Girona vs Albacete Prediction & Betting Tips (25 September)

Girona FC host Albacete Balompié at Estadi Montilivi on Friday, 25 September 2026 (20:30 CET) in a LaLiga2 Round 7 clash that pits two teams at opposite ends of the early-season table. The hosts, relegated from LaLiga in May 2026, have adapted well to life in the second tier under new head coach Quique Álvarez and sit 8th with 10 points from six matches, having scored 12 goals. Albacete, meanwhile, are in crisis: they are 21st with just one point, winless in six, and carry the league's longest winless run into this fixture. Girona's attack has produced the division's highest-scoring game so far, a spectacular 5-2 home win over Las Palmas, while their only home setback came in a 1-2 defeat to Castellón. Albacete's last away outing ended in a 0-2 loss at Castellón, and they also fell 1-2 at home to Córdoba last week.

The 2026/27 Girona squad blends experience with fresh firepower: Paulo Gazzaniga guards the goal behind a defensive unit featuring David López, Juanpe, Arnau and Miguel Gutiérrez, while the midfield is marshalled by Axel Witsel, Donny van de Beek, Azzedine Ounahi and Fran Beltrán. Going forward, captain Cristhian Stuani remains the reference point, supported by Viktor Tsyhankov, Bryan Gil, Vladyslav Vanat and Abel Ruiz. The headline news of the season so far is Yáser Asprilla, who leads the Segunda División scoring charts with four goals and has quickly become the face of Álvarez's project. The home side will be without Bryan Gil (muscle injury) and Jastin García (torn thigh muscle) for this fixture, but the depth of the squad built for an immediate promotion push should comfortably cover both absences.

Albacete's 2026/27 campaign under Alberto González could hardly have started worse, and their squad problems are compounded by a brutal injury list that includes Jesús Vallejo, Munir El Haddadi, Javi Moreno, Antonio Puertas and Samuel Obeng, the latter two sidelined with cruciate ligament tears, plus Capi, Rober González and Víctor San Bartolomé among others. Captain Higinio Marín leads a depleted group in which veterans are being asked to carry an unusually heavy load, and with only four goals scored in six matches, Albacete have the joint-weakest attack in the division. With the second-lowest squad market value in LaLiga2 (around €17m compared to Girona's €68m), the visitors' realistic goal on Friday night is damage limitation and a first away point of the season.

European odds reflect the gulf between the sides: Girona are priced around 1.55 to win, the draw is at approximately 3.90, and an Albacete upset is a distant 5.50. Everything points toward a home victory — Girona's attacking trio of Asprilla, Stuani and Tsyhankov should find plenty of space against the league's most porous defenses, while Albacete's decimated lineup has conceded ten goals in six games and has yet to keep a clean sheet. Our prediction is a confident Girona win by 3 : 1, with Asprilla adding to his goal tally and Montilivi once again proving a fortress in the promotion r