Real Valladolid vs Albacete prediction, odds and how to watch

Oviedo claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Albacete on Saturday, with Pablo Sáenz's 42nd-minute finish proving the difference despite the hosts enjoying the lion's share of possession and territory throughout.

Diego Alende's 12th-minute own goal proved enough for Real Valladolid to grind out a 1-0 win over FC Andorra, a result that flattered neither side but one Valladolid will take without argument after four defeats from their previous five La Liga 2 matches.

Cádiz were denied all three points at home as Real Valladolid's Luis Chacón headed an equaliser just before half-time, cancelling out Urko Izeta's early penalty in a bad-tempered draw that left both sides with serious questions to answer.

Real Valladolid host Albacete on Sunday in a La Liga 2 fixture that reads like a crisis meeting. Both sides are shipping goals and losing matches. Something has to give.

Real Valladolid have scored just one goal in their last five La Liga 2 matches. Córdoba have conceded in every single one of theirs. Sunday night's fixture at the Estadio José Zorrilla has disaster written all over it for somebody.

Girona host Albacete on Sunday in a La Liga 2 fixture that pits an inconsistent home side against visitors who have lost four straight. Something has to give, and neither team will be going into this one with any particular confidence.

Albacete host Córdoba on Sunday without a single clean sheet in their last five home games, while the visitors arrive having conceded 14 goals in their last ten away fixtures. Something has to give.

Two teams without a point between them sit at the foot of La Liga 2 as Ceuta welcome Real Valladolid on Sunday. The patterns in the data tell a story that goes well beyond the raw results.