Almeria vs Mallorca Prediction, 5/20/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/15/2023

Game: Almeria vs Mallorca

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in Almeria, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Almeria (+122) Mallorca (+234)

The Pirates (12-8-14) are traveling to Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on Saturday where they will meet the Rojiblancos (10-6-18). Mallorca are priced at +234 while Almeria are priced +122. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The goalies expected to start will be Fernando Almeria and Predrag Rajkovic Mallorca.

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Almeria gave up 61 goals while conceding 1.79 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams had a total of 188 SoT against them. They recorded 2 clean sheets, which put them at a % of 5.9 last year. Almeria recorded 92 yellow cards over the course of last year and 3 red cards. The Rojiblancos sat at 12th in xG having 40.1, and their expected goals against sat at 58.9. Last campaign, this team were the owners of an average of 1.06 pts per contest (36 pts) and they also were 7th in the league with 30 assists. The team's difference in goals was at -18 by way of 43 goals finished in addition to 61 goals conceded. Almeria amassed 127 SVs and they held a save rate of 69.7 for the prior year.

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Last season, the Pirates had a save % of 75.2 (125 SoTA), and they also were 12th in the league with 44 points. The Pirates sported an average of 1.3 pts/match while amassing 23 assists and 4 red cards. Mallorca tallied 33 goals and this squad's xG during the previous year sat at 31.6. Mallorca held a shut out rate of 32.4 last year and 114 yellow cards. Their goals against per 90 was at 1.09 with 87 saves, and they had a total of 11 shut outs. Mallorca sat at 11th in goals conceded with 37, and the difference in goals was sitting at -4.

The guy who will defend the goal for Almeria will be Fernando. His GA/90 is 1.12 (139 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .721. Martinez (55-25-45 record during his soccer career) has recorded 34 shutouts, which gives him a 27.4% clean sheet rate. Martinez has seen the field a total of 11,149 minutes and has accumulated 328 saves during his soccer career. The keeper hailing from Spain has had 455 shots tried against him in 124 career starts.

Predrag Rajkovic will be looking after the net for Mallorca. He has surrendered 0.96 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 55-42-39. Rajkovic has racked up 53 shutouts and has seen 482 shots against him in 12,240 mins throughout his career. So far in his pro soccer career, Rajkovic has conceded 131 goals and has racked up 354 saves in 137 starts. He has earned a save percentage of .734 and his clean sheet rate is 38.7%.

Leo Baptistao is a footballer who can be a difference maker for Almeria. The forward representing Brazil has 53 goals in 18,019 mins played. Baptistao has started 215 games during his soccer career while scoring 0.26 goals per 90. He has totaled 27 assists while accumulating 2 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Mallorca features an attacker in Vedat Muriqi, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He has accounted for 19 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 17 times. The forward hailing from Kosovo has accumulated 11,442 mins and has scored 51 goals. He currently averages 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 121 contests during his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Almeria (+122)

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