Thursday , 2 July 2026

Albacete Balompie vs FC Cartagena, Segunda Division 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2024-25
Albacete Balompie
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Cartagena
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 12:00 UTC Estadio Carlos Belmonte 8,753 HT 45' · FT 45'
Pedro Alcala og 6' 1–0
1–1 15' Alex Millan
Christian Kofane 49' 2–1
Javi Marton 90+4' 3–1
Y 27' Nikola Sipcic
Y 67' Lucas Martinez

Overview

Match Preview

Albacete Balompie vs FC Cartagena — Segunda Division at Estadio Carlos Belmonte.

Match Details

  • Referee Sergiu Claudiu Muresan (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Christian Garcia Andreu (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Josep Bordoy Homar (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82
2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77
3 UD Almeria 42 74
4 Malaga CF 42 73
5 UD Las Palmas 42 73
6 CD Castellon 42 72
7 Burgos CF 42 72
8 SD Eibar 42 67
9 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61
10 Cordoba CF 42 61
11 AD Ceuta FC 42 61
12 Albacete Balompie 42 59
13 Andorra CF 42 58
14 Granada CF 42 48
15 Real Sociedad B 42 47
16 CD Leganes 42 46
17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46
18 Cadiz CF 42 43
19 CD Mirandes 42 40
20 SD Huesca 42 38
21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37
22 Real Zaragoza 42 36

Head-to-Head

1
3
Albacete Balompie 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Cartagena
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Albacete Balompie 3–1 FC Cartagena 2024-12-20 FC Cartagena 0–0 Albacete Balompie 2024-02-03 Albacete Balompie 1–1 FC Cartagena 2023-11-19 FC Cartagena 1–1 Albacete Balompie

Recent Form

Albacete Balompie
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FC Cartagena H 3–1 W
20 Apr Elche CF A 2–2 D
13 Apr Granada CF H 0–2 L
04 Apr CD Castellon A 2–2 D
30 Mar CD Mirandes H 3–2 W
23 Mar Real Sporting de Gijon A 2–0 W
FC Cartagena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Albacete Balompie A 1–3 L
20 Apr Granada CF H 2–3 L
13 Apr UD Almeria A 1–2 L
05 Apr CD Eldense H 0–1 L
29 Mar CD Castellon H 2–2 D
23 Mar RC Deportivo La Coruna A 2–2 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio Carlos Belmonte that hosts another battle between Albacete Balompie and FC Cartagena.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albacete Balompie that had 126 games and scored 121 goals.
  • 6' What a strike from Pedro Alcala! The score is 0-1.
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Goal! Alex Millan scores his 7 goal in 238 matches.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Martinez made 182 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikola Sipcic on 27.
  • 32' Albacete Balompie is showing some good football. However, Albacete Balompie are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' FC Cartagena started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Albacete Balompie is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FC Cartagena. Nikola Sipcic is replaced by Lucas Martinez.
  • 49' What a strike from Christian Kofane! The score is 1-2.
  • 54' It’s high time Alberto González made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' The whistle greets Daniel Luna as he departs to be replaced by Oscar Clemente.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albacete Balompie needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' The FC Cartagena manager makes a substitution. Rafa Nunez departs to be replaced by Julian Delmas.
  • 67' The referee shows FC Cartagena player a card on 67.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' It looks surprising FC Cartagena does not make any changes. Mini has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' It is a substitution in FC Cartagena team. Ndiaye is replaced by Mini on 79 minute.
  • 81' Jose Carlos Lazo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Riki Rodriguez on 81 minute.
  • 84' Another change for Albacete Balompie made on 84 minute. Javi Rueda leaves to be changed by Nabil.
  • 89' Riki Rodriguez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
  • Another three points for Albacete Balompie.

Lineups

Albacete Balompie Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alberto González

FC Cartagena Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Fernandez Romo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Higinio Marin 1
Ortuno 1
Alvaro Rodriguez 1
Jose Fontan 1
Javi Marton 1
Christian Kofane 1
Alex Millan 1

Head to Head

2025-04-26 Albacete Balompie 3–1 FC Cartagena 2024-12-20 FC Cartagena 0–0 Albacete Balompie 2024-02-03 Albacete Balompie 1–1 FC Cartagena 2023-11-19 FC Cartagena 1–1 Albacete Balompie

Albacete Balompie Form

2025-04-26 Albacete Balompie 3–1 FC Cartagena W 2025-04-20 Elche CF 2–2 Albacete Balompie D 2025-04-13 Albacete Balompie 0–2 Granada CF L 2025-04-04 CD Castellon 2–2 Albacete Balompie D 2025-03-30 Albacete Balompie 3–2 CD Mirandes W 2025-03-23 Real Sporting de Gijon 0–2 Albacete Balompie W

FC Cartagena Form

2025-04-26 Albacete Balompie 3–1 FC Cartagena L 2025-04-20 FC Cartagena 2–3 Granada CF L 2025-04-13 UD Almeria 2–1 FC Cartagena L 2025-04-05 FC Cartagena 0–1 CD Eldense L 2025-03-29 FC Cartagena 2–2 CD Castellon D 2025-03-23 RC Deportivo La Coruna 2–2 FC Cartagena D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Albacete Balompie xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 FC Cartagena xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Albacete Balompie52% Draw25% FC Cartagena23%
Actual: Albacete Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Albacete Balompie or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Cartagena
48%
Albacete Balompie or FC Cartagena
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Albacete Balompie34% Draw46% FC Cartagena20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Albacete Balompie

Handicap Albacete Balompie covers Push FC Cartagena covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Albacete Balompie keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FC Cartagena keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.