La Liga 2 preview: Can Albacete edge out victory against UD Ibiza?

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 18.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Carlos Belmonte (17524 seats)

La Liga 2: What this fixture might not have in glitz it should pay back in energy and dedication. Bring on Albacete - UD Ibiza!

Insights:
  • Albacete have the most matches over the total-line (11) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded 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

All-inclusive La Liga 2 statistics playing at home this season for Albacete are 3-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Albacete are returning here after visiting Las Palmas and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Marín and Fuster scored the goal(s). Albacete goalkeeper Barragán did an outstanding job against Las Palmas with ten saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Real Zaragoza.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Albacete handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Albacete as they are travelling to their away game against UD Logrones in the Copa Del Rey. That match is three days after this one.

Albacete aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Carlos Belmonte in the league, with only {9 goals} from 10 games. Albacete have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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UD Ibiza form and stats

UD Ibiza have only collected 4 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 1-1-7 (9 played). It's all red in the travel logs of UD Ibiza, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

UD Ibiza delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Malaga (placed 22nd) in their previous game.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Racing Santander.

We have checked recent matches where Ibiza have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's most recent 10 league rounds have had two or less goals.

The schedule is very tough for UD Ibiza now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Del Rey game at Ceuta is waiting in only three days.

Goals are few and far between in UD Ibiza's away league games. Only {4 goals} from 9 travels. Ibiza's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

AlbaceteH. Marín Escavy
H. Marín Escavy
5 goals
UD IbizaC. Herrera Pérez
C. Herrera Pérez
5 goals
AlbaceteJ. Dubasin
J. Dubasin
4 goals

Albacete missing players

UD Ibiza missing players

Albacete UD Ibiza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 4 9 20
7 3 2 Won W 0 1 4
8 5 1 Drew D 0 1 4
5 2 1 Lost L 4 7 12
23 9 4 Scored S 2 4 14
25 8 3 Conceded C 8 14 28
80% 70% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
70% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 70%
55% 30% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 44% 35%
20% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
65% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 45%
25% 40% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 20%
30% 40% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 40%
 
4.4 5.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.5
4.5 3.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 5.2
2.4 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.3 3
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.2 11.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.3 9.8
4.1 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 3.3
28% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 14% 21%
 
12.9 9.2 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 14.3 12.5
4.3 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.1 4.3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UD Ibiza have scored away.
  • Albacete have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in La Liga 2
  • Albacete have the most matches over the total-line (11) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • UD Ibiza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • UD Ibiza have the fewest points (4) away in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded goals (28) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the the worst goal difference (-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 20 10 6 4 24 17 10 7 3 0 14 4 10 3 3 4 10 13 7 30
2 Las Palmas 20 9 8 3 23 12 10 5 3 2 11 6 10 4 5 1 12 6 11 35
3 Deportivo Alaves 19 9 7 3 22 17 9 6 3 0 12 4 10 3 4 3 10 13 5 34
4 Burgos 20 9 7 4 18 10 10 5 3 2 12 6 10 4 4 2 6 4 8 34
5 FC Cartagena 20 9 5 6 23 18 10 5 2 3 13 10 10 4 3 3 10 8 5 31
6 Levante 19 8 8 3 20 13 10 5 3 2 11 5 9 3 5 1 9 8 7 31
7 Granada 20 9 5 6 24 14 10 8 2 0 21 2 10 1 3 6 3 12 10 28
8 Albacete 20 7 8 5 23 25 10 3 5 2 9 8 10 4 3 3 14 17 -2 26
9 Villarreal II 20 7 7 6 23 24 10 5 5 0 16 8 10 2 2 6 7 16 -1 27
10 FC Andorra 20 8 4 8 21 16 10 5 1 4 14 6 10 3 3 4 7 10 5 27
11 Huesca 20 7 6 7 16 17 10 6 3 1 11 4 10 1 3 6 5 13 -1 27
12 Sporting Gijon 20 6 9 5 22 21 10 4 4 2 15 10 10 2 5 3 7 11 1 23
13 Leganes 20 7 6 7 20 19 10 5 3 2 12 9 10 2 3 5 8 10 1 26
14 Real Zaragoza 20 6 7 7 17 17 10 4 4 2 11 8 10 2 3 5 6 9 0 22
15 Real Oviedo 20 6 6 8 12 15 10 4 2 4 6 7 10 2 4 4 6 8 -3 24
16 Tenerife 20 6 6 8 21 23 10 5 3 2 12 7 10 1 3 6 9 16 -2 23
17 Mirandes 20 5 8 7 23 26 10 4 4 2 16 13 10 1 4 5 7 13 -3 20
18 Ponferradina 20 5 6 9 19 27 10 3 3 4 10 12 10 2 3 5 9 15 -8 17
19 Lugo 20 4 6 10 17 26 10 2 4 4 7 8 10 2 2 6 10 18 -9 18
20 Racing Santander 20 4 6 10 10 17 10 1 4 5 4 9 10 3 2 5 6 8 -7 18
21 UD Ibiza 20 4 4 12 14 28 11 3 3 5 10 14 9 1 1 7 4 14 -14 12
22 Malaga 20 3 7 10 15 25 9 2 4 3 8 12 11 1 3 7 7 13 -10 14

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.