Competition: Spanish Segunda
Market: Albacete double chance
Odds: 8/15 @ BetUS
Looking to extend on their recent purple patch, Albacete will welcome Granada to the Estadio Carlos Belmonte on Sunday lunchtime.
Starting with the hosts, while Albacete might open this weekend’s fixtures sat in the bottom-half of the Segunda standings, Alberto Gonzalez’s men are enjoying what has become a major flurry. With their sights now firmly set on skyrocketing into the top-11 here, the Clockwork Cheese will be looking to extend on their purple patch. Signing off March with an action-packed 3-2 victory against Mirandes, the former Real Betis coach has seen his squad muster 10 points from their previous four Segunda appearances. Enjoying what has become their most fruitful spell of the campaign so far, Gonzalez’s camp have also found a recent clinical edge in the final third. In fact, along with notching nine goals in their last four outings, Albacete have also registered 12 goals since the start of March. Riding what has become a stellar wave of momentum, Sunday’s hosts will also be excited by their recent dominance on home soil. Including winning all of their previous three showdowns at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte by an aggregate score of 8-2, the Whites have also won five of their last six matchups in front of their own supporters.
As for the visitors, managing to make an immediate return to winning ways last weekend as they collected a 3-1 victory against Almeria, Granada will be desperate to use that dominant display as a platform to build on. However, signing off March with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Tenerife, the Nasrids have won just a trio of their previous nine Segunda appearances. Likewise, failing to register consecutive wins across any competition since the end of January, the Andalusia-based outfit have seen their play-off dreams take a blow. Struggling to find any kind of stability, Granada should also be concerned by their most recent showdown against Sunday’s hosts. It should be noted, Fran Escriba’s side were hit with a shock 2-1 loss when they welcomed Albacete to the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes for their reverse Segunda meeting on August 15th. Losing their previous three matchups outside of Andalusia by an aggregate score of 8-1, we are backing a home double chance this weekend.
Bet: Albacete double chance against Granada 8/15 for Sunday’s Segunda showdown @ BetUS
