FC Cartagena vs Albacete betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga 2 match on December 20th, 2024

FC Cartagena and Albacete will play on Friday, December 20th, 2024, at 19:30h (UTC), in a La Liga 2 game to be held in Spain, check the FC Cartagena vs Albacete betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Cartagena vs Albacete will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio Municipal Cartagonova stadium, in the city of Cartagena, with a capacity for 15105 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the FC Cartagena vs Albacete betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the La Liga 2, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.23 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.44 goals per match.

FC Cartagena last match

FC Cartagena in its last official match lost (4-1) against Castellón, in a match valid for La Liga 2. Coach A. Castro Fernández' lined up a 4-4-1-1 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 9.00.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, José Antonio Ríos, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Albacete last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga 2, Albacete, who used a 4-4-1-1 formation, faced the Cádiz team with a final score of 1-0.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.10, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

FC Cartagena vs Albacete h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Club Friendlies match, on 09-08-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a 0-1 win for FC Cartagena.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

FC Cartagena

La Liga 2 leaderboard now

With 13 points won, FC Cartagena is in 21st place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 14 losses, plus 1 draw.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 2 points, in the 21st round is followed by the Tenerife team in 22nd place.

FC Cartagena analysis

At the end of round 20 of La Liga 2, FC Cartagena collected 14 goals scored and 32 goals conceded.

The FC Cartagena team comes from a defeat in the La Liga 2, and its coach Alejandro Castro Fernández wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

his average possession rate in the league is 39.42%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match FC Cartagena vs Albacete 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Best goalscorer from FC Cartagena

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Luis Muñoz has held that position so far in the competition. Serving FC Cartagena with 3 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 3 goals scored have this characteristic.

Albacete

La Liga 2 leaderboard now

Albacete arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 13th place in the La Liga 2, having won 6 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that, with no advantage related to points, the team is ahead the Málaga team closing in at the 14th place in the 21st round.

Albacete analysis

We have reached matchday 20 in La Liga 2 and at the moment Albacete has made 25 goals and conceded 28.

Albacete averaged 4.32 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

Albacete is a more offensive team than FC Cartagena, having 1617 attacks vs. 1517 from FC Cartagena, having scored 25 times, in comparison, FC Cartagena converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from Albacete

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Quile Gong so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Albacete to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of FC Cartagena is Luis Muñoz, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Albacete is Quile Gong, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by FC Cartagena 0.67 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Albacete 1.2 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 3.98 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.9 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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