Almeria hosts Sevilla in a match from the 1/16-finals of Copa del Rey. Stay with us and our Accurate soccer predictions for weekend games.
Almeria are a team that currently plays in Segunda Division. In the standings they are sitting on first place with 39 points. With 11 games won from 21 matches played, Almeria are getting closer and closer to promotion back to La Liga. But now they have a job in Copa del Rey – their ambition is to go as further as possible in the competition.
In the previous round of Copa del Rey Almeria faced Cultural Leonesa and progressed after a 2-1 win away from home. Leo Baptistao became the hero for Almeria as he scored the winning goal just 6 minutes before the end. Before him it was Nico Melamed who opened the score for the visitors.
Sevilla progressed in the competition after scoring three goals against Olot on the road. Gonzalo Montiel opened the score from a penalty kick in the first half while Juanlu and Iheanacho finished the job in the second half.
Just as always in the Copa del Rey’s earlier phases, big clubs like Sevilla give chance to some younger ones in the competition. The manager Garcia Pimienta is expected to do the same. Players like Iheanacho, Pedro Ortiz, Peque Fernandez and Marcao should be starting the game.
In La Liga Sevilla are sitting on 14th place in the table with 22 points. That’s certainly not what the fans expected of the new season. Can Garcia Pimienta improve the team in the remaining 6 months of the season? It remains to be seen.
That’s the Accurate soccer predictions for weekend games for the La Liga game between Almeria and Sevilla. Can the hosts cause an upset here? They are doing very well in Segunda at the moment.