Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Albacete play host to Sporting Gijon at their Estadio Carlos Belmonte in what is expected to be an interesting La Liga 2 game. El Queso Mecanico suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to both Levante and Real Oviedo without finding the net and they must be low on spirits ahead of the visit of Gijon. Alvaro Rodriguez serves a one-game ban against los Rojiblancos as well as Lander Olaetxea, while the likes of Pedro Benito, Toni Datkovic, and Sergi Maestre miss out with injuries.
Sporting Gijon, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Zaragoza. Albacete and Gijon seem to be evenly matched at the moment and, taking everything into account, we predict that they are going to share the spoils on Matchday 12. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Castille-La Mancha.
Highlighted Team (Albacete):
Established during the World War II (August, 1940), Albacete are a Spanish club that welcome their rivals at Carlos Belmonte, the stadium with the capacity of 17,524 people. Albacete compete in Segunda Division nowadays, but during the 1990s they established themselves as the La Liga regular.
Their best ranking in the Spanish top flight came in the 1991/92 season when they finished the campaign in 7th position in the standings. El Queso Mecanico (Clockwork Cheese) have never represented Spain in European competitions. Legendary Spain international Andres Iniesta is the symbol of the club. Born in Albacete, Iniesta helped his hometown club avoid the bankruptcy in December 2011 as he became the club’s major shareholder.
As a result, Iniesta was honoured with a statue in his home province of Albacete. El Queso Mecanico wear white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, while black and purple are the dominant colours of their away kit.