Prediction Albacete vs Ceuta 2025/2026 – Betting Tips for La Liga 2 on 12/10/2025

Match outlook: Albacete hungry to steady ship at Carlos Belmonte

Albacete return to the Estadio Carlos Belmonte looking to convert home familiarity into three points against a resolute Ceuta side. The hosts have shown flashes of attacking intent across eight league outings, arriving with 14 goals scored this season and a forward appetite reflected in 100 total shots and 35 on target. That aggression has been a double-edged sword: Albacete have conceded 16 and their home ledger reads five goals for and seven against, underlining a defense that can be unsettled at times. Recent form paints a mixed picture—two wins and three draws among their last five league results, including a gritty 0-0 stalemate away at Cultural Leonesa and an entertaining 4-3 victory at Sporting Gijón—evidence that this team can both score and be breached in open contests.

Ceuta arrive with confidence from a 1-0 triumph over SD Eibar and a generally competitive set of results that has yielded 11 points from eight matches. Their profile suggests a compact, pragmatic outfit that can frustrate opponents but is not immune to trouble: Ceuta have found the net eight times but shipped 12, with their away record particularly fragile in terms of goals conceded. Statistically their attacking metrics are slightly lower than Albacete’s—82 total shots and 26 on target—but they remain capable of nicking tight games as shown in several 1-0 wins. Youness Lachhab’s standout performance in the recent win speaks to a side that can find decisive individual contributors when needed.

Tactical clash and what to expect

This promises to be a tactical tussle between Albacete’s willingness to press forward and Ceuta’s counter-ready setup. Albacete generate more attacks on average and have the sharper shot volume, which should produce opportunities inside the box. Ceuta, conversely, have displayed an ability to keep matches tight and grind out narrow victories on their day. Clean sheets have been recorded by both sides three times this season, suggesting that while goals can come, neither team is habitually porous to the point of runaway scorelines.

Given the venue, Albacete’s home attacking volume and Ceuta’s tendency to ship goals on the road, the balance tilts in favor of the home side finding a way to edge this one. Expect a competitive, potentially high-quality second-division contest in Albacete’s city stadium with moments of offensive threat from both camps.

Betting suggestion: 1X2 market — Back Albacete to win (home victory).