Albacete Balompie (Home)
- Albacete Balompie have won just one of their last five games, drawing two and losing two.
- They lost 2-3 to Burgos CF in a home game last weekend and 2-1 in a match at Leganes the week before.
- They are a deep block team, looking to frustrate opponents and hit them on the counter-attack or through set plays.
Granada CF (Away)
- Granada CF have won three of their last five and beat Cultural Leonesa 1-0 at home last time out.
- Granada have 45 points from 35 games, one more than Albacete’s 44, and are in much better form than their hosts going into this contest.
- Pacheta’s Granada play an attack-minded game, with plenty of width, quick transitions and pressing to force turnovers.
Head-to-Head
Albacete have failed to win either of their last two home games against Granada CF.
Key Players
- Jefte Betancor has scored 10 goals in 32 LaLiga 2 appearances this season, making him Albacete’s top goalscorer, and is a constant threat to opposition defenders.
- Granada’s top scorer is Jorge Pascual, who has nine in 33 games, but has three in his last five for the club and is in clinical form at the moment.
- Alex Rubio has also been in fine form for Albacete, netting four of their last eight goals.
Betting Insights
- We are taking the visitors as the slight favorites, as they should be at 3.09 for the road victory, but we also think both teams will score in this clash at 1.75.
- Granada have won only five of their 17 away games, with four draws and eight defeats.
- They average 1.12 goals per game on the road in LaLiga 2, conceding 1.35 in return, while Albacete have won six, drawn four and lost seven from 17 home games, conceding 26 goals.
Prediction
- Their tactical battle could decide the game, but with Albacete’s deep block set to get overloaded by Granada’s wing overloads and pressing we think this could develop into an open and end-to-end game.
- So both teams are likely to score, but the visitors have the momentum to edge the game and we are in for a high-scoring game at 2.07.
