The second day of LaLiga Smartbank starts on Friday, August 20 with two of the best matches of the day: Real Valladolid – Real Zaragoza and Almería – Real Oviedo. Only Almería got the three points, against Cartegena at home. The Aragonese team drew against the debutant Ibiza, the Asturians against Lugo and the Valladolid against Las Palmas.
The Second Division, which this edition features the debuts of Amorebieta and Ibiza, has started with surprises: some candidates for the noble zone of the classification such as Eibar or Leganés failed in the premiere, as is usual in a category as demanding and complicated as that of silver. Almería, Huesca or Girona, the great aspiring candidates for promotion, did start on the right foot.
For the start of day 2, both Real Valladolid and Almería are the big favorites against Real Zaragoza and Oviedo, respectively. The two teams also play at home: In the premiere, only two teams won as visitors (Tenerife and Almería).
The favorites, to confirm the forecasts
Both Almería and Real Valladolid are in the running to return to LaLiga Santander, along with the other two descendants, Eibar and Huesca, and some clubs that last season had good results: Girona or Sporting.
Out of these great favorites, the competition presents some historical teams such as Las Palmas, Tenerife, Malaga or Zaragoza, which are also among the possible alternatives to promotion.