Cordoba vs Almeria Prediction

Right then, let's fire up the braai and get stuck into this Segunda División clash! Cordoba hosts Almeria in what looks like a proper cracker of a match.

Looking at the table, there's a decent gap between these sides - Almeria sitting pretty in 6th with 15 points, while Cordoba are languishing in 13th on 12 points. But form-wise, it's Almeria who've been cooking with gas, averaging 1.80 points per game compared to Cordoba's 1.10.

Cordoba have been draw specialists lately - five draws in their last ten games. They've been solid at the back recently with that 0-0 against Cultural Leonesa and a crucial 1-0 win at Zaragoza. But they also showed they can score in that 2-2 thriller against Racing Santander.

Almeria, on the other hand, have been much more aggressive with five wins in their last ten. They've been banging in the goals too - 1.90 per game on average. Recent results show they can both score and concede, like that 4-4 madness against Albacete and the 2-0 win over Zaragoza.

Here's the interesting bit - head-to-head, Cordoba actually have a brilliant home record against Almeria (75% win rate), but recent meetings have been all Almeria with 3-0 and 4-0 hammerings.

Both teams are scoring and conceding regularly - both have 70% both teams to score rates. Cordoba net 1.25 at home, Almeria grab 1.20 on the road, but both also leak goals.

Key Points:

• Almeria in much better form (1.80 vs 1.10 PPG)

• Both teams have 70% BTTS rates

• Cordoba strong home H2H record vs Almeria but recent meetings favor Almeria

• Cordoba draw specialists (5 draws in last 10)

• Almeria scoring freely (1.90 goals per game)

Given both teams' tendencies to both score and concede, and with Cordoba needing points at home while Almeria push for the playoffs, I'm backing both teams to find the net. The stats don't lie - 70% of both teams' recent games have seen both sides score.