UD Almería head coach Xavier García Pimienta is facing a growing list of absentees ahead of Matchday 14, as UD Almería prepare to return home after consecutive demanding away fixtures against SD Eibar and Girona FC.

Midfielder Stefan Dzôdić and winger Brian Cipenga have both been called up to their respective senior national teams, Serbia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, Marcos Luna picked up his 5th yellow card of the season at the Montilivi stadium and will consequently serve a one-match suspension.

That leaves UD Almería with 3 confirmed absentees, in addition to the injured Rodrigo Ely and Nico Melamed. The number of unavailable players therefore rises to 5, for now.

Attention will also be on Chirino, who has missed the last few matches with an ankle injury. He has begun working on the pitch but continues to train separately from the rest of the squad. He was also left out of the travelling squad for the Girona FC fixture. His availability will be one of the key talking points during the week.

The squad will hold a recovery session at the Anexo training ground on Monday, although those who started against Girona FC will remain inside the Stadium. Tuesday will be a rest day for the Rojiblancos, before they return to training on Wednesday to begin preparations for the visit of FC Andorra.

The match will take place at the UD Almería Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off scheduled for 6:30 pm (Spanish Time).