Albacete Balompie vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albacete Balompie vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Segunda Division at Estadio Carlos Belmonte.
- Albacete Balompie 42 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Gonzalo Lopez de la Llave (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Ion Rodriguez Portela (Spain)
16 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Cordoba CF 42 61 10 Real Sporting de Gijon 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Aug RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Aug Albacete Balompie A 1–1 D 04 Jun UD Almeria H 3–3 D 28 May Valencia CF A 2–2 D 24 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 3–3 D 21 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–1 W 14 May FC Barcelona H 2–4 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Albacete Balompie this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Albacete Balompie0-153/316-301/–31-454/246-601/361-752/476+4/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Albacete Balompie kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' It looks surprising Albacete Balompie does not make any changes. Martin Braithwaite has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Edu Exposito suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Manuel Fuster has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keidi Bare made 507 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' Fernando Calero puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
- 45' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 53' Time for substitution for Albacete Balompie. Higinio Marin is replaced by Alberto Quiles.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julio Alonso, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Carlos Belmonte with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' It’s a booking for Albacete Balompie player. Lander Olaetxea Ibaibarriaga gets a card.
- 63' Antonio Glauder is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
- 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernando Calero on 64.
- 67' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Jose Carlos Lazo by Landry Dimata on 67 minute.
- 72' Oscar Gil Regano was booked on 72.
- 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 78' Another substitution for Albacete Balompie to replace Lander Olaetxea Ibaibarriaga by Antonio Pacheco on 78 minute.
- 79' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 79 minute. Keidi Bare leaves to be changed by Jose Gragera.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Edu Exposito. He replaces Nico Melamed on 88 minute.
- 90' Albacete Balompie player sees a card in front of him.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Albacete Balompie Lineups
4-3-2-1Starting XI
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- 9
- 1
- 17
- 24
- 10
- 19
- 2
- 23
- 7
- 8
Bench
- 3
- 4
- 13
- 11
- 18
- 20
- 21
- 5
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 22
- 13
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8
Keidi Bare ↓ Jose Gragera 79'
- 6
- 14
- 16
- 5
- 10
- 2
- 17
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21
Nico Melamed ↓ Edu Exposito 88'
Bench
- 3
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20
Edu Exposito ↑ 88'
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9
Landry Dimata ↑ 67'
- 33
- 1
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31
Omar El Hilali ↑ 88'
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15
Jose Gragera ↑ 79'
- 28
- 26
- 30
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alberto Quiles 2 Fernando Calero 1 Jofre Carreras Pages 1 Nico Melamed 1 Albacete Balompie Form
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2023-08-13 Albacete Balompie 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2023-06-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 UD Almeria D 2023-05-28 Valencia CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2023-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 Club Atletico de Madrid D 2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.22 Albacete Balompie xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGI would bet for: Albacete Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.36Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Albacete Balompie or Draw 69%Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 61%Albacete Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 11.7%1 – 0 10.4%0 – 1 9.6%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 7.2%2 – 0 6.8%0 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 3.2%1 – 3 2.8%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Albacete Balompie
Handicap Albacete Balompie covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 20% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 19% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Albacete Balompie keeps clean sheet 33% ✓RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.