6th position in the La Liga 2 table for Albacete right now, a fine achievement. The match-going followers hope for more entertainment as 11th-placed Villarreal II visit Estadio Carlos Belmonte.
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals (17) in La Liga 2
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an in-your-face match!
Albacete form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Albacete so far this season.
Albacete shared the glory with Eibar in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Defender Boyomo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.15/10. Boyomo won 1 of 6 duels.
Before that, Albacete had a home game versus Real Oviedo which ended with a victory 1-0.There will be little rest for Albacete after this match as they are travelling to Sporting Gijon for a La Liga 2 game in only four days.
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 (5 from 6 games). Albacete have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal II form and stats
There's been little loot from Villarreal II's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the La Liga 2. Villarreal II only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Villarreal II have lost on their last two travels.
Impressive finishing from Niño secured the home win 1-0 against FC Andorra in their previous game. That victory felt good as this side had gone five league fixtures without winning. Defender la Fuente was the best team player with a rating of 8.34. Fuente won 5 of 6 duels.
A 1-2 defeat away at Real Zaragoza before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Villarreal II playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 4 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Real Oviedo in the La Liga 2 only three days away.
For Villarreal II, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last eight meetings): Albacete won one game, three matches ended with a tie and Villarreal II managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dubasin 3 goals |  M. Mesa Piñero 3 goals |  S. Lozano Lluch 3 goals |
Albacete missing players
Villarreal II missing players
| Albacete | Villarreal II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 18 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 42% | 17% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 11.8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 21% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 34% |
| 10.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4 |
- All of Villarreal II's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Villarreal II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Villarreal II have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II have the most conceded goals (13) away in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II have the most matches over the total-line (8) in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals (17) in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Deportivo Alaves | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Burgos | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Granada | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | FC Cartagena | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Albacete | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Levante | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | Eibar | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Sporting Gijon | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Huesca | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Villarreal II | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | FC Andorra | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Leganés | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Real Zaragoza | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 17 | Ponferradina | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Lugo | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 | UD Ibiza | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Malaga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 22 | Mirandés | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
