Match report
Almeria overwhelm Eldense with first-half blitz
Almeria opened their Segunda División campaign with a 3-0 victory over Eldense, all three goals arriving before the interval on matchday one of the Regular Season - 1. The result lifted Javier Garcia Pimienta Francisco's side to second in the early table, while Claudio Barragan's Eldense sit 21st after a heavy opening defeat.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Federico Bonini broke the deadlock in the 15th minute, converting after Nico Melamed supplied the assist. Almeria then delivered two goals in stoppage time at the end of the first half to settle the contest, with Stefan Džodić finishing from Miguel de la Fuente's pass in the 45+2nd minute before Melamed added a third of his own just three minutes later.
With the game effectively decided by half-time, the second period passed without further goals. Almeria controlled possession at 56 percent to Eldense's 44 and edged the shot count 14 to 11, with five efforts on target against three, a reflection of the home side's dominance that the scoreline had already made plain.
Nico Melamed capped a productive night with a goal and an assist, earning an 8.0 rating alongside Bonini for his all-round contribution to the rout.
Almeria's 56 percent share of possession underlined their control throughout a match effectively settled inside the first 45 minutes.
Almeria beat Eldense 3–0 (half-time 3–0).
Almeria met Eldense in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Monday, 17 August 2026, 19:30 UTC at UD Almeria Stadium. Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera.
Team pages: Almeria · Eldense · Segunda División
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Federico Bonini (assist: Nico Melamed) — 1–0
- 45' Goal: Stefan Džodić (assist: Miguel de la Fuente) — 2–0
- 45' Goal: Nico Melamed — 3–0
Starting line-ups
Almeria (4-2-3-1)
Eldense (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Ramón Vila
- 21 D. Ruiz
- 34 J. Olaizola
- 4 Floris Smand
- 17 Jesús Clemente (c)
- 18 Guillermo Macho
- 14 Justin Smith
- 16 Pau Cabanes
- 8 M. Bustillo
- 10 Fidel
- 9 M. Carmona
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Almeria 55%, the draw 26%, Eldense 19%. It finished Almeria 3–0 Eldense.
Almeria's rating edge carries it — Almeria are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Almeria's 55%. The draw at 26% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Almeria at 55%?
Almeria sit 162 points higher on our strength rating — 1628 to 1466. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,709 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 64–22–14.
Why only 55%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Almeria's column. Across 10,621 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,809. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Almeria scored +0.56 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,771 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.0% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Eldense are newly promoted — game 1 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Almeria vs Eldense final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Segunda División fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Almeria and Eldense team pages or the Segunda División page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Almeria vs Eldense?
Almeria beat Eldense 3–0 (half-time 3–0).
›Who scored in Almeria vs Eldense?
Federico Bonini (15') for Almeria; Stefan Džodić (45') for Almeria; Nico Melamed (45') for Almeria.
›Where can I watch Almeria vs Eldense highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Almeria vs Eldense; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Almeria and Eldense?
Almeria and Eldense have met 3 times — 1 win for Almeria, 2 wins for Eldense and 0 draws.