Balanced ball game between Albacete and Real Oviedo expected

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Carlos Belmonte (17524 seats)

Albacete are favourites to win this home game versus Real Oviedo, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Albacete have the most points from losing position (6) in La Liga 2
  • Real Oviedo have not yet lost a game away.

It's no vacation for neither Albacete nor Real Oviedo 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.

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Albacete form and stats

Albacete have played 5 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Albacete have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

An away draw last time out for Albacete, facing Deportivo Alavés in a game that ended 0-0. Boyomo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Boyomo won 2 of 3 duels.

Before that, Albacete drew at home versus Tenerife.

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 8 games. Albacete has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.

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 (4 from 5 games). From these home matches, Albacete have conceded only 4 goals.

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Real Oviedo form and stats

1-3-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Real Oviedo in their La Liga 2 matches away. It's three draws from Real Oviedo's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

The manager Alonso was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere. Oviedo suffered a 0-1 loss to Huesca (placed 8th).

Before that, Real Oviedo travelled to Real Zaragoza and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Real Oviedo playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 5 Real Oviedo wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Lacking goals? 9 of this team's last 10 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Oviedo's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. Real Oviedo are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {1 goals} away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Albacete won two, Real Oviedo were winners in four and we saw four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

AlbaceteJ. Dubasin
J. Dubasin
3 goals
Real OviedoB. González Tomás
B. González Tomás
3 goals
AlbaceteM. Fuster Lázaro
M. Fuster Lázaro
2 goals

Albacete missing players

Real Oviedo missing players

Albacete Real Oviedo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 1 4 10
4 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
4 3 0 Drew D 1 3 4
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 4
11 4 0 Scored S 0 2 5
9 4 0 Conceded C 0 1 8
80% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 80%
70% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 30%
50% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
70% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 30%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 40%
30% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
5.3 5.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.8 5.5
3.9 4.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 9 8 5.6
2.2 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.5
3 3 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.1 10.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10 9.3
3.9 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 2.9
28% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 17%
 
9.3 7.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 19 13.2 9.6
3.2 2.4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.5 3.1
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have scored more than double the goals of Real Oviedo.
  • Albacete have the most points from losing position (6) in La Liga 2
  • Real Oviedo have not yet lost a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Las Palmas 10 5 5 0 14 4 5 3 2 0 5 0 5 2 3 0 9 4 10 20
2 Deportivo Alavés 10 5 4 1 13 10 5 3 2 0 7 3 5 2 2 1 6 7 3 19
3 Burgos 10 4 6 0 6 0 5 3 2 0 5 0 5 1 4 0 1 0 6 18
4 FC Cartagena 10 5 2 3 14 11 5 2 1 2 7 7 5 3 1 1 7 4 3 17
5 Albacete 10 4 4 2 11 9 5 1 3 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 16
6 Sporting Gijon 9 4 3 2 14 9 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 1 2 1 5 4 5 15
7 Eibar 9 4 3 2 12 8 5 4 1 0 9 2 4 0 2 2 3 6 4 15
8 Huesca 10 4 3 3 11 8 5 3 1 1 8 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 3 15
9 FC Andorra 10 4 3 3 10 10 4 3 0 1 6 2 6 1 3 2 4 8 0 15
10 Granada 9 4 2 3 9 8 4 3 1 0 7 1 5 1 1 3 2 7 1 14
11 Villarreal II 10 3 4 3 15 16 5 2 3 0 10 5 5 1 1 3 5 11 -1 13
12 Ponferradina 10 3 3 4 13 16 5 1 2 2 6 8 5 2 1 2 7 8 -3 12
13 Tenerife 10 2 5 3 10 11 5 2 3 0 6 3 5 0 2 3 4 8 -1 11
14 Racing Santander 10 3 2 5 5 8 5 1 2 2 1 3 5 2 0 3 4 5 -3 11
15 UD Ibiza 9 3 2 4 8 12 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 7 -4 11
16 Levante 9 2 4 3 8 7 5 2 1 2 6 3 4 0 3 1 2 4 1 10
17 Leganes 10 3 1 6 7 10 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 0 4 2 5 -3 10
18 Real Oviedo 10 2 4 4 5 8 6 1 1 4 3 7 4 1 3 0 2 1 -3 10
19 Real Zaragoza 10 2 4 4 5 8 5 1 3 1 3 3 5 1 1 3 2 5 -3 10
20 Lugo 10 2 3 5 10 14 5 1 1 3 3 5 5 1 2 2 7 9 -4 9
21 Mirandes 9 1 4 4 9 14 5 1 3 1 8 8 4 0 1 3 1 6 -5 7
22 Malaga 10 1 3 6 6 14 4 0 2 2 2 7 6 1 1 4 4 7 -8 6

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.