Almeria comes to this game having not lost in 4 of their last 5 SmartBank League matches (3 wins and 1 draw), a dynamic that comes from drawing away from home against Numancia (1-1) and losing against Elche (0-2), after winning Extremadura (1-2), Real Oviedo (2-0) and Lugo (0-4).
As a local, Almeria has won 3 of its last 5 games (2 losses), results that keep it in a direct ascent zone (2nd) at 3 points away from Cádiz (1st) and with 3 of advantage over Zaragoza (3rd) ) and Huesca (4th), the first teams located in promotion playoff positions.
Almeria presents these numbers in SmartBank League:
– Ranked in 2nd position with 46 points after 26 games played.
– As home he has 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses with 21 goals in favor and 12 against.
– As a visitor he has 5 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss with 23 goals in favor and 14 against.
As for the alignment, Almería will have the losses of Juan Ibiza and Iván Balliu.
Racing Santander :
Racing Santander comes chaining a streak of 9 consecutive games without winning in the SmartBank League (5 draws and 4 losses), a dynamic in which it has failed to win since last November (3-0 vs Extremadura). In this case, it comes from scoring on the last day at home against Alcorcón (1-1).
As a visitor, Racing Santander still does not know what it is to win (7 draws and 6 losses), results that explain why it is located in the last position of the descent to 7 points of the permanence zone marked by Albacete (18º), Real Oviedo (17th) and Malaga (16th).
Racing Santander presents these numbers in SmartBank League:
– Ranked in 22nd position with 21 points after 26 contested days.
– As a local he has 2 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses with 17 goals in favor and 15 against.
– As a visitor he has 0 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses with 9 goals in favor and 18 against.
As for the lineup, Racing Santander will have the doubts of Enzo Lombardo and Jon Ander Pérez.
