A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Girona fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Albacete's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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!
Girona form and stats
33 points is a decent return from 15 La Liga 2 games here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi for Girona. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Girona has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Girona manager J. Martí Soler and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Mirandes (placed 11th) in the La Liga 2. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Ponferradina.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Girona matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, three draws and zero defeats (from four games).
Girona are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. Girona are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.
Albacete form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L7 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.
Albacete's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rayo Vallecano that finished 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Numancia.
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 Albacete playing away, we found seven games. Results were two away wins, one draw and four home wins.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Albacete have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Albacete - Girona 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Girona victories, four draws and two Albacete wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stuani Curbelo 23 goals |  B. García Freire 5 goals |   P. Sánchez Moñino 4 goals |
Girona missing players
Albacete missing players
| Girona | Albacete | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 13 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 39 | 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 34 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 67% | 67% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 52% |
| 37% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 28% |
| 30% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 43% | 40% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| 30% | 47% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 31% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 354 | 196 | 86 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 114 | 264 |
| 136 | 83 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 34 | 92 |
| 29% | 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 25% |
- Albacete has the fewest scored goals (23)
- Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Albacete have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Albacete haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Girona is in the best form (3-3-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cadiz | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Almería | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Huesca | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 47 |
| 5 | Girona | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Elche | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Alcorcon | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Ponferradina | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Fuenlabrada | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Mirandes | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Numancia | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 13 | Malaga | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 38 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 38 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 35 |
| 18 | Albacete | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 19 | Lugo | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 33 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -12 | 31 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 30 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 25 |