Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Racing Santander and Almeria face each other at Estadio El Sardinero in what is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Sunday’s program. Los Racinguistas were having their ups and downs in preseason and they surely face a tough challenge in the season opener. A man to watch in the home team will be Juan Carlos Arana, who scored 12 goals in the Spanish second tier last term.
The Andalusians, on the other hand, rolled over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr 3-0 in their last warm-up game, which is giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the trip to Santander. As Almeria seem to be more of a team than Racing, we predict that the visitors are going to emerge triumphant in Sunday’s showdown. Summer signing from Espanyol Nico Melamed is widely expected to make his official Almeria debut this weekend.
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.