Match preview: 12 points divide the participants so far this season, Albacete having performed best. Can Real Zaragoza shorten the gap?
- Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in La Liga 2
Real Zaragoza and Albacete should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.
An away draw last time out for Zaragoza, facing Huesca (after extra-time) in a game that ended 1-1. Gámez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Gámez hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Leganes (after extra-time) in a game that was won 3-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Zaragoza have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Zaragoza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de la Romareda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.
Albacete form and stats
The visitors are W5-D7-L4 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2. It's three draws from Albacete's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Albacete might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Granada (after extra-time) proved too strong as Albacete slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Carlos Belmonte. That loss was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. Fuster got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Fuster served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Levante (after extra-time) that ended 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Albacete playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Albacete wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Albacete have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Albacete have seen the ball go into their own net 21 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
Albacete - Real Zaragoza 0-0 was the product when this pair of teams formerly played each other, also in this season. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Real Zaragoza won three, Albacete were winners in three and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Marín Escavy 9 goals | J. Dubasin 8 goals |   G. Simeone 7 goals |
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| Real Zaragoza | Albacete | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 40 |
| 30 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 75% | 67% | 25% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 53% | 60% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 34% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 47% |
| 9% | 7% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| 6% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 34% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 69% | 59% |
| 41% | 53% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 31% |
| 50% | 40% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.7 | 12.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 22% | 21% | 5% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 30% | 31% |
| 10.7 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 14.7 | 12 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
- Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Albacete have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in La Liga 2
- Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Zaragoza have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Eibar | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 59 |
| 2 | Granada | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 58 |
| 3 | Las Palmas | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Levante | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alaves | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 54 |
| 6 | Albacete | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Burgos | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Villarreal II | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -2 | 44 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
| 10 | Huesca | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 42 |
| 11 | Tenerife | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | FC Andorra | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| 13 | Mirandes | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Leganes | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 40 |
| 15 | Real Zaragoza | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 39 |
| 16 | Real Oviedo | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 39 |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 38 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijón | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 37 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 33 |
| 20 | Malaga | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 21 | UD Ibiza | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 25 |
| 22 | Lugo | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 25 |
