Albacete - Granada: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta (2000 seats)

A important match in La Liga 2 as both participants are challenging for the top positions. With Albacete in 6th position and Granada at 3rd, this promises to be an exciting battle. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most scored goals (41) in La Liga 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Albacete form and stats

The total La Liga 2 statistics playing at home this season for Albacete are 8-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Albacete has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta. We remember; it was Real Zaragoza.

The home team returns to Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta after drawing with Levante (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Altube, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.0 out of 10 in that game. Altube topped it up with a clean sheet.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sporting Gijon in a game that was won 2-1.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen zero, one or two goals.

Albacete are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. Albacete are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.

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Granada form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Granada so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-8 (win-draw-lose).

Granada's last game was the home draw against Ponferradina (2-2). The draw against Ponferradina came from a losing position. The Granada manager Fernández brought on Perea as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Burgos at their stadium, the result 3-1.

A tale of few goals? 10 of this side's most recent 13 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Granada in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Granada - Albacete 4-0 was the story when this pair of participants formerly met, earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Albacete victories, two draws and four Granada wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight encounters.

Top Goalscorers

GranadaM. Uzuni
M. Uzuni
18 goals
AlbaceteJ. Dubasin
J. Dubasin
8 goals
AlbaceteH. Marín Escavy
H. Marín Escavy
8 goals

Albacete missing players

Granada missing players

Albacete Granada
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 2 Played P 4 15 31
13 8 0 Won W 1 3 16
12 5 1 Drew D 0 4 7
6 2 1 Lost L 3 8 8
39 21 2 Scored S 4 10 41
32 11 3 Conceded C 10 18 22
84% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 87%
68% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 61%
45% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 20% 29%
19% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 20% 23%
10% 13% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
58% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 27% 23%
32% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 55%
26% 27% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 35%
 
4.6 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.4 4.5
4.5 3.7 1 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.1 4.4
2.4 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.3
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.1 12.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 11.6 12.5
4.1 4.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 4.4
31% 32% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 19% 30%
 
12.1 9.4 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11.1 9.6
3.7 2.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.5 3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Granada have scored away.
  • Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most scored goals (41) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Granada is in the best form (4-2-0) in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 31 17 8 6 34 23 16 11 4 1 20 8 15 6 4 5 14 15 11 59
2 Las Palmas 31 15 13 3 37 17 16 9 5 2 22 10 15 6 8 1 15 7 20 58
3 Granada 31 16 7 8 41 22 16 13 3 0 31 4 15 3 4 8 10 18 19 55
4 Levante 31 14 13 4 35 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 15 5 8 2 16 15 13 55
5 Deportivo Alavés 31 15 9 7 39 26 16 10 5 1 22 8 15 5 4 6 17 18 13 54
6 Albacete 31 13 12 6 39 32 15 8 5 2 21 11 16 5 7 4 18 21 7 51
7 Burgos 31 11 12 8 25 20 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 5 6 5 8 8 5 45
8 FC Cartagena 31 12 8 11 34 31 16 6 3 7 16 20 15 6 5 4 18 11 3 44
9 Villarreal II 31 11 8 12 33 38 15 7 5 3 21 15 16 4 3 9 12 23 -5 41
10 Huesca 30 9 13 8 27 25 15 8 6 1 18 7 15 1 7 7 9 18 2 40
11 Mirandes 31 10 10 11 36 38 16 8 5 3 24 18 15 2 5 8 12 20 -2 40
12 Leganés 31 10 10 11 27 29 16 8 5 3 18 13 15 2 5 8 9 16 -2 40
13 FC Andorra 31 11 6 14 31 27 15 7 2 6 18 9 16 4 4 8 13 18 4 39
14 Tenerife 31 9 11 11 27 30 15 7 5 3 15 9 16 2 6 8 12 21 -3 38
15 Real Zaragoza 31 9 11 11 26 29 15 5 7 3 15 12 16 4 4 8 11 17 -3 38
16 Racing Santander 30 9 9 12 24 27 14 4 5 5 11 12 16 5 4 7 13 15 -3 36
17 Sporting Gijon 31 8 12 11 30 34 16 6 7 3 22 16 15 2 5 8 8 18 -4 36
18 Real Oviedo 31 9 9 13 19 25 16 6 4 6 9 10 15 3 5 7 10 15 -6 36
19 Ponferradina 31 6 12 13 26 40 15 4 5 6 13 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -14 30
20 Málaga 31 5 11 15 26 37 15 4 6 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 26
21 Lugo 31 5 9 17 20 41 15 3 6 6 9 12 16 2 3 11 11 29 -21 24
22 UD Ibiza 31 5 9 17 23 46 16 3 7 6 16 21 15 2 2 11 7 25 -23 24

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Read more about La Liga 2

The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.