The La Liga 2 tie at The Estadio Nuevo Arcángel on Sunday will see home side Córdoba CF playing Albacete.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Córdoba CF v Albacete game - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Córdoba CF
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Córdoba CF won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 4-1 La Liga 2 loss in their previous game against Eibar.
In that match, Córdoba CF managed 62% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Córdoba CF was Nikolay Obolskiy (65'). Eibar had 22 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. José Corpas (41'), Jon Bautista (67', 79') and Chema (90') scored for Eibar.
It has been seldom in recent games that Córdoba CF have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Córdoba CF have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 12 goals on the way.
Going into this encounter, Córdoba CF have not beaten Albacete in their previous 3 league games.
Albacete
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Albacete come into this clash following a 2-0 La Liga 2 win with the defeat of Racing Ferrol in their most recent outing.
In that match, Albacete had 54% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Albacete, the goals were scored by Nabil Touaizi (9') and Higinio Marín (89'). At the other end, Racing Ferrol got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.
Demonstrating their fondness for action-packed matches, we’ve had goals 22 times in the previous six games in which Albacete have played, yielding an average of 3.67 goals for each clash. Opposition teams have got 11 of this grand total. While that may be of interest, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern will persist in this next game or not.
Heading into this contest, Albacete have not won away from home in their last 4 league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 25/08/2017 shows that Córdoba CF have won 3 of them and Albacete 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined total of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 of them for Los Califas and 7 created by Queso Mecánico. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.
The previous league contest featuring the two was La Liga 2 match day 8 on 06/10/2024 and the score finished Albacete 1-1 Córdoba CF.
On that occasion, Albacete had 41% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer was Alberto Quiles (31').
On the other side, Córdoba CF got 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Jacobo González (80') scored.
The match was refereed by Miguel González Díaz.
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Team News: Córdoba CF
There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Córdoba CF gaffer Iván Ania to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Alberto del Moral (Hamstring injury) is out of contention.
We think that Los Califas will possibly use the 4-3-3 system in the match with Carlos Marin, Carlos Albarran, Xavi Sintes, Marvel, Carlos Isaac, Pedro Ortiz, Álex Sala, Jon Magunazelaia, Cristian Carracedo, Nikolay Obolskiy and Jacobo Gonzalez.
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Team News: Albacete
Due to a mostly full-strength group, there is only the one fitness issue for the Albacete manager Alberto González to contend with. Javi Moreno (Muscle injury) won’t be playing here.
It’s our belief that Queso Mecánico could decide to utilise a 4-4-2 system by sending out Raúl Lizoain, Nabil Touaizi, Pepe Sánchez, Lalo Aguilar, Agus Medina, Pablo Sáenz, Alejandro Meléndez, Javi Villar, Jon Morcillo, Christian Kofane and Javier Martón.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Córdoba CF can and should be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
At the other end, Albacete will not find it easy to score a goal of their own but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be hitting back at some stage here, too.
We’re therefore expecting to see a 3-1 winning margin for Córdoba CF at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the 90 min. result market, putting your money on Córdoba CF can be had for 1.62, betting on the draw is 3.9 and taking a punt on a win for Albacete gets you 5.25. They’re the best bets offered as of now.
Andre Moura,
10:07 30/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Córdoba CF
Formed: 1954
Stadium: The Estadio Nuevo Arcángel (21,384)
Captain: Carlos Marín
Chairman: Abdulla Jehad Al Zain
Manager: Iván Ania
Competitions: La Liga 2 position 13
⭐ Key Player: Álex Sala
Regularly played in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Álex Sala was born in Barcelona, Spain. After having played his first senior match for Girona FC in the 2021 - 2022 season, the accomplished Midfielder has managed to score 5 league goals in the Segunda División 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 36 appearances.