La Liga 2 duel: Close contest expected between Albacete and Leganés

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 16.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Carlos Belmonte (17524 seats)

This looks to be an appealing fixture as Albacete have their supposed home advantage, while Leganés lead them by 0 points in the La Liga 2 standings.

Insights:
  • Albacete have the most scored goals (28) in La Liga 2

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.

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Albacete form and stats

The total La Liga 2 stats playing at home this season for Albacete are 4-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Albacete shared the glory with Huesca in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Boyomo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Boyomo hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.

In the game before, 0-0 away to UD Logrones (Copa Del Rey). This is expected to be a close game, with Albacete perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Albacete as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Albacete has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

The Albacete fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Albacete have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leganés form and stats

Leganés have only collected 9 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-3-5 (10 played). In general it has been a productive period now for Leganés as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

The supporters enjoyed Leganés's previous game versus Lugo (placed 20th), a 1-0 win played at home. Cisse got a match rating of 7.52 in that game, top player of the team. Cisse scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Real Zaragoza.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Leganés in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Leganés, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Leganés as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Albacete and Leganés have met earlier this season: Leganés - Albacete 1-2. Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Albacete won two, Leganés triumphed in five and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

AlbaceteH. Marín Escavy
H. Marín Escavy
7 goals
LeganésJ. Muñoz Muñoz
J. Muñoz Muñoz
6 goals
AlbaceteM. Mesa Piñero
M. Mesa Piñero
5 goals

Albacete missing players

Leganés missing players

Albacete Leganés
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 5 10 22
8 4 0 Won W 1 2 9
9 5 1 Drew D 3 3 6
5 2 1 Lost L 1 5 7
28 13 2 Scored S 5 8 23
26 8 3 Conceded C 5 10 20
82% 73% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 90% 86%
73% 55% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 50% 55%
55% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 30% 45%
23% 18% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 10% 9%
9% 9% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 40% 50%
27% 45% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 32%
27% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 32%
 
4.5 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.1 4.8
4.4 3.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.3 3.5
2.3 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.9
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.1 11.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 11.3 11
4.1 4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4
31% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 20% 26%
 
12.7 9.5 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 11.8 10.6
4.2 3 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.3 3.1
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have the most scored goals (28) in La Liga 2
  • Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (14) 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 22 11 7 4 25 17 11 8 3 0 15 4 11 3 4 4 10 13 8 40
2 Las Palmas 22 10 9 3 25 13 11 5 4 2 12 7 11 5 5 1 13 6 12 39
3 Levante 22 9 10 3 23 14 11 5 4 2 11 5 11 4 6 1 12 9 9 37
4 Deportivo Alaves 22 10 7 5 23 20 11 7 3 1 13 6 11 3 4 4 10 14 3 37
5 Granada 22 10 5 7 25 15 11 9 2 0 22 2 11 1 3 7 3 13 10 35
6 Burgos 22 9 8 5 19 12 11 5 4 2 13 7 11 4 4 3 6 5 7 35
7 Leganés 22 9 6 7 23 20 12 7 3 2 15 10 10 2 3 5 8 10 3 33
8 Albacete 22 8 9 5 28 26 11 4 5 2 13 8 11 4 4 3 15 18 2 33
9 FC Andorra 22 9 5 8 25 18 11 6 1 4 17 7 11 3 4 4 8 11 7 32
10 FC Cartagena 22 9 5 8 23 22 11 5 2 4 13 13 11 4 3 4 10 9 1 32
11 Huesca 22 7 8 7 18 19 11 6 4 1 12 5 11 1 4 6 6 14 -1 29
12 Sporting Gijon 22 6 10 6 23 23 11 4 5 2 16 11 11 2 5 4 7 12 0 28
13 Villarreal II 22 7 7 8 24 27 11 5 5 1 16 9 11 2 2 7 8 18 -3 28
14 Mirandes 22 6 9 7 25 27 11 5 4 2 18 14 11 1 5 5 7 13 -2 27
15 Real Oviedo 22 7 6 9 14 18 11 5 2 4 7 7 11 2 4 5 7 11 -4 27
16 Real Zaragoza 22 6 8 8 18 19 11 4 5 2 11 8 11 2 3 6 7 11 -1 26
17 Tenerife 22 6 8 8 23 25 11 5 4 2 13 8 11 1 4 6 10 17 -2 26
18 Ponferradina 22 6 6 10 22 30 11 4 3 4 12 13 11 2 3 6 10 17 -8 24
19 Racing Santander 22 5 7 10 14 18 10 1 4 5 4 9 12 4 3 5 10 9 -4 22
20 Lugo 22 5 6 11 18 27 11 3 4 4 8 8 11 2 2 7 10 19 -9 21
21 Malaga 22 4 8 10 17 26 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 1 3 7 7 13 -9 20
22 UD Ibiza 22 4 4 14 14 33 11 3 3 5 10 14 11 1 1 9 4 19 -19 16

Leganés:

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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.