Albacete vs Eibar: Bottom Hosts Five Straight Wins
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Albacete meet Eibar in Segunda División on Saturday 3 October 2026 at Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete, with the two sides sitting at opposite extremes of the division. Albacete are 22nd with one point from seven matches, while Eibar sit second with 18 points.
Albacete without a win in seven games
Albacete have collected just one point from seven league fixtures, scoring four goals and conceding 12 to post a minus-eight goal difference. At Estadio Carlos Belmonte, they have lost all three matches in this competition, scoring twice and conceding five. Recent league outings brought defeats against Girona (0-2 on 25 September), Cordoba (1-2 on 18 September), and Castellón (0-2 on 6 September), alongside a 1-1 draw at Granada CF on 12 September and an opening 0-1 home loss to Oviedo on 29 August. Across their last five matches with chance data, Albacete have conceded an average of 1.81 expected goals per game while generating 1.26.
Five straight victories for visiting Eibar
Eibar enter the fixture on a five-match winning sequence in Segunda División. Their run includes a 3-2 home victory against Las Palmas on 27 September, a 2-1 win at Eldense on 19 September, a 4-0 away win against Celta de Vigo II on 14 September, a 3-0 home result over Granada CF on 6 September, and a 1-0 success at FC Andorra on 30 August. On their travels, Eibar have won three out of three, scoring seven times and conceding once. Top scorer Jon Guruzeta leads their attack with three goals this season in all competitions, backed by defensive numbers that allow only 1.14 expected goals per game across their past five outings.
Eibar have won the last two meetings
The head-to-head record favours the visitors over recent encounters. Eibar won the last meeting 3-0 at Albacete on 24 April 2026, following a 3-2 victory on 8 November 2025. Albacete's last positive result against Eibar was a 1-1 draw on 18 January 2025, and their last win came in a 2-1 home victory on 28 April 2024.
Our model leans narrowly towards an Eibar win
Our forecasting model leans narrowly towards an Eibar win. Eibar's record of three away victories from three matches and Albacete's return of zero points from three home fixtures support that direction, though Albacete's creation of 1.26 expected goals per match matches Eibar's attacking output of 1.23.

