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Albacete host Eibar at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte on Monday in the Segunda Division, looking to pick themselves up from their last defeat.
The Clockwork Cheese began their campaign with a 2-1 away win over Granada followed by a 1-0 defeat of Elche at home on matchday two. Malaga then ended their winning start by inflicting a 2-0 loss upon them last weekend.
With six points in three games, the Castile-La Mancha outfit are in fourth position in the league table, behind only Huesca, Racing Santander and Real Zaragoza. Their next opponents, Eibar, are just two places adrift, having accrued a point fewer.
Los Armeros beat Castellon 1-0 in their season-opener, but have since overseen a pair of 2-2 draws against Racing Santander and Levante. On both occasions, they conceded a stoppage-time equalizer to go from winning three points to settling for just one.
Having narrowly missed out on promotion to La Liga last season after losing out in the playoffs, the Basque Country outfit's renewed bid has met with some early setbacks.
Albacete vs Eibar Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 27 clashes between the sides in history, with Albacete winning 11 times over Los Armeros and losing on a close eight occasions.
- The Clockwork Cheese are seven games unbeaten against Los Armeros.
- The Basque Country outfit's last win in the fixture came in January 2008, when they pulled off a 1-0 win at home in La Liga.
- This fixture has alternated between a draw and a win in their last seven games, with the Castile-La Mancha outfit winning every time (4 in total).
- Albacete are looking to win consecutively over Eibar for the first time since 1999-2000 (2).
Albacete vs Eibar Prediction
The Clockwork Cheese have started their campaign on a better note than their rivals and have certainly had their number in their most recent clashes. Los Armeros are undefeated, and will no doubt play defensively here to frustrate their hosts, but we expect Albacete to edge them out once again, albeit narrowly.
Prediction: Albacete 1-0 Eibar
Albacete vs Eibar Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Albacete to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
