Almería vs Mirandés Prediction – La Liga 2 Round 38

Almería welcome Mirandés to the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in one of the most compelling late-season fixtures La Liga 2 has to offer this round. With the curtain coming down on the regular season in Round 38, the stakes could hardly be higher — promotion playoff places and survival battles typically converge at this point in the Spanish second division calendar. Almería arrive as the form team from the pair. Two recent outings have produced back-to-back victories and seven goals, a return that speaks to a side playing with tremendous confidence and attacking freedom. The away trip to Granada yielded a commanding 4-2 win, followed by a tense but satisfying 3-2 home victory over Málaga. Their forward line appears to be in peak form at precisely the right moment in the season, and the home crowd at the Mediterranean Games Stadium will be expected to play its part. Mirandés, meanwhile, head into this game off contrasting results. A 2-1 home win over Cultural Leonesa showed resilience in front of their own supporters, but the 3-1 defeat away at Deportivo La Coruña betrayed a team that struggles to replicate that level when on the road. Conceding three in a single away game is a telling indicator going into a venue where Almería are rolling. The statistical picture supports goals. Every one of the last four matches involving either team went beyond the 2.5 total goals mark, and both attacks have demonstrated the capacity to find the net consistently. Both teams to score looks like a realistic market for this one. Considering all available evidence — form, home advantage, away record, and seasonal motivation — Almería hold the edge and are predicted to secure a home win, likely by a scoreline of 2-1. Confidence sits at moderate levels given the lack of lineup confirmation and league standings data.