Match report
Gallego's first-half strike gives Tenerife win over Almeria
Tenerife beat Almeria 1-0 at home in matchday two of the Segunda División, moving to second in the table after their second victory in as many games. The only goal of the contest arrived in the first half and proved enough to see off an Almeria side who could not find a way back into the match.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Enric Gallego broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute, finishing off a Nacho Gil assist to put Tenerife 1-0 up, a lead they held through to half-time. Neither side added to the scoreline in the second half, with Tenerife's back line and goalkeeping holding firm despite Almeria pushing for an equaliser.
Almeria had more of the ball, dominating possession at 61 percent, and edged the corner count, but Tenerife were the sharper side in front of goal, registering 15 shots to Almeria's nine. Tenerife also picked up two yellow cards and committed more fouls, suggesting a physical edge to a match they controlled where it mattered most.
Gallego scored the decisive goal and finished with a rating of 7.7, edging out provider Nacho Gil, whose assist set up the only strike of the game.
Despite having just 39 percent of possession, Tenerife outshot Almeria 15 to 9, reflecting their greater efficiency in attack.
Tenerife beat Almeria 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Tenerife met Almeria in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 23 August 2026, 19:30 UTC at Heliodoro Rodríguez López. Referee: Alejandro Morilla Turrion.
Team pages: Tenerife · Almeria · Segunda División
Key moments
- 32' Goal: Enric Gallego (assist: Nacho Gil) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Tenerife (4-2-3-1)
Almeria (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Tenerife 30%, the draw 31%, Almeria 39%. It finished Tenerife 1–0 Almeria.
Almeria's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Almeria are the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Almeria the lean. The draw at 31% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Almeria at 39%?
Almeria sit 132 points higher on our strength rating — 1503 to 1634. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,080 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Tenerife's column. Across 10,693 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. The 300 most similar past games finished 39–25–36.
Why only 39%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 39% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 31% and Tenerife at 30%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Tenerife win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,635. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 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 2,786 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Tenerife are newly promoted — game 2 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 Tenerife vs Almeria 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 Tenerife and Almeria team pages or the Segunda División page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Tenerife vs Almeria?
Tenerife beat Almeria 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Tenerife vs Almeria?
Enric Gallego (32') for Tenerife.
›Where can I watch Tenerife vs Almeria highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Tenerife vs Almeria; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Tenerife and Almeria?
Tenerife and Almeria have met 10 times — 1 win for Tenerife, 8 wins for Almeria and 1 draw.