Wednesday , 22 July 2026

CD Castellon vs UD Almería, Segunda Division 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2024-25
CD Castellon
4 – 1
Full Time
UD Almería
Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Municipal Castalia 9,924 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Nico Melamed
Sergio Moyita 30' 1–1
Ousmane Camara 66' 2–1
Isra Suero 71' 3–1
Isra Suero 82' 4–1
Y 7' Nico Melamed
Y 8' Leo Baptistao
Y 45' Dion Lopy
Alex Calatrava 51' Y
Juan Escobar 61' Y
Y 89' Aleksandar Radovanovic

Overview

Match Preview

CD Castellon vs UD Almería — Segunda Division at Estadio Municipal Castalia.

Match Details

  • Referee Manuel Perez Hernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Gonzalo Lopez de la Llave (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Sergio Rebollo Merino (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82
2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77
3 UD Almería 42 75
4 Malaga CF 42 73
5 UD Las Palmas 42 73
6 CD Castellon 42 72
7 Burgos CF 42 72
8 SD Eibar 42 67
9 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61
10 Cordoba CF 42 61
11 Albacete Balompie 42 59
12 AD Ceuta FC 42 59
13 Andorra CF 42 58
14 Granada CF 42 48
15 Real Sociedad B 42 47
16 CD Leganes 42 46
17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46
18 Cadiz CF 42 43
19 CD Mirandes 42 40
20 SD Huesca 42 38
21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37
22 Real Zaragoza 42 36

Head-to-Head

3
1
CD Castellon 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals UD Almería
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-18 CD Castellon 4–1 UD Almería 2024-09-16 UD Almería 2–5 CD Castellon

Recent Form

CD Castellon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr UD Almería H 4–1 W
13 Apr Real Racing Club de Santander A 1–1 D
04 Apr Albacete Balompie H 2–2 D
29 Mar FC Cartagena A 2–2 D
23 Mar Levante UD A 2–3 L
17 Mar RC Deportivo La Coruna H 2–2 D
UD Almería
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr CD Castellon A 1–4 L
13 Apr FC Cartagena H 2–1 W
05 Apr Granada CF A 1–3 L
29 Mar Levante UD H 1–0 W
21 Mar Burgos CF A 1–3 L
15 Mar Real Zaragoza H 4–1 W

Season Stats

CD Castellon UD Almería
#6 Position #3
72 Points 75
42 Played 42
20 / 12 / 10 W / D / L 22 / 9 / 11
70 Scored 80
51 Conceded 61
+19 GD +19
1.71 PPG 1.79
48% Win % 52%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

CD Castellon are 6th (72 pts). UD Almería are 3rd (75 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CD Castellon and UD Almeria has kicked off!
  • 5' CD Castellon is showing some good football. However, CD Castellon are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 7' UD Almeria player sees a card in front of him.
  • 8' Leo Baptistao is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
  • 13' It is a cagey affair so far. CD Castellon in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past UD Almeria's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 18' Nico Melamed has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergio Moyita, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal Castalia with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 28' CD Castellon are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined UD Almeria backline.
  • 30' Sergio Moyita makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and CD Castellon are in front.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Castellon and UD Almeria are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' UD Almeria have won 187 goals from 160 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Dion Lopy is booked for UD Almeria — card on 45.
  • 46' Raul Sanchez makes way for Awer Mabil at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Castellon.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Calatrava argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Jesus De Miguel as he leaves the pitch. Isra Suero steps in for CD Castellon.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Juan Escobar. He receives a card.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Ousmane Camara makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' Isra Suero has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 72' A change in the UD Almeria ranks — Gonzalo Melero exits the field as Sergio Arribas enters on 72.
  • 73' Sergio Moyita makes way for Jorge Zarfino at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Castellon.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Arnau Puigmal is replacing Leo Baptistao for the UD Almeria side.
  • 82' Isra Suero is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 84' The UD Almeria manager makes a substitution. Luis Suarez departs to be replaced by Marko Milovanovic.
  • 86' Another change for CD Castellon made on 86 minute. Ousmane Camara leaves to be changed by Gonzalo Pastor.
  • 89' That is a card for UD Almeria. Aleksandar Radovanovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. CD Castellon take all three points.

Lineups

CD Castellon Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johan Plat

UD Almería Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubí

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Isra Suero 3
Nico Melamed 2
Jesus De Miguel 2
Ousmane Camara 1
Sergio Moyita 1
Ronaldo 1
Pablo Santiago 1
Luis Suarez 1

Head to Head

2025-04-18 CD Castellon 4–1 UD Almería 2024-09-16 UD Almería 2–5 CD Castellon

CD Castellon Form

2025-04-18 CD Castellon 4–1 UD Almería W 2025-04-13 Real Racing Club de Santander 1–1 CD Castellon D 2025-04-04 CD Castellon 2–2 Albacete Balompie D 2025-03-29 FC Cartagena 2–2 CD Castellon D 2025-03-23 Levante UD 3–2 CD Castellon L 2025-03-17 CD Castellon 2–2 RC Deportivo La Coruna D

UD Almería Form

2025-04-18 CD Castellon 4–1 UD Almería L 2025-04-13 UD Almería 2–1 FC Cartagena W 2025-04-05 Granada CF 3–1 UD Almería L 2025-03-29 UD Almería 1–0 Levante UD W 2025-03-21 Burgos CF 3–1 UD Almería L 2025-03-15 UD Almería 4–1 Real Zaragoza W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.98 CD Castellon xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 UD Almería xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Castellon63% Draw19% UD Almería18%
Actual: CD Castellon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

CD Castellon or Draw
81%
Draw or UD Almería
37%
CD Castellon or UD Almería
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Castellon50% Draw33% UD Almería17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
4 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.5%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — CD Castellon

Handicap CD Castellon covers Push UD Almería covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 18% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 19% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

CD Castellon keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
UD Almería keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.