Two camps who will be desperate to claim their own respective first-leg advantages on Saturday night, Castellon will welcome Almeria to the Estadio SkyFi Castalia.
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Competition: Spanish Segunda Play-Offs
Market: Castellon win
Odds: 19/20 @ BetUS
Starting with the hosts, spending the majority of last season looking over their shoulder at a looming relegation scrap, Castellon have firmly cemented their spot as one of Spain's ultimate surprise packages this time around. Snatching the final play-off ticket in the most dramatic of fashion last weekend, Pablo Hernandez's side certainly find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Signing off their regular-season adventure with a stellar 2-1 victory at home against Eibar, the one-time Leeds United talisman will be dreaming of a repeat display here. In fact, along with mustering consecutive Segunda wins, Castellon have also suffered just a sole defeat from any of their previous 12 straight outings – a run that stems all the way back to March 15th. Pencilled in as a standout contender this weekend, Hernandez's side will be excited by their success on home soil. Including a thrilling 3-1 win against Burgos on April 18th, the Valencia-based outfit have suffered just a sole defeat in front of their own supporters since the end of February.
As for the visitors, while Almeria might have signed off their regular-season adventure with a 1-0 victory at home against Real Valladolid, La Union were forced to settle for a bronze medal finish and narrowly missed out on an automatic La Liga return. Last seen on their travels getting hit with a routine 3-1 defeat at the hands of Sporting Gijon, Rubi's side could only muster a single win from any of their final four Segunda appearances. Likewise, coming under a huge amount of scrutiny on April 12th as they fell to a woeful 5-1 drumming against Racing Santander, the Andalusia-based outfit have won just a pair of their last eight showdowns on the road – a run that stems back to the start of February. Facing what looks set to be a rugged first-leg challenge when they travel to Valencia this weekend, Almeria will also be concerned by their most recent showdown against Castellon. Hit with a 2-0 defeat when they travelled to the Estadio SkyFi Castalia back on April 2nd, we are expecting a similar outcome here.
Bet: Castellon 19/20 to beat Almeria in Saturday's Segunda play-off tie @ BetUS
