Valladolid vs Albacete — Tips & Analysis

Valladolid -0.25: Albacete are the weakest team in this division right now. They have one point from eight games, a goal difference of minus 10, and their last five results read LLLDL. They also travel with six players injured, including Samu Obeng and Antonio Puertas, who are both out long term. Valladolid are a different side at home. They have won four of their six games at the Jose Zorrilla, scoring just over a goal a game there and letting in a goal a game. On the road they have not won at all, so this is the kind of game their season is built on. The catch is that Valladolid barely score. They manage under a goal a game overall and have won by 2 or more goals only twice in their last 15. So expect a nervy afternoon decided by one goal, with Albacete holding out for an hour before they crack. A 1-0 home win is the most likely score, and a home win of any kind does the job. The worry is recent history. Valladolid have won only one of the last six against Albacete, and they did not score at all in four of the last five meetings. A goalless afternoon is a real danger with this attack. We still want Valladolid at home here.