Albacete vs Castellon

28 March 2026 · Segunda División · 2025/26 · Referee Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jefté Betancor 42’
  • Fabrizio Brignani 45+2’

Match summary

Albacete and Castellon shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jefté Betancor put Albacete ahead with a header in the 42nd minute and Fabrizio Brignani equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time.

Castellon had the better of the chances, with 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Albacete's 0.78 from 11. Castellon had a player sent off.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%
11 Shots 13
4 Shots on target 6
6 Corners 8
306 Passes 526
70.9% Pass accuracy 83.3%
7 Tackles 15
12 Fouls 16
4 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Albacete Castellon
Martín Fernández
1’
Jefté BetancorShot on target
11’
13’
Alberto JiménezShot on target
13’
Fabrizio BrignaniShot on target
17’
Israel SueroShot on target
36’
Marc-Olivier Doué
Jefté BetancorHeader1-0 (Albacete)
42’
44’
Fabrizio Brignani
45’
Fabrizio BrignaniHeader1-1 (Castellon)
Alejandro Meléndez
60’
Victor San BartolomeShot on target
60’
62’
Adam JakobsenMarc-Olivier Doué
Antonio PachecoAlejandro Meléndez
65’
José Carlos LazoVictor San Bartolome
65’
Jonathan GómezDaniel Bernabeu
65’
66’
Beñat GerenabarrenaShot on target
Samuel ObengJefté Betancor
73’
Samuel ObengShot on target
74’
78’
Tommaso De NipotiIsrael Suero
78’
Tincho CondeLucas Alcazar
79’
Beñat Gerenabarrena
Javier MorenoFran Gámez
80’
José Carlos Lazo
88’
89’
Alvaro GarciaPablo Santiago
89’
Ousmane CamaraShot on target
90’
Beñat GerenabarrenaSecond yellow
90’
Alberto Jiménez
Jonathan Gómez
90’
90’
Adam Jakobsen

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.16 42’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), 1-0 42’ 45+2’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), 1-1 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.16 42’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), 1-0 Betancor 42’ 45+2’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), 1-1 Brignani 45+2’
Albacete 0.78 xGCastellon 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Castellon attacking Albacete attacking 
89’ Ousmane Camara (Castellon), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 47’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 82’ Samuel Obeng (Albacete), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 27’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 81’ Adam Jakobsen (Castellon), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 42’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Victor San Bartolome (Albacete), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Beñat Gerenabarrena (Castellon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 72’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Ousmane Camara (Castellon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Israel Suero (Castellon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Victor San Bartolome (Albacete), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Alberto Jiménez (Castellon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 86’ Tommaso De Nipoti (Castellon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Adam Jakobsen (Castellon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Lluís López (Albacete), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Daniel Bernabeu (Albacete), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Samuel Obeng (Albacete), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Carlos Neva (Albacete), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Lucas Alcazar (Castellon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Jeremy Mellot (Castellon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Ousmane Camara (Castellon), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 47’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 82’ Samuel Obeng (Albacete), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 27’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 81’ Adam Jakobsen (Castellon), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 42’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Victor San Bartolome (Albacete), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Fabrizio Brignani (Castellon), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Beñat Gerenabarrena (Castellon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Ousmane Camara (Castellon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Israel Suero (Castellon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Victor San Bartolome (Albacete), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Alberto Jiménez (Castellon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 86’ Tommaso De Nipoti (Castellon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Adam Jakobsen (Castellon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Lluís López (Albacete), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Daniel Bernabeu (Albacete), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Samuel Obeng (Albacete), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Carlos Neva (Albacete), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Lucas Alcazar (Castellon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Jeremy Mellot (Castellon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Jefté Betancor (Albacete), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Albacete 5-3-2 Starting XI
Lizoain
Sánchez
López
Neva
Bernabeu 65’
Gámez 80’
Meléndez 65’
Fernández
Bartolome 65’
Betancor 73’
Puertas
Castellon 4-3-3 Starting XI
Matthys
Alcazar 78’
Brignani
Jiménez
Mellot
Doué 62’
Barri
Gerenabarrena
Santiago 89’
Suero 78’
Camara

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Raúl Lizoain
90′ 4 1 32 2 – – – –
Defenders7 players
Fran Gámez Taken off
80′ – 1 – 1 – 20 3 – – –
Pepe Sánchez
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 30 – – – –
Lluís López
90′ – 1 – 3 2 43 1 – – –
Carlos Neva
90′ – – – 3 1 40 1 – – –
Daniel Bernabeu Taken off
65′ – – – 2 1 17 1 – – –
Jonathan Gómez Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – 4 2 12 – – –
Javier Moreno Came on as a substitute
10′ – 1 – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Alejandro Meléndez Taken off
65′ – – 22 1 – 2 2 5 1 2
Martín Fernández
90′ – – 27 – – 1 2 2 2 1
Victor San Bartolome Taken off
65′ – – 13 1 – 2 2 3 2 – –
Antonio Puertas
90′ – 1 23 1 – 1 – 6 – 4 –
Antonio Pacheco Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 10 – – – 1 1 – – –
José Carlos Lazo Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 7 1 – – – 1 1 1
Forwards2 players
Jefté Betancor Taken off
73′ 1 – 4 2 0.30 – – 2 – 7 –
Samuel Obeng Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 1 0.20 – – 1 1 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Albacete win 30% Avg odds 3.01
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Castellon win 41% Avg odds 2.24

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Albacete LDDWW
Castellon DLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Castellon 0-1 Albacete, 19 Oct 25 Next meeting: Castellon 2-0 Albacete, 06 Sep 26  All Albacete vs Castellon meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.