Ninth and 13th will meet in the Segunda Division this weekend as Tenerife play hosts to Andorra at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López with the two sides eyeing up a finish in the top half of the table before the end of 2022.
Neither side has really impressed that much of the past few weeks during the World Cup and this game has rapidly become very important for either side and their bid to get into the top 10.
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Andorra are currently already their in ninth place, but in winning just one game more than Villarreal B, they are only narrowly ahead of the 10th-placed side because of goals difference - Andorra have scored 21 times and have one of the best defensive records in the league with just 16 goals let in from 20 outings.
Andorra have, however, also lost eight times in the league this season along with their eight wins.
The club drew with Leganes last time out in a 1-1 draw with them, as Ivan Gil gave his side the lead before an equaliser just minutes later. They also managed to see 61% of the ball and have 14 efforts towards goal that day.
Prior to the draw with Leganes, Andorra lost to both Huesca and Cartagena, meaning they have not yet won a game in December and have to go back to their narrow 1-0 win over Ibiza to see the last time they collected all three points.
At the same time, however, that run also saw them win six of their last seven games and get to the final of the Copa Catalunya and the next round of the Copa del Rey.
It does mean they sit just eight points away from first place, despite sitting ninth, as this Segunda Division season has been incredibly unpredictable. Andorra are also just six points behind Deportivo Alaves in fifth, who were first just two weeks ago.
As for Tenerife, they managed to defeat Alaves last Wednesday to throw them off top spot and launch them into 13th. Teto and Enric Gallego scored a goal each that day for them.
A 2-2 draw with Villarreal B would come soon after, but nevertheless, they still sit just four points behind 10th place and Tenerife can give themselves a great chance in getting into the top half of the table with a win here.
Forebet predicts a close game, however, and for the match to end in a draw with under 2.5 goals.