Balanced ball game between Elche and Albacete expected

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 13.July
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36017 seats)

The league table in La Liga 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Elche leading Albacete by 9 points. Match preview to follow:

Albacete could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a La Liga 2 game only four sleeps ago.

Albacete are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Elche form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Elche at their home stadium (Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero) is 6 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats.

No payout for Elche in their previous match, an away game at Mirandés that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that match, a win away at Racing Santander.

This is expected to be a close game, with Elche perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Elche as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Elche has won three of these, drawn four and lost five.

There will be little rest for Elche after this match as they are travelling to Fuenlabrada for a La Liga 2 game in only one day.

Elche has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. Elche are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 19 matches.

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Albacete form and stats

The visitors are W7-D4-L8 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2. The last three matches for Albacete have all ended in a draw.

Albacete played 1-1 against Sporting Gijón in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Málaga that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Albacete in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Albacete, one draw and two defeats.

A new game in only one day for Albacete, the La Liga 2 home match versus Real Zaragoza. Busy days.

The attacking power of Albacete when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Albacete have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Albacete - Elche 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Elche five wins, three draws and Albacete two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ElcheF. Chaves de la Torre
F. Chaves de la Torre
9 goals
ElcheJ. Martínez Modesto
J. Martínez Modesto
7 goals
ElcheP. Milla Peña
P. Milla Peña
6 goals

Elche missing players

Albacete missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elche Albacete
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 5 19 39
14 6 3 Won W 2 7 11
13 8 2 Drew D 1 4 13
12 5 1 Lost L 2 8 15
47 22 7 Scored S 3 16 31
40 18 3 Conceded C 5 22 43
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
72% 74% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 47% 51%
26% 16% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 26% 26%
15% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 13%
10% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
49% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 37% 44%
28% 32% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 37% 31%
28% 21% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 32% 33%
 
4.6 5.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.4 3.5 4.7
4.7 3.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.8 4.3
2.8 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.7 3.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
332 170 66 Total Shots T S 24 150 344
134 63 22 Shots on Target S O 6 44 119
35% 35% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 26%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete has the fewest scored goals (31)
  • Albacete has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10)
  • Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albacete have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cádiz 39 19 12 8 49 35 19 10 6 3 28 18 20 9 6 5 21 17 14 69
2 Huesca 39 19 7 13 51 41 20 14 3 3 33 17 19 5 4 10 18 24 10 64
3 Real Zaragoza 39 17 11 11 54 44 19 8 4 7 26 22 20 9 7 4 28 22 10 62
4 Almería 39 16 12 11 58 39 19 9 3 7 27 17 20 7 9 4 31 22 19 60
5 Girona 39 16 11 12 44 38 20 13 5 2 27 12 19 3 6 10 17 26 6 59
6 Rayo Vallecano 39 12 20 7 54 44 20 9 8 3 27 19 19 3 12 4 27 25 10 56
7 Elche 39 14 13 12 47 40 19 6 8 5 22 18 20 8 5 7 25 22 7 55
8 Tenerife 39 14 12 13 48 42 20 7 9 4 24 19 19 7 3 9 24 23 6 54
9 Fuenlabrada 39 13 15 11 42 37 20 8 8 4 26 20 19 5 7 7 16 17 5 54
10 Alcorcón 39 12 17 10 50 48 19 5 5 9 22 29 20 7 12 1 28 19 2 53
11 Mirandés 39 12 17 10 53 56 20 7 11 2 24 17 19 5 6 8 29 39 -3 53
12 Sporting Gijón 39 13 12 14 38 34 19 9 5 5 26 15 20 4 7 9 12 19 4 51
13 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 41 43 19 7 7 5 25 20 20 5 7 8 16 23 -2 50
14 Málaga 39 10 19 10 32 31 20 7 9 4 23 18 19 3 10 6 9 13 1 49
15 Ponferradina 39 11 15 13 42 46 20 8 9 3 24 16 19 3 6 10 18 30 -4 48
16 Deportivo La Coruña 39 11 15 13 39 55 19 7 8 4 25 25 20 4 7 9 14 30 -16 48
17 Real Oviedo 39 11 14 14 43 49 20 6 11 3 23 20 19 5 3 11 20 29 -6 47
18 Albacete 39 11 13 15 31 43 20 4 9 7 15 21 19 7 4 8 16 22 -12 46
19 Lugo 39 10 15 14 37 50 19 6 7 6 22 28 20 4 8 8 15 22 -13 45
20 Numancia 39 11 11 17 42 49 19 9 5 5 21 13 20 2 6 12 21 36 -7 44
21 Extremadura UD 39 8 13 18 37 52 20 5 4 11 19 26 19 3 9 7 18 26 -15 37
22 Racing Santander 39 4 18 17 37 53 19 2 9 8 23 27 20 2 9 9 14 26 -16 30

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 Cádiz 39 19 12 8 49 35 19 10 6 3 28 18 20 9 6 5 21 17 14 69
2 Huesca 39 19 7 13 51 41 20 14 3 3 33 17 19 5 4 10 18 24 10 64
3 Real Zaragoza 39 17 11 11 54 44 19 8 4 7 26 22 20 9 7 4 28 22 10 62
4 Almería 39 16 12 11 58 39 19 9 3 7 27 17 20 7 9 4 31 22 19 60
5 Girona 39 16 11 12 44 38 20 13 5 2 27 12 19 3 6 10 17 26 6 59
6 Rayo Vallecano 39 12 20 7 54 44 20 9 8 3 27 19 19 3 12 4 27 25 10 56
7 Elche 39 14 13 12 47 40 19 6 8 5 22 18 20 8 5 7 25 22 7 55
8 Tenerife 39 14 12 13 48 42 20 7 9 4 24 19 19 7 3 9 24 23 6 54
9 Fuenlabrada 39 13 15 11 42 37 20 8 8 4 26 20 19 5 7 7 16 17 5 54
10 Alcorcón 39 12 17 10 50 48 19 5 5 9 22 29 20 7 12 1 28 19 2 53
11 Mirandés 39 12 17 10 53 56 20 7 11 2 24 17 19 5 6 8 29 39 -3 53
12 Sporting Gijón 39 13 12 14 38 34 19 9 5 5 26 15 20 4 7 9 12 19 4 51
13 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 41 43 19 7 7 5 25 20 20 5 7 8 16 23 -2 50
14 Málaga 39 10 19 10 32 31 20 7 9 4 23 18 19 3 10 6 9 13 1 49
15 Ponferradina 39 11 15 13 42 46 20 8 9 3 24 16 19 3 6 10 18 30 -4 48
16 Deportivo La Coruña 39 11 15 13 39 55 19 7 8 4 25 25 20 4 7 9 14 30 -16 48
17 Real Oviedo 39 11 14 14 43 49 20 6 11 3 23 20 19 5 3 11 20 29 -6 47
18 Albacete 39 11 13 15 31 43 20 4 9 7 15 21 19 7 4 8 16 22 -12 46
19 Lugo 39 10 15 14 37 50 19 6 7 6 22 28 20 4 8 8 15 22 -13 45
20 Numancia 39 11 11 17 42 49 19 9 5 5 21 13 20 2 6 12 21 36 -7 44
21 Extremadura UD 39 8 13 18 37 52 20 5 4 11 19 26 19 3 9 7 18 26 -15 37
22 Racing Santander 39 4 18 17 37 53 19 2 9 8 23 27 20 2 9 9 14 26 -16 30

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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.