🏆 La Liga 2 – Promotion Playoffs Semi-final (1st Leg)
📍 Power Horse Stadium, Almería
📅 Date: Early June 2025
🎯 A clash of styles & momentum, where small margins matter.

📊 Form Overview

🔴 Almería – Fortress at Home

• Finished 6th, 6 pts behind Oviedo

• Undefeated in last 11 home matches

• Recent home wins:
  ✅ 5–0 vs Eldense
  ✅ 2–0 vs Racing Santander
  ✅ 2–0 vs Tenerife

Last 5 Matches:

• ✅ 2–0 vs Tenerife

• 🤝 0–0 at Mirandés

• ✅ 2–0 vs Racing Santander

• ❌ 1–2 at Cádiz

• ✅ 5–0 vs Eldense

🔑 Strengths:

• Free-scoring at home

• Physical, fast transitions

• Good set-piece threat

🔻 Weaknesses:

• Struggles away – must make 1st leg count

• Can lose focus late in matches

🔵 Real Oviedo – Near Miss with Momentum

• Finished just 2 pts short of automatic promotion

• Unbeaten in last 5 away matches

• Solid, structured side with narrow-margin wins

Last 5 Matches:

• ✅ 2–1 vs Cádiz

• ✅ 1–0 at Tenerife

• ✅ 1–0 vs Zaragoza

• 🤝 1–1 at Racing

• ✅ 2–1 at Huesca

🔑 Strengths:

• Excellent game management

• Compact midfield, hard to break down

• Clinical in close matches

🔻 Weaknesses:

• Conservative approach might backfire if trailing

• Less firepower compared to Almería

🔄 Head-to-Head Snapshot

📝 Trend:

• Tight contests in 22/23 & 23/24 seasons

• Both teams scored in the last 2 H2Hs

• No clean sheet for either in last 3 matchups