Almeria vs Valencia

9 April 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gonzalo Melero 49’
  • Srdjan Babic 58’
  • Samu Castillejo 61’

Match summary

Almeria beat Valencia 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Gonzalo Melero put Almeria ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Samú Costa, Srdjan Babic made it 2-0 with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Lucas Robertone, and Samu Castillejo pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute.

The chances backed that up: Almeria created 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Valencia's 1.09 from 11.

Match stats

Almeria Valencia
10 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.50 xG 1.09
1.50 Non-penalty xG 1.09
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Almeria Valencia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Gonzalo Melero
Assist: Samú Costa1-0 (Almeria)
49’
Srdjan Babic
Assist: Lucas Robertone2-0 (Almeria)
58’
61’
Samu Castillejo2-1 (Valencia)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Almeria
  • Chumi
  • Lucas Robertone
  • Luis Suárez
Valencia
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Fran Pérez

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.09 49’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), 1-0 49’ 58’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), 2-0 58’ 61’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.09 49’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), 1-0 Melero 49’ 58’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), 2-0 Babic 58’ 61’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), 2-1 Castillejo 61’
Almeria 1.50 xGValencia 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Almeria attacking 
52’ Arnau Puigmal (Almeria), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 33’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.47 xG, blocked 58’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 51’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 41’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 61’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Arnau Puigmal (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ André Almeida (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Arnau Puigmal (Almeria), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 58’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 33’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.47 xG, blocked 51’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 41’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 6’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 61’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Arnau Puigmal (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ André Almeida (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Martínez GK900 0.000.000
Rodrigo Ely DEF900 0.000.000
Srdjan Babic DEF9011 0.480.000
Chumi DEF900 0.000.000
Samú Costa MID9010 0.000.071
Arnau Puigmal MID692 0.590.000
Lucas Robertone MID9012 0.110.532
Gonzalo Melero MID8111 0.070.061
Álex Centelles MID900 0.000.132
Luis Suárez FWD902 0.160.000
Leo Baptistao FWD811 0.050.000
Alejandro Pozo Sub210 0.000.021
Largie Ramazani Sub91 0.040.000
César De la Hoz Sub90 0.000.000
Kaiky Sub10 0.000.000
Íñigo Eguaras Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Almeria win 29% Avg odds 3.36
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Valencia win 43% Avg odds 2.21

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Almeria WLLDD
Valencia WLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 2-2 Almeria, 23 Jan 23 Next meeting: Almeria 2-2 Valencia, 23 Sep 23  All Almeria vs Valencia meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.