In this week 18 match, on Monday Jan 23rd, Valencia hosts Almería in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Valencia is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Sporting Gijón. Edinson Cavani scored the first goal for Valencia in the 10th minute, then Justin Kluivert added another in the 21st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sporting Gijón couldn’t manage to score, and Valencia took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while almería sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlético Madrid. Ángel Correa struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 18th minute, then in the 37th minute, Robertone sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by El Toure earning Almería at least a draw. Almería is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Almería is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Largie Ramazani and Melero each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Edinson Cavani has been the most prolific scorer on Valencia in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.