Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Sunday’s football game at Estadio Carlos Belmonte pits together Albacete and Elche, the two teams who are sitting in the opposite halves of the table ahead of Matchday 2. Albacete kicked off the new La Liga 2 campaign in style, with the team beating promotion hopefuls Granada 2-1 on the road and they must be high on confidence ahead of Sunday’s showdown.
Los Franjiverdes, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Huesca, which is yet another reason why we are going to beat on El Queso Mecanico. As for the away team, both Carlos Clerc (defender) and Raul Guti (midfielder) are out of contention with injuries. In their last encounter at “Carlos Belmonte” the two teams played out a 1-1 draw, but home win should be considered this time out as Albacete produced a fine display in their opener.
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.