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Albacete vs Mallorca Predictions

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Albacete vs Mallorca Predictions

Given that no team won more away games than they during the regular campaign, Albacete would’ve been hoping for a good result when they visited Iberostar Stadium, though they were short-changed by a Mallorca side that delivered a disciplined performance. Having lost by two goals to nil in the first leg, Albacete now have it all to do.

Albacete may have made a habit of getting results away from home before the play-offs began, but there was never any danger of them upsetting Mallorca in the first leg. In truth, there wasn’t much to like about the way Albacete went about their business at Iberostar Stadium; they had the majority share of possession, but did very little with it, as they failed to register a shot on target and mustered only 0.36 expected goals for. In contrast, Mallorca registered no less than eight shots on target, while they posted 1.28 expected goals for. An improved performance is required as far as Sunday’s hosts are concerned.

On their own patch, Albacete are no mugs, though their relative success has relied on them adopting a rather pragmatic approach. Such a style is unlikely to work on Sunday. Usually, Albacete keep things tight at home before attempting to pick their opponents off on the break, though if they sit back in this game, they’ll fail to reach the final, it’s as simple as that.

Mallorca didn’t exactly end the season in fine form on their travels, winning none of their final three away matches, though they are a side that can be useful on the counter, which bodes well ahead of a match where the break is likely be open to them from the off. While the visitors can do well on the break, Albacete have a habit of struggling when forced to play on the front foot, as they’ve failed to win any of their last three at home. They dominated the ball in each, but struggled to break down the opposition, while failing to guard against the counter cost them in two of those three. In fact, Albacete have won just two of the last eight home games where they’ve had most of the possession.

As the hosts tend to struggle against sides that sit back, it’s very easy to feel that Mallorca are overpriced in the betting. The visitors did the hard work in the first leg, so they can now adopt a cautious approach before attempting to pick their hosts off on the break, which is something that several teams have done at this venue in recent times. Given the circumstances, the visitors appear to have a better chance of gaining a positive result than the current prices suggest, so a small play on ‘Mallorca Draw No Bet’ is merited.

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