Wednesday , 22 July 2026

UD Almería vs Valencia CF, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
UD Almería
2 – 2
Full Time
Valencia CF
Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos 14,266 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' Diego Lopez
Sergio Arribas 59' 1–1
1–2 63' Javier Guerra
Sergio Arribas 69' 2–2
Y 51' Fran Perez
Cesar Montes 60' Y
Gonzalo Melero 83' Y
Y 86' Mouctar Diakhaby
Largie Ramazani 89' Y
Leo Baptistao 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

UD Almería vs Valencia CF — La Liga at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos.

Match Details

  • Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Gonzalo Garcia Gonzalez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Asier Perez de Mendiola (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

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2
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UD Almería 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Valencia CF
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-23 UD Almería 2–2 Valencia CF 2023-04-09 UD Almería 2–1 Valencia CF 2023-01-23 Valencia CF 2–2 UD Almería

Recent Form

UD Almería
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Valencia CF H 2–2 D
17 Sep Villarreal CF A 1–2 L
01 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 2–3 L
26 Aug Cadiz CF A 1–1 D
19 Aug Real Madrid CF H 1–3 L
11 Aug Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–2 L
Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep UD Almería A 2–2 D
16 Sep Club Atletico de Madrid H 3–0 W
02 Sep Deportivo Alaves A 0–1 L
27 Aug CA Osasuna H 1–2 L
18 Aug UD Las Palmas H 1–0 W
11 Aug Sevilla FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos that hosts another battle between UD Almería and Valencia CF.
  • 5' Giorgi Mamardashvili has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos. UD Almería seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' Valencia CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Diego Lopez on 14.
  • 19' UD Almería are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Valencia CF's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 24' Valencia CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 34' Valencia CF is showing some good football. However, Valencia CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. UD Almería must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' It’s high time Ruben Baraja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' A change in the UD Almeria ranks — Adri Embarba exits the field as Largie Ramazani enters on 46.
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Fran Perez is booked for Valencia CF — Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' Cristhian Mosquera, a Spain defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 59' Sergio Arribas doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Cesar Montes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Fresh legs for UD Almeria! Ibrahima Kone comes on to replace Dion Lopy.
  • 63' What composure from Javier Guerra! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 65' Javier Guerra makes way for Hugo Guillamon at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valencia CF.
  • 69' GOAL! Sergio Arribas scores on 69.
  • 74' Valencia CF have won 398 goals from 422 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Lazaro is replacing Luis Suarez for the UD Almeria side.
  • 76' Another change for UD Almeria made on 76 minute. Lucas Robertone leaves to be changed by Iddrisu Baba.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 83' Gonzalo Melero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' Leo Baptistao is replacing Sergio Arribas for the UD Almeria side.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gaya.
  • 87' The Valencia CF bench stirs into life. Andre Almeida is withdrawn and Pablo Gozalbez gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Largie Ramazani argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Another substitution for Valencia CF to replace Diego Lopez by Hugo Gonzalez on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Leo Baptistao. He receives a card.
  • The points are shared — UD Almería 2-2 Valencia CF. Honours even.

Lineups

UD Almería Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Moreno

Valencia CF Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Baraja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Arribas 3
Juan Brandariz 2
Srdan Babic 2
Gaya 1
Roman Yaremchuk 1
Justin Kluivert 1
Portillo 1
Samu Castillejo 1

Head to Head

2023-09-23 UD Almería 2–2 Valencia CF 2023-04-09 UD Almería 2–1 Valencia CF 2023-01-23 Valencia CF 2–2 UD Almería

UD Almería Form

2023-09-23 UD Almería 2–2 Valencia CF D 2023-09-17 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almería L 2023-09-01 UD Almería 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2023-08-26 Cadiz CF 1–1 UD Almería D 2023-08-19 UD Almería 1–3 Real Madrid CF L 2023-08-11 UD Almería 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

Valencia CF Form

2023-09-23 UD Almería 2–2 Valencia CF D 2023-09-16 Valencia CF 3–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2023-09-02 Deportivo Alaves 1–0 Valencia CF L 2023-08-27 Valencia CF 1–2 CA Osasuna L 2023-08-18 Valencia CF 1–0 UD Las Palmas W 2023-08-11 Sevilla FC 1–2 Valencia CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 UD Almería xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Valencia CF xG
I would bet for: UD Almería or Valencia CF 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
UD Almería38% Draw27% Valencia CF35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

UD Almería or Draw
66%
Draw or Valencia CF
62%
UD Almería or Valencia CF
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
UD Almería28% Draw45% Valencia CF27%
Actual: Valencia CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — UD Almería

Handicap UD Almería covers Push Valencia CF covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

UD Almería keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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