Two clubs in the bottom half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Almeria and Cordoba. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
Cordoba winger Jose Angel Crespo had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "They [Almeria] work hard, with a manager who has been there for two years and they know their style of play. They make games very difficult, they play well and they've made their stadium into a fortress."
"We need to think that every game is a final and we're going into the match against Almeria with this mentality," he added. "Thinking about earning points. Both of these clubs have the same goal and that's why this match is so important. We need our defense to be at full strength and look for the ball."
"This needs to be our focus."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Almeria's Fernando Soriano has been the driving force behind the club's attack early in the season. The 34-year-old has one goal and an average of one key pass per match.
Almeria's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pulido; Dubarbier, Santos, Trujillo, Navarro; Verza, Thomas; Wellington, Soriano, Mendez; Hemed
Cordoba's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Carlos; Crespo, Lopez, Pantic, Campabadal; Garai, Rossi; Abel, Silva, Cartabia; Havenaar
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Barcelona |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|||
|
2 |
Valencia CF |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|||
|
3 |
Celta de Vigo |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|||
|
4 |
Granada CF |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
4 |
Sevilla FC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
6 |
Atlético Madrid |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
7 |
Athletic Club |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
8 |
Real Sociedad |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
9 |
Villarreal CF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
10 |
Real Madrid CF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|||
|
11 |
Eibar |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|||
|
12 |
Getafe CF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
3 |
|||
|
13 |
Málaga CF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
3 |
|||
|
14 |
Rayo Vallecano |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|||
|
15 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
|||
|
16 |
RCD Espanyol |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
|||
|
17 |
UD Almería |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
|||
|
18 |
Córdoba CF |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
19 |
Elche CF |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
1 |
|||
|
20 |
Levante UD |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
0 |
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