Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Eibar
Match Time & Date:
15/10/2021
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Almeria
All eyes will be on Estadio Municipal de Ipurua when Eibar and Almeria go head to head in the La Liga 2 derby on Friday evening. Los Armeros made a slow start to the season, but they have been making progress week by week. Eibar look sharp in front of goal, with the team netting 13 goals in total in the previous five league fixtures. A man to watch in the home team will be summer signing Stoichkov, who has been scoring goals for fun of late.
The Andalusians, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Las Palmas. Almeria continue to rely on Nigeria attacker Umar Sadiq, and given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting in the Basque Country Eibar recorded a thrilling 5-2 win over Almeria.
Highlighted Player (Rafa Soares):
Born in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal, Rafa Soares is a professional footballer who plays for Vitoria Guimaraes as a left-back. Rafa is a product of the Porto football academy, but he did not see any game action in Primeira Liga with the Dragons.
After scoring eight goals in 61 appearances with Porto B, the Portuguese defender spent a couple of seasons on loan at Academica, Rio Ave, and Fulham. In 2018 he played for Portimonense, but nowadays, he wears the number 5 shirt at Vitoria Guimaraes. Rafa Soares has nine caps with the Portugal U21 team, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the Portugal senior team.
His primary position is left-back, but he is used as both left midfielder and left winger as well. Rafa’s preferred foot is left, and he has a contract with Vitoria Guimaraes until June 2021. Rafa Soares made his Primeira Liga debut against Academica back in January 2016, during his spell with Vitoria Setubal.
Highlighted Team (Almeria):
UD Almeria is a Spanish club based in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Los Rojiblancos are one of the newer additions to the Spanish football system, with the club being founded on July 26, 1989.
Almeria suffered relegation to Segunda Division in the 2014/15 season, and they have been competing in the Spanish second tier ever since. Los Rojiblancos are well known for their white shirts with red stripes, while blue is the dominant colour of their away jersey. Sofiane Feghouli, Felipe Melo, Diego Alves, Veljko Paunovic, Aleix Vidal, Alvaro Negredo, Tomer Hemed, and Mate Bilic are some notable footballers who played for Almeria in the past. Fellow Andalusian clubs Sevilla, Malaga, and Granada are considered the club’s fiercest rivals.
The club’s biggest success in Copa del Rey came in the 2010/11 season when they made it to the semis of the prestigious competition. Nonetheless, Catalan giants Barcelona proved to be a big catch for Almeria in the Spanish Cup semi-finals.
