Can Almería beat Albacete in Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos clash?

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

The league table in La Liga 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Almería leading Albacete by 30 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Albacete have the the worst goal difference (-21) in La Liga 2

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

The season is still full of potential for Almería as they can still win the whole La Liga 2. Albacete are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Almería form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Almería have managed 9 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 19 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Almería.

It's back home for Almería, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tenerife away with the result 1-0. Largie Ramazani found the net in that victory. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Real Oviedo that ended 2-2.

Manager J. Ferrer Sicilia felt very clever after Largie Ramazani scored the winning goal against Tenerife, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.

There will be little rest for Almería after this match as they are travelling to FC Cartagena for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Almería in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 19 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Almería have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Albacete form and stats

Albacete, who have the the worst goal difference (-21) in La Liga 2, have only collected 16 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 4-4-11 (19 played).

Two travels in a row for Albacete, whose manager A. Menéndez García could celebrate last time after the La Liga 2 win against Ponferradina. A 0-1 loss hosting Alcorcon before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Albacete are hosting Lugo in the La Liga 2 only three days away.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Albacete have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Albacete - Almería 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Almería victories, three draws and two Albacete wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
18 goals
AlmeríaJ. Corpas Serna
J. Corpas Serna
12 goals
AlbaceteÁ. Jiménez Guerrero
Á. Jiménez Guerrero
5 goals

Almería missing players

Albacete missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Albacete
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
19 9 3 Won W 0 4 9
9 7 3 Drew D 3 4 9
10 3 0 Lost L 3 11 20
54 31 11 Scored S 4 11 25
35 16 5 Conceded C 10 26 46
95% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 84% 89%
71% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 61%
47% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 37% 29%
18% 37% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 16% 8%
3% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
55% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 26% 29%
29% 26% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 32% 29%
21% 26% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 58% 53%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.3 2.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.7
7 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 8
 
9.2 9.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 5.9 6.6
4 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.3 2.4
35% 37% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 27%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albacete have the the worst goal difference (-21) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have scored more than double the goals of Albacete.

  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 38 23 9 6 66 23 19 15 2 2 40 9 19 8 7 4 26 14 43 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 38 19 9 10 54 35 19 9 7 3 31 16 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 66
4 Leganes 37 18 8 11 41 31 19 13 3 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 62
5 Sporting Gijon 37 15 13 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 10 58
6 Girona 37 16 10 11 39 34 19 10 4 5 20 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 5 58
7 Rayo Vallecano 37 16 9 12 43 36 18 10 3 5 26 17 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 57
8 Ponferradina 38 14 11 13 40 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 19 5 5 9 16 24 -2 53
9 Fuenlabrada 37 11 17 9 41 40 19 4 11 4 20 18 18 7 6 5 21 22 1 50
10 Las Palmas 38 12 14 12 42 48 19 10 5 4 31 19 19 2 9 8 11 29 -6 50
11 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
12 Mirandes 37 13 10 14 34 35 18 5 9 4 17 15 19 8 1 10 17 20 -1 49
13 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
14 Real Oviedo 37 9 17 11 38 38 18 5 7 6 22 20 19 4 10 5 16 18 0 44
15 Real Zaragoza 38 11 11 16 31 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 19 3 4 12 14 24 -5 44
16 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
17 Castellon 37 11 8 18 35 43 19 9 1 9 21 16 18 2 7 9 14 27 -8 41
18 UD Logrones 37 10 11 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 19 4 7 8 12 24 -18 41
19 Sabadell 37 9 13 15 35 42 19 4 9 6 18 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -7 40
20 FC Cartagena 37 9 12 16 36 47 18 6 6 6 22 20 19 3 6 10 14 27 -11 39
21 Lugo 37 8 13 16 32 49 19 6 8 5 16 14 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 37
22 Albacete 38 9 9 20 25 46 19 5 5 9 14 20 19 4 4 11 11 26 -21 36

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 38 23 9 6 66 23 19 15 2 2 40 9 19 8 7 4 26 14 43 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 38 19 9 10 54 35 19 9 7 3 31 16 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 66
4 Leganes 37 18 8 11 41 31 19 13 3 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 62
5 Sporting Gijon 37 15 13 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 10 58
6 Girona 37 16 10 11 39 34 19 10 4 5 20 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 5 58
7 Rayo Vallecano 37 16 9 12 43 36 18 10 3 5 26 17 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 57
8 Ponferradina 38 14 11 13 40 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 19 5 5 9 16 24 -2 53
9 Fuenlabrada 37 11 17 9 41 40 19 4 11 4 20 18 18 7 6 5 21 22 1 50
10 Las Palmas 38 12 14 12 42 48 19 10 5 4 31 19 19 2 9 8 11 29 -6 50
11 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
12 Mirandes 37 13 10 14 34 35 18 5 9 4 17 15 19 8 1 10 17 20 -1 49
13 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
14 Real Oviedo 37 9 17 11 38 38 18 5 7 6 22 20 19 4 10 5 16 18 0 44
15 Real Zaragoza 38 11 11 16 31 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 19 3 4 12 14 24 -5 44
16 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
17 Castellon 37 11 8 18 35 43 19 9 1 9 21 16 18 2 7 9 14 27 -8 41
18 UD Logrones 37 10 11 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 19 4 7 8 12 24 -18 41
19 Sabadell 37 9 13 15 35 42 19 4 9 6 18 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -7 40
20 FC Cartagena 37 9 12 16 36 47 18 6 6 6 22 20 19 3 6 10 14 27 -11 39
21 Lugo 37 8 13 16 32 49 19 6 8 5 16 14 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 37
22 Albacete 38 9 9 20 25 46 19 5 5 9 14 20 19 4 4 11 11 26 -21 36

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