There’s not much more we can say to adorn what this team has made until now. Alongside Leverkusen, they have been the most surprising teams this campaign, and the objectives end where the imagination dies. If we have to criticize something for this club, it should be the defense, as with 24 goals against they are the worst in the top seven.
However, with 46 goals in favor, they have the most dangerous attack in the league and one of the most lethal in Europe. Names like Dovbyk (11 goals and 5 assists), Savio, and Couto (five assists each) stand out. Notwithstanding, the main virtue of this team is the capacity to make goals whenever they need to. In the mentioned match against Atlético, they had four different goalscorers, with two coming from defenders.
A win in this game will put them at the top of the table again, as Real Madrid will not play.
Final Betting Analysis: Almería vs. Girona
These teams have met just twenty-three times in their history, in both the first and second divisions. The Indálicos lead with ten wins, against seven from Girona and six draws. However, it’s necessary to say that the difference in level right now is remarkable, and it showed in the last two matches, which ended in 5-2 and 6-2 thrashings in favor of the Catalans.
In this context, it’s clear that the rampaging co-leader attack won’t forgive a defense so fragile. Almería doesn’t really have any arguments to sustain their chances to take points, so we believe a 1-5 is coming our way.
Go for a victory for the visitors at 1.739. If you bet $100 at such odds, you could get $73.90 for a total payout of $173.90.
Almería vs. Girona Betting Pick: Girona
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