Espanyol v Almeria

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Espanyol will bid La Liga farewell after this final game of the season against Almeria at the RCDE Stadium but although the hosts are already resigned to their fate of relegation down to La Liga 2, the hosts may still have a say in determining which club joins them through the trap-door on Sunday night.

Espanyol sit second from bottom in the Spanish top flight and are four points from safety with just one game remaining of the La Liga season but although the hosts have managed to capture just two wins out of their last 14 matches overall, they do bring a three-match unbeaten run into this up coming clash with fellow strugglers Almeria.

A 2-1 win away from home at Rayo Vallecano was followed by useful points in draws with Atletico Madrid and Valencia although even these proved not to be enough in Espanyol's fight to avoid the drop.

With the straight win market looking highly risky between two out of form teams, the goals market appeals here as 28 of Espanyol's 37 games overall have resulted in both teams scoring which could be a useful contributor to the Over 2.5 goals market, in addition to Espanyol scoring in each of their last seven games as well.

Almeria occupy 16th place in the La Liga table but hold a slender one-point cushion above the bottom three heading into this final fixture of the season at the RCDE Stadium, so the visitors still have work to do in order to stave off possible relegation from the Spanish top flight.

The visitors have found it tough to produce a consistent string of results in La Liga this season and recent results are a prime example as Almeria have won just four of their last 14 matches overall, three of which were registered on home soil at their Power Horse Stadium but results away from home have contributed to Almeria's current predicament.

Almeria have managed to collect just one away win throughout the whole of this La Liga campaign and in addition to this poor showing on their travels, the visitors have also conceded the most goals on the road in the division as well which doesn't bode well for this upcoming trip.

Goals look likely though as 11 of Almeria's 18 away games to date have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and the visitors know they must take all three points here in order to make absolutely certain of their La Liga survival.

Espanyol v Almeria Verdict

12 of Espanyol's last 14 games in La Liga have seen Over 2.5 goals scored in total and there's no reason to believe that this trend won't continue on Sunday especially as Almeria need all three points.

In addition, four of the last five meetings between Espanyol and Almeria have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Espanyol win @ 2.70

Correct score: Espanyol 2-1 @ 11.00