La Liga 2 match prediction and preview for Albacete vs Sporting Gijón clash

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Albacete form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Albacete, who have the the worst goal difference (-14) in La Liga 2, at their home stadium (Estadio Carlos Belmonte) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

In their previous game, the manager A. Menéndez García led his Albacete to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Leganés. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Carlos Belmonte. Preceding that match was a defeat to Mallorca (0-1).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Albacete here at Estadio Carlos Belmonte in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). On the other hand, Albacete have conceded 13 goals.

Sporting Gijón form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.

307 minutes! That's how long the Gijón goalkeeper Diego Marino Villar and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Gijón won their last game, 1-0 versus Malaga played at home. Prior to that result Sporting Gijón won their away game at UD Logrones. The scoreline was 4-0.

The attacking power of Gijón when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Gijón as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Sporting Gijón - Albacete 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - five - four (Albacete wins - draws - Sporting Gijón wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

U. Đurđević 16 goals

Á. Jiménez Guerrero 3 goals

E. Pascual İsrafilov 2 goals

Albacete missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Mallorca	25	15	6	4	34	13	13	7	2	4	20	9	12	8	4	0	14	4	21	51
2	Espanyol	25	15	4	6	37	16	12	9	1	2	21	7	13	6	3	4	16	9	21	49
3	Almería	24	15	4	5	37	20	13	8	3	2	23	10	11	7	1	3	14	10	17	49
4	Leganés	24	13	4	7	28	19	12	10	0	2	18	7	12	3	4	5	10	12	9	43
5	Sporting Gijón	25	12	7	6	26	17	13	8	5	0	16	6	12	4	2	6	10	11	9	43
6	Rayo Vallecano	25	12	5	8	30	23	12	8	1	3	18	9	13	4	4	5	12	14	7	41
7	Mirandes	25	10	7	8	26	21	13	4	6	3	13	11	12	6	1	5	13	10	5	37
8	Ponferradina	25	11	4	10	26	27	12	6	3	3	15	12	13	5	1	7	11	15	-1	37
9	Girona	25	9	7	9	20	23	12	5	3	4	8	7	13	4	4	5	12	16	-3	34
10	Tenerife	25	9	6	10	22	23	13	6	4	3	14	7	12	3	2	7	8	16	-1	33
11	Lugo	24	8	8	8	24	23	12	6	4	2	12	6	12	2	4	6	12	17	1	32
12	Las Palmas	25	8	8	9	25	32	12	7	2	3	17	13	13	1	6	6	8	19	-7	32
13	Malaga	25	8	7	10	22	32	12	2	5	5	9	15	13	6	2	5	13	17	-10	31
14	Fuenlabrada	24	6	12	6	24	25	12	2	8	2	8	8	12	4	4	4	16	17	-1	30
15	UD Logrones	25	8	5	12	18	31	12	5	2	5	11	15	13	3	3	7	7	16	-13	29
16	Real Oviedo	24	6	10	8	25	25	12	3	5	4	16	14	12	3	5	4	9	11	0	28
17	Real Zaragoza	25	7	6	12	21	24	12	5	4	3	13	10	13	2	2	9	8	14	-3	27
18	Sabadell	25	6	8	11	23	29	13	2	5	6	11	15	12	4	3	5	12	14	-6	26
19	FC Cartagena	25	6	7	12	27	35	13	4	3	6	17	17	12	2	4	6	10	18	-8	25
20	Albacete	25	6	6	13	17	31	12	3	4	5	10	13	13	3	2	8	7	18	-14	24
21	Alcorcon	25	6	5	14	14	26	13	5	0	8	9	16	12	1	5	6	5	10	-12	23
22	Castellon	24	6	4	14	21	32	12	5	0	7	11	10	12	1	4	7	10	22	-11	22