Albacete vs FC Cartagena Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📏 Form Guide

Albacete

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Albacete go into this game after a 2-2 La Liga 2 drawn game vs Elche CF.

In that match, Albacete had 31% possession and 10 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Albacete was Javi Rueda (34'). At the other end, Elche had 17 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Nicolás Fernández (13') and Josan (32') scored for Elche CF.

Alberto González's Albacete have hit the back of the net 11 times in their last 6 outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 8.

Taking a look at their past results, Albacete:

• haven't lost in the league to FC Cartagena in their last 4 matches.
• haven't beaten FC Cartagena in their last 5 league games.

FC Cartagena

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Granada in La Liga 2 action, FC Cartagena will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, FC Cartagena had 51% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For FC Cartagena, the scorers were Álex Millán (11') and Rafael Núñez (65'). Granada got 17 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Miguel Rubio (29'), Lucas Boyé (42') and Manu Trigueros (55') scored for Granada.

Looking at their form, and FC Cartagena have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 11 goals in total. At the back, FC Cartagena have seen their frailties exposed. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Their previous form shows that FC Cartagena:

• have left without a victory over Albacete when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• are undefeated by Albacete in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 14 league games. What a horror away run it has been.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 22/03/2021, there has been little between the sides with Albacete winning 1 of those games, FC Cartagena 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.

A total of 11 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 6 from Queso Mecánico and 5 being from Efesé. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.

The previous league contest between these clubs was La Liga 2 match day 21 on 20/12/2024 when the final score was FC Cartagena 0-0 Albacete.

In that match, FC Cartagena managed 43% possession and 10 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.

Albacete had 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Saúl Ais Reig.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Albacete will most probably have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

Conversely, FC Cartagena will not find it easy to break down their defence but do we see them hitting back at some stage here.

We’re tipping a decent 3-1 victory for Albacete at the end of the 90 minutes.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, the win for Albacete is available for 1.38, going for the game finishing all-square is 4.5 and selecting a victory for FC Cartagena gets 7. They’re the best of the returns available right now.

Peter Guest, 13:01 22/04/2025