Almeria 2-2 Oviedo: result and AI prediction
Almeria – Oviedo, Segunda División, Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 08:00 PM (GMT). Venue: UD Almería Stadium
Almeria is #1 in the table (24 pts) and Oviedo #9 (17 pts). 8 places separate the two teams in the table. Almeria is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Almeria averages 2 goals per match this season. Oviedo has kept 5 clean sheets in 10 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Almeria 1, draws 2, Oviedo 3.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
This is a high-stakes meeting between the division’s in-form leaders and an Oviedo side climbing back toward the promotion picture. Almería bring sustained momentum and a formidable home rhythm, but García Pimienta has publicly treated Oviedo as a serious test rather than a routine fixture. Oviedo travel with useful attacking reinforcements in Estanis Pedrola and Alexandru Isfan, yet their defensive resources remain stretched by suspension and injuries. The match should turn on whether Oviedo can contain Almería’s central creators and make their counterattacks count.
Head-to-head analysis
Recent meetings have been awkward for Almería: Oviedo are unbeaten across the last four head-to-head encounters, including their two-legged playoff success in 2025. That history reinforces the likelihood of a competitive, tactically tight contest rather than a straightforward home performance.
Injuries and absences
Almería’s potential absences are concentrated in defensive and midfield depth, particularly Vesga, Chirino, Chumi and Ely. Oviedo are more heavily affected: Carlos Domínguez’s suspension disrupts the back line, while the absences of Chris Ramos, Carlos Fernández and Ilyas Chaira reduce established attacking options despite Pedrola and Isfan returning.
Form (last 5)
Almeria vs Oviedo stats
| Almeria | Oviedo | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 10 | 10 |
| Goals scored | 20 | 13 |
| Goals conceded | 7 | 10 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 5 |
Last meetings
- 2025-06-11Oviedo 1-1 Almeria
- 2025-06-07Almeria 1-2 Oviedo
- 2025-02-01Almeria 1-1 Oviedo
- 2024-10-13Oviedo 3-2 Almeria
- 2022-01-29Oviedo 2-0 Almeria
- 2021-08-20Almeria 2-1 Oviedo

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