Can Albacete beat Lugo in Estadio Carlos Belmonte clash?

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Tue 18.May
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Carlos Belmonte (17524 seats)

La Liga 2: Important and interesting fight between Albacete and Lugo at Estadio Carlos Belmonte. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Albacete have the fewest points (20) at home in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals (51) in La Liga 2

It's no vacation for neither Albacete nor Lugo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Albacete who should definitely be looking for some points here. Lugo are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Albacete form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Albacete, who have the fewest points (20) at home in La Liga 2, at their home stadium (Estadio Carlos Belmonte) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats.

Albacete manager F. Noguerol Freijedo and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Almería (placed 3rd) in the La Liga 2. The goalie Bernabé Barragán was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.15 out of ten. Barragán stopped the opponent with five saves.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Ponferradina.

Albacete have scored 14 league goals here from 19 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Lugo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lugo, who have the most conceded goals (51) in La Liga 2, so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-12 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

The supporters enjoyed Lugo's previous game versus Mirandes (placed 9th), a La Liga 2 2-1 win played at home. The attacker Manu Barreiro got a match rating of 8.62 in that game. Barreiro scored two goals. The end of the last match, against Mirandes, was very satisfying as Manu Barreiro scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Prior to that match, the Lugo manager R. Albés Yáñez faced defeat when travelling to Sporting Gijon and losing 0-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lugo as they have only managed to score 16 times from 19 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lugo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 36 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Lugo - Albacete 1-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Albacete won three, Lugo won six and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
11 goals
AlbaceteA. Ortuño Martínez
A. Ortuño Martínez
6 goals
AlbaceteÁ. Jiménez Guerrero
Á. Jiménez Guerrero
5 goals

Albacete missing players

Lugo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Albacete Lugo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
9 5 3 Won W 2 2 9
10 5 1 Drew D 1 5 13
20 9 2 Lost L 3 12 17
26 14 7 Scored S 6 16 34
47 20 3 Conceded C 7 36 51
90% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 87%
62% 63% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 74% 62%
28% 21% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 33%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 32% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 10%
31% 32% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 46%
28% 26% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 11% 28%
51% 47% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 37% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.4
9 6 3 Red cards R C 0 2 8
 
6.5 7.3 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.3 6.5
2.4 2.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 2.6 2.6
28% 29% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 33% 34%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have the fewest points (20) at home in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lugo have the fewest points (11) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals (36) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals (51) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almería 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almería 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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