Burgos vs Albacete match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Municipal de El Plantío

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 19.February
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de El Plantío (12200 seats)

Sit down for a show! The main characters are Burgos and Albacete, a win is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the duration.

Insights:
  • Burgos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in La Liga 2
  • Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in La Liga 2

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Burgos form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Burgos have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 13 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jose Antonio Caro Diaz not having conceded a league goal in 225 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Burgos, who won 1-0 against Real Oviedo (placed 12th). At last, a league victory after three matches without one. Atienza (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.61/10. Atienza scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).

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

Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 27 league games, 21 have produced two goals or less.

Burgos has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Burgos have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Albacete form and stats

Playing away, Albacete have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.

Marín, Fuster and Dubasin scored in Albacete's previous match, the home game against Malaga that ended 3-2. Midfield player Fuster was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.11/10. Fuster scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).

A 0-1 defeat away at Tenerife before that.

The visiting Albacete have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Albacete have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Burgos and Albacete have met previously this season: Albacete - Burgos 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

AlbaceteH. Marín Escavy
H. Marín Escavy
8 goals
AlbaceteM. Fuster Lázaro
M. Fuster Lázaro
7 goals
AlbaceteJ. Dubasin
J. Dubasin
7 goals

Burgos missing players

Albacete missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burgos Albacete
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
11 6 1 Won W 1 5 12
10 5 2 Drew D 2 4 9
6 2 1 Lost L 1 4 6
23 15 4 Scored S 3 16 35
15 8 2 Conceded C 6 19 29
74% 77% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 85%
41% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 67%
22% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 48%
4% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
26% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 56%
56% 54% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 33%
44% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 26%
 
3.1 3.5 2.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 4.3 4.7
6.3 6.7 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.5 4.6
2.3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 5
 
10.1 10.8 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10.1 11.1
2.9 3.1 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4
30% 38% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 32% 33%
 
13.8 13.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 20 14.6 11.8
3.6 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 4.7 3.8
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in La Liga 2
  • Burgos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Burgos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burgos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) 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 Las Palmas 27 14 10 3 33 15 14 8 4 2 18 8 13 6 6 1 15 7 18 52
2 Levante 27 13 11 3 32 18 14 8 4 2 16 6 13 5 7 1 16 12 14 50
3 Deportivo Alavés 27 14 7 6 35 23 13 9 3 1 18 6 14 5 4 5 17 17 12 49
4 Granada 27 14 5 8 34 18 14 12 2 0 28 2 13 2 3 8 6 16 16 47
5 SD Eibar 27 13 8 6 28 23 14 9 4 1 17 8 13 4 4 5 11 15 5 47
6 Albacete 27 12 9 6 35 29 14 7 5 2 19 10 13 5 4 4 16 19 6 45
7 Burgos 27 11 10 6 23 15 13 6 5 2 15 8 14 5 5 4 8 7 8 43
8 Leganes 26 10 8 8 26 23 14 8 4 2 18 12 12 2 4 6 8 11 3 38
9 FC Cartagena 27 10 7 10 29 27 14 5 3 6 14 16 13 5 4 4 15 11 2 37
10 Huesca 27 8 11 8 21 22 13 7 5 1 14 6 14 1 6 7 7 16 -1 35
11 Tenerife 27 8 10 9 26 28 13 6 5 2 14 8 14 2 5 7 12 20 -2 34
12 Real Oviedo 27 9 7 11 17 21 14 6 2 6 8 9 13 3 5 5 9 12 -4 34
13 Villarreal II 27 9 7 11 30 35 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 2 8 12 21 -5 34
14 Sporting Gijon 27 7 12 8 25 27 14 5 7 2 18 12 13 2 5 6 7 15 -2 33
15 Mirandes 27 8 9 10 31 34 14 7 4 3 23 18 13 1 5 7 8 16 -3 33
16 Real Zaragoza 27 8 9 10 23 26 13 4 6 3 12 12 14 4 3 7 11 14 -3 33
17 FC Andorra 27 9 5 13 26 25 13 6 1 6 17 9 14 3 4 7 9 16 1 32
18 Ponferradina 27 6 10 11 24 33 13 4 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 11 18 -9 28
19 Racing Santander 26 6 9 11 18 23 12 2 5 5 7 10 14 4 4 6 11 13 -5 27
20 Malaga 27 4 10 13 21 33 13 3 6 4 11 15 14 1 4 9 10 18 -12 22
21 Lugo 27 5 7 15 19 36 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 2 2 10 10 26 -17 22
22 UD Ibiza 27 4 7 16 18 40 14 3 5 6 14 19 13 1 2 10 4 21 -22 19

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 Las Palmas 27 14 10 3 33 15 14 8 4 2 18 8 13 6 6 1 15 7 18 52
2 Levante 27 13 11 3 32 18 14 8 4 2 16 6 13 5 7 1 16 12 14 50
3 Deportivo Alavés 27 14 7 6 35 23 13 9 3 1 18 6 14 5 4 5 17 17 12 49
4 Granada 27 14 5 8 34 18 14 12 2 0 28 2 13 2 3 8 6 16 16 47
5 SD Eibar 27 13 8 6 28 23 14 9 4 1 17 8 13 4 4 5 11 15 5 47
6 Albacete 27 12 9 6 35 29 14 7 5 2 19 10 13 5 4 4 16 19 6 45
7 Burgos 27 11 10 6 23 15 13 6 5 2 15 8 14 5 5 4 8 7 8 43
8 Leganes 26 10 8 8 26 23 14 8 4 2 18 12 12 2 4 6 8 11 3 38
9 FC Cartagena 27 10 7 10 29 27 14 5 3 6 14 16 13 5 4 4 15 11 2 37
10 Huesca 27 8 11 8 21 22 13 7 5 1 14 6 14 1 6 7 7 16 -1 35
11 Tenerife 27 8 10 9 26 28 13 6 5 2 14 8 14 2 5 7 12 20 -2 34
12 Real Oviedo 27 9 7 11 17 21 14 6 2 6 8 9 13 3 5 5 9 12 -4 34
13 Villarreal II 27 9 7 11 30 35 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 2 8 12 21 -5 34
14 Sporting Gijon 27 7 12 8 25 27 14 5 7 2 18 12 13 2 5 6 7 15 -2 33
15 Mirandes 27 8 9 10 31 34 14 7 4 3 23 18 13 1 5 7 8 16 -3 33
16 Real Zaragoza 27 8 9 10 23 26 13 4 6 3 12 12 14 4 3 7 11 14 -3 33
17 FC Andorra 27 9 5 13 26 25 13 6 1 6 17 9 14 3 4 7 9 16 1 32
18 Ponferradina 27 6 10 11 24 33 13 4 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 11 18 -9 28
19 Racing Santander 26 6 9 11 18 23 12 2 5 5 7 10 14 4 4 6 11 13 -5 27
20 Malaga 27 4 10 13 21 33 13 3 6 4 11 15 14 1 4 9 10 18 -12 22
21 Lugo 27 5 7 15 19 36 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 2 2 10 10 26 -17 22
22 UD Ibiza 27 4 7 16 18 40 14 3 5 6 14 19 13 1 2 10 4 21 -22 19

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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.