"is almost expected that" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to express that something is very likely or commonly anticipated. Example: It is almost expected that employees will work overtime during busy seasons.
Eventually it became that fly on the wall thing, just through knowing them so well it was almost expected that I would be there.
So it was almost expected that I would become a musician, but I would rather be playing ball than practicing piano.
"We have heard from older people that their young kids approach the TV, swipe their fingers across it and say, 'It's broken.' Today, it's almost expected that our experience is interactive.
Murray, hoping to end Britain's 77-year wait for a men's singles champion, admitted he felt it was "almost expected" that he would reach a second successive final at SW19. "I think this year has been a little bit different for me because there are a lot of expectations," said the Scot after beating the 6ft 8in Pole under the Centre Court roof.
"In fact, it's almost expected that you speak Spanish".
Currently, it's almost expected that co-parents will be antagonistic and combative, and not cooperative.
But Mr. Wheeldon, who has been the resident choreographer at the New York City Ballet since 2001, met that obstacle with the cool brilliance that is almost expected of him these days.
The game had a physical tone that is almost expected when the Kings and Blues meet.
Art without money, on the other hand, is such a familiar refrain that it is almost expected.
Boys are almost expected to enjoy that kind of abuse, to an extent because of the patriarchal nature of our society, and not admit how scared they are by it".
