Time is running out in the La Liga season but for the bottom club, the only thing left is to restore some pride.
The match between Almeria and Getafe will be played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on the 27th of April. The host are bottom of the table on 14 points while the visitors are in 10th place on 40 points.
Almeria come into the game on the back of a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Villarreal in La Liga last weekend. Villarreal opened the scoring in the 25th minute but it took Almeria just 5 minutes to equalise. Into the second half and Villarreal scored their second goal in added time with Almeria down to 10 men.
The defeat to Villarreal means Almeria have won only 1 of their last 22 fixtures in all competitions. The victory came at Las Palmas in La Liga and is their only win in the league this season. Since that win, there has been a defeat at home against Osasuna and a draw a Real Sociedad.
The stats show Almeria have failed to win a home league match this season. However, they have not always been easy to beat and Almeria are undefeated in 6 of their 9 most recent home La Liga games. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of those 6 undefeated matches and Almeria have seen both teams score in 3 of their last 4 league fixtures on home soil.
Getafe make the trip to the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos having been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Real Sociedad last weekend in La Liga. Real Sociedad scored the opening goal in the 13th minute but Getafe equalised 16 minutes later. There were no further goals in the game.
The draw with Real Sociedad means Getafe have won only 1 of their last 8 matches, all of which were played in La Liga. The victory came at home against Girona and there have also been 3 draws against Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano away plus Las Palmas at home.
Trends show Getafe have failed to win any of their last 7 away La Liga games. However, they have undefeated in 3 of their last 5 away trips in the league and have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 matches on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Almeria are without the suspended duo of Gonzalo Melero and Largie Ramazani. Aleksandar Radovanovic and Luis Suarez are both injured.
Getafe travel without the injured quartet of Juan Iglesias, Carles Aleña, Domingos Duarte, and Borja Mayoral.
This season has been a major struggle for Almeria but the teams form suggests they could take something from this game.
Getafe have been struggling for wins on the road and our prediction for this match is a draw, with under 2.5 goals scored.