Granada take on the visitors Albacete in the round 16 match of Spanish LaLiga2. The match will be played on Friday, November 18th at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (Granada).
Granada failed dramatically last season. Today’s hosts became yet another example of how a change of mentor can affect. Diego Martínez Penas not only raised the team from Segunda, but eventually reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League with the club - there they were stopped by Manchester United. The coach left at the end of the season before last, and immediately his former wards left the Primera. But they lost to several competitors by only 1 point, and took 18th place. Of course, after such a fight for a return to La Liga was expected. And at first the status of the favorite was justified: they started with 3 victories in a row. But then they won as many times in a dozen rounds. The team concedes little, but scores also small number of goals, especially for the ambition to be the leader - only in 2 matches out of recent 9.
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Albacete returned to Segunda again. The club had a successful last season, unlike Granada. This team, which once played 7 years in the LaLiga, recently became a "lift" between the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the country. Once again, it was possible to return in the spring. Moreover, they took only 3rd place in Segunda B - but that was enough to play in the playoffs. And in the end, it was "Alba" that was able to emerge as the winner of these matches. It is clear that the task was to gain a foothold in Segunda. And the team is very confident in its implementation. The start was even more confident than that of Granada: 10 points in 4 rounds. Then the number of victories fell, but there were also few defeats. A couple of matches were lost at the very beginning of autumn, and on November 6, they lost at home to Levante 2-3.
The clubs played against each other in Segunda and showed roughly equal success. Moreover, in 2017/2018, Albacete took 4 points in head-to-head matches, and in the next draw, Granada answered the same. Experts consider Granada to be the favorite. But Albacete rarely concedes to anyone this season, so we bet that the visitors will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Albacete to win with +0.5 handicap (X2).
