Albacete (Home)
- Sitting 17th in the table on 24 points from 21 games, Albacete are 10 points and 11 places worse off than sixth-placed Cadiz, who have 34 points.
- The hosts are in mixed form going into this contest with one win, three draws and one defeat in their last five matches.
- Albacete have won three, drawn one and lost six of their 10 home games in the second tier, conceding 19 goals at an average of 1.90.
Cadiz (Away)
- Garitano’s pragmatic and disciplined 4-4-2 setup has produced three wins, one draw and only one defeat in Cadiz’s last five league games with the visitors winning their last home match against Sporting Gijon 3-2 five days ago.
- Cadiz have won three, drawn five and lost two of their ten LaLiga 2 away games this season, conceding 12 goals at an average of 1.2 per game.
Head-to-Head
Cadiz have won twice and lost once in the last three meetings with Albacete.
Key Players
- Tabatadze is Cadiz’s top scorer with six in LaLiga 2 this term and is a significant part of their attacking play while, although no Albacete player is in double figures, Agus Medina has six in 19 matches and is the most reliable scorer for González’s team.
- Jefte Betancor has scored two of Albacete’s last five goals while Dawda Camara has three in the same period for Cadiz, which seems to point to both players hitting form at the right time to make a big difference.
Betting Insights
Albacete Balompie are a slightly shorter price than Cadiz at _2.08_ but the visitors have better form to recommend them for this Sunday’s LaLiga 2 clash at Estadio Carlos Belmonte.
Prediction
- A _2-1_ win for the visitors looks about right here but the odds for _Under 2.5 goals_ at _1.83_ are too good to ignore.
- Both teams’ recent results and records suggest this will be a tight contest and neither side should be able to get away from the other.
