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Albacete vs Zaragoza Prediction & Betting tips
It is no secret to anyone that the process of the game will be tactical and fought in the midfield, with the ball and goal situations being alternated. For this reason and knowing that the “whites” have added this pick in their first 3 home games, we believe that the bet “over 1.5 goals” is interesting to bet. Remember that the “maños” know how to stop to visit thanks to the hierarchy of their players and coach Idiakez. Besides, remember that you have registered this forecast in your last 2 league outings.
Albacete:
The “white” table played against Mallorca last weekend and won 1-3 clearly after winning 0-1 the first time. These days, he has 12 points in the general table, standing out for being a combative and competitive team in his actions (undefeated with 3 wins and 3 draws). Therefore, it should not surprise us that the tournament has started in the best possible way (3rd place and 2 of the direct ascent). Now his goal is to add to a rival of hierarchy in the competition, trying to take advantage of the field factor to balance the balance and fight the match until the end. The logic indicates that the technician Ramis repeats the 4-2-3-1 system that he has been using regularly, which allows his boys to be difficult to overcome between the lines.
As a local, Albacete has played three games so far, reaching 5 points out of 9 possible. It comes to equalize 1-1 against Deportivo on the opening date, to beat 3-0 against the irregular Córdoba and to draw 1-1 against the rough Cádiz a few days ago. That yes, this last result was painful for their league aspirations after winning 1-0 with just a few seconds left for the final whistle. If we analyze the numbers of the team in this condition, we can conclude that it has some effectiveness in the face of the goal. What he needs is to improve a little more in defense, since he yielded so many in 2 of the 3 games he played.
Zaragoza:
The box “maño” received Lugo in the Romareda last Saturday and lost 0-2 unexpectedly (0-1 from the initial stage). At the moment it has 8 units in Liga2, ratifying to be an explosive set in attack although something unstable in defensive matter (2 triumphs, 2 equalities and 2 falls). His short-term goal is to be more balanced in his actions, trying to take advantage of the Idiakez technician’s philosophy. For this exit the DT is expected to maintain the 4-3-3-3 system that he has been using on a regular basis, which allows his boys to handle the ball and generate many goal situations.
As a visitor, Zaragoza has played 3 matches so far, managing to score 4 points out of 9 possible. It comes to equal 0-0 before the rough Reus, of beating 0-4 to Oviedo and of losing 2-1 unexpectedly before the irregular Almeria. If we analyze these numbers, we can conclude that the “hands” had problems to elaborate and score against combative rivals between the lines. Of course, they showed all their quality against an opponent that is characterized by risk and always looking for the arch rival (0-4 against Oviedo after winning 0-1 the initial stage).
In the last 4 years, Albacete and Zaragoza have met four times at the Carlos Belmonte stadium. These were the scores of those matches: Victory 1-0 of Albacete in September 2014 for the Copa del Rey, draw 2-2 in December 2014, victory 1-3 of Zaragoza in October 2015 and equality 0-0 in December of 2017. Apparently, every time both teams face each other, the results have been relatively tight. Of course, on this occasion, we trust that this pattern will break and there will be 2 to 3 goals on average.
Albacete vs Zaragoza head to head matches
20.05.18 LL2 Zaragoza Albacete 4 : 1
16.12.17 LL2 Albacete Zaragoza 0 : 0
12.03.16 LL2 Zaragoza Albacete 1 : 0
11.10.15 LL2 Albacete Zaragoza 1 : 3
10.05.15 LL2 Zaragoza Albacete 3 : 1