📏 Form Guide

Albacete

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Albacete enter this fixture following on from a 0-0 La Liga 2 draw against Real Sociedad B.

In that game, Albacete had 54% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For their opponents, Real Sociedad B had 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

Alberto González's Albacete have found the net a sum total of 6 times over their prior six outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures is 9.

Real Madrid

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Barcelona in Spanish Super Cup competition, Real Madrid and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Real Madrid managed 32% possession and 12 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. For Real Madrid, the goalscorers were García (45') and Júnior (45'). At the other end, Barcelona had 16 shots on goal with 7 on target. Raphinha (36', 73') and Robert Lewandowski (45') scored for Barcelona.

Demonstrating their appetite for eventful matches, goals have been scored 22 times in the last six games in which Real Madrid have played, giving an average of 3.67 goals for each clash. Opposing teams have hit 7 of this grand total. We shall soon see if that trend can be sustained here.

📋 Team News: Real Madrid

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has multiple availability issues to deal with. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Muscle tear) and Éder Militão (Muscle injury) will miss out on this game.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment is that Albacete must be fancied to score against this Real Madrid lineup, although just one goal might not prevent defeat.

We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 advantage for Real Madrid after 90 minutes. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Peter Guest, 05:00 12/01/2026