Match Report
Albacete went into the game 6th in the table on 67 points; Deportivo Alavés sat 4th on 71 — a 4-point gap. Deportivo Alavés ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Albacete 1.38 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Deportivo Alavés 1.12 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.01.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Albacete 1, draws 2, Deportivo Alavés 3, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete, with room for 17,524 spectators. Albacete led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.