Albacete Balompie vs Ibiza-Eivissa Preview 18/12/2022

Albacete Balompie vs Ibiza-Eivissa – 18/12/2022

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There are many fixtures to watch in the Spanish Segunda Division this weekend, including the meeting between Albacete Balompié and UD Ibiza.

The match will take place on the 18th of December at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte and the hosts begin the weekend in 8th place on 29 points while the visitors are bottom of the table on 16 points.

Albacete Balompié come into this game having defeated Las Palmas 2-1 away from home in the Segunda Division last weekend. After opening the scoring in the 14th minute, Albacete Balompié conceded the equaliser shortly after half time.

With only 6 minutes remaining of normal time, Albacete Balompié struck their second goal to take maximum points.

The victory over Las Palmas was excellent, as they are currently second in the table. However, it was only the second win for Albacete Balompié in their 9 most recent Segunda Division fixtures.

The other win came at home against Racing Santander and despite winning only 2 of their last 9 league games, Albacete Balompié have tasted defeat only 3 times in their last 14 Segunda Division matches.

Trends show Albacete Balompié have not lost in 6 of their last 7 home games in the Segunda Division. They have also seen under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of their 10 most recent home league matches. Albacete Balompié have failed to score more than a single goal in 6 of their last 8 league fixtures on home soil.

UD Ibiza travel to the Estadio Carlos Belmonte having previously been held to a 1-1 draw by Malaga at home in the Segunda Division. Malaga opened the scoring in the 31st minute but UD Ibiza equalised 19 minutes from time to take a point.

That result means UD Ibiza are undefeated in their last 2 games. They beat Racing Santander 1-0 at home but that is their only win from their 12 most recent Segunda Division fixtures.

Away form has been poor and UD Ibiza have failed to win any of their last 6 away league matches and have recorded only 1 win from their 11 away Segunda Division games.

Trends show UD Ibiza have lost 12 of their last 15 matches away from home. UD Ibiza are struggling to score goals on the road and have failed to register in 4 of their last 5 away league games.

Team news and Albacete Balompié are without suspended midfielder Riki Rodríguez. Every other player should be available for the hosts.

UD Ibiza have no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the game.

Albacete Balompié have been tough to beat in recent home matches and will see this as an opportunity to win and move closer to the playoff positions. UD Ibiza have a disappointing recent away record in the league and they could slump to another defeat, losing by a goal to nil.