Almeria will host Real Madrid in Almeria on matchday two in the 2023/2024 Spanish La Liga.
Date: 19/08/2023
Time: 18:30
Venue: Power Horse Stadium
These predictions below for the Almeria vs Real Madrid La Liga clash were made by Bookmaker Ratings. For more predictions on Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and other European football leagues, visit our Football Predictions & Betting Tips page.
For the Almeria vs Real Madrid prediction, we say Vinicius Jr. will score at least one goal anytime and this is why. Although the Brazilian went blank against Athletic Bilbao, I think he’s one of the top favourites to score this weekend in La Liga, given the opponents Real are coming up against aren’t defensively rigid.
We predict Real Madrid to win without a clean sheet against Almeria and this is why. Madrid will be without their first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois due to an injury and his replacement Arrizabalaga Kepa may fail to keep a clean sheet in what could be his Real Madrid debut this weekend.
Almeria, unsurprisingly started their new season with a 2-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano despite heading into the new campaign unbeaten in their last two pre-season friendly matches. They welcome Real Madrid this weekend and because the quality in their team is not half good as Real Madrid’s, there’s a massive chance they will record their second defeat on a bounce, which will obviously not how the manager planned to start the season.
Real Madrid sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao away from home last weekend without Thibaut Courtois and will likely face Almeria with Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal following the Spaniard’s signing from Chelsea on loan. Real are expected to get their second win in a row against Rojiblancos La, who escaped relegation last term, on Saturday.
Predicted starting lineups:
Almeria: Marino, Pozo, Gonzalez, Babic, Akieme, Baba, Robertone, Lazaro, Ramazani, Embarba, Suarez
Real Madrid: Kepa, Garcia, Alaba, Militao, Carvajal, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Valverde, Camavinga, Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo