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

Segunda Division · 2024-25
Fri 20 Dec 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Municipal Cartagonova 4,976 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cartagena vs Albacete BalompieSegunda Division at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova.

Match Details

  • Referee Saul Ais Reig (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Ruben Campo Hernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 David Canton (Spain)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Albacete Balompie H 0–0 D
17 Dec Granada CF A 1–4 L
14 Dec CD Castellon A 1–4 L
09 Dec Real Sporting de Gijon H 1–0 W
02 Dec SD Eibar A 0–1 L
23 Nov UD Almeria H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec FC Cartagena A 0–0 D
17 Dec Levante UD H 0–0 D
14 Dec Cadiz CF A 0–1 L
08 Dec CD Castellon H 0–0 D
30 Nov Real Zaragoza A 1–0 W
24 Nov CD Tenerife H 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Cartagena and Albacete Balompie has kicked off!
  • 5' It’s high time Alberto González made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 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 Pedro Alcala suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' Albacete Balompie receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cartagena needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' 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.
  • 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Carlos Lazo on 49.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' FC Cartagena started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jose Carlos Lazo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' The Albacete Balompie manager makes a substitution. Nabil departs to be replaced by Juanma Garcia.
  • 74' FC Cartagena player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' The whistle greets Hugo Gonzalez as he departs to be replaced by Carmelo Sanchez.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Lucas Roman. He receives a card.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Ortuno. He replaces Gaston Valles on 79 minute.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Marcos Moreno. He replaces Javier Villar on 83 minute.
  • 85' The whistle greets Lucas Roman as he departs to be replaced by Andrija Vukcevic.
  • 90' Another change for Albacete Balompie made on 90 minute. Alberto Quiles leaves to be changed by Lalo Aguilar.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 FC Cartagena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Albacete Balompie xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + FC Cartagena or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cartagena37% Draw35% Albacete Balompie28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

FC Cartagena or Draw
72%
Draw or Albacete Balompie
63%
FC Cartagena or Albacete Balompie
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cartagena23% Draw59% Albacete Balompie18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
1.9%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cartagena

Handicap FC Cartagena covers Push Albacete Balompie covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 18% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Cartagena keeps clean sheet
47%
Albacete Balompie keeps clean sheet
41%

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