Albacete vs Sabadell Prediction

Recent league form

Albacete have lost six of their seven Segunda matches this season and drawn the other, managing just four goals in that run. It's been a rough return to the division for them so far.

Albacete: 20 completed matches; Sabadell: 20 completed matches.

Albacete

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

28

Difference

-9

Sabadell

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

16

Difference

+11

Sabadell have three wins and three draws in their seven league games, losing only once. Split it by venue, though, and their away record reads two draws and a defeat, with no wins on the road yet this season.

Sabadell's good form has been built mostly at home rather than away.

Comparative Team Statistics: Albacete vs Sabadell

A history that's gone quiet

The two sides have met four times in recent years, though none of those games have come in the last few seasons. Sabadell won 1-0 in 2022, Albacete won 3-0 back in 2020, and the other two meetings finished level.

Those games came across different divisions and years, so they don't really tell us much about how this version of either side will play.

Where they sit in the table

Those results are reflected in the table. Albacete are down in 22nd with just a single point from seven matches, while Sabadell sit up in 6th on 12 points.

That's a big early gap between the two sides, though it's still a small sample of games to read too much into for the rest of the season.

Who to watch

Sabadell's threat going forward has come from a few familiar names. Nahuel Gioacchini has three goals in five appearances, while Ton Ripoll and Q. Liameed have combined for five assists between them this season.

Albacete:

Penalty cards:

Sergio Ortu x 1 x 2

Sabadell:

Best scorers:

N. Gioacchini - 3

Best assist providers:

Ton Ripoll - 3

Q. Liameed - 2

Penalty cards:

Edgar González x 4

Óscar Sanz x 3

Urri x 3

Discipline is also worth flagging. Edgar González, Óscar Sanz and Urri have all picked up multiple yellow cards for Sabadell, and Albacete's Sergio Ortu has already been sent off once in his seven appearances.

How this one might shape up

Albacete will see their home game as a chance to kick-start the season, especially against a side that hasn't won away from home yet in this campaign. Sabadell's overall record suggests they know how to get results, even if their away form has been their soft spot so far.

It sets up a bit of a tug of war: a struggling home side with little to lose against a side who look comfortable overall but less convincing once they travel.