Albacete vs Barcelona Match Overview – 03.02.2026

Albacete hosts Barcelona at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte in one of the Copa del Rey 1/4-finals on Tuesday night. Stay with us because we will preview it in our betting on goal scorers in soccer matches.

Albacete are the Copa del Rey sensation for the 2025/26 season. Queso Mecanico reached the 1/4-finals after eliminating Real Madrid from the competition. This makes them a very dangerous opponent to Barcelona – Los Cules have to be aware with their strengths.

Barca are the defending champions in Copa del Rey, so they would like to make the next step towards the final. The Catalans reached the 1/4-finals after Racing Santander in the previous round.

Albacete News & Analysis

Coached by Alberto Gonzalez, Albacete achieved a historic 3-2 win over Real Madrid in the 1/8-finals. The game was nearing extra-time when Jefte Betancor scored his second goal in the match and allowed Queso Mecanico to progress. The whole town went mad after this triumph.

In La Liga2 Albacete are not having the best season, though. They are 12th in the standings, but just 5 points behind the 6th Malaga. This means that they still have a chance to fight for promotion.

Since their win against Real Madrid in the Copa, Albacete achieved three consecutive wins in La Liga2. In these three games they kept three clean sheets as well.

Barcelona News & Analysis

Leaders in La Liga, Barcelona are having a terrific chance to reach the Copa del Rey 1/2-finals as well. But as we said, Los Cules have to be aware of the danger Albacete offer – Real Madrid already fell it in the worst way possible.

In their last game Barca faced Elche in La Liga and secured a 3-1 win away from home. Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford scored for Hansi Flick’s team. The Catalans’ biggest problem remains the absence of Pedri – the team’s most important midfielder. He’s recovering from an injury.

Hansi Flick could make changes to his line-up compared to the match against Elche. Robert Lewandowski could return to lead the attack while Marcus Rashford could start because of the injury Raphinha received on Saturday night. Joao Cancelo remains an option for the defence, too.

Albacete vs Barcelona Betting Predictions

Despite Albacete being a “giant killer” in this edition of the Copa, Barcelona remains a favourite to secure the win here.

Barcelona to Progress;
Barcelona Over 1.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

There are 14 games between Albacete and Barcelona so far. The Catalans have won 9 of them while there’s just one win for the other team. There are four draws as well.

Betting Verdict

Barcelona are having a solid chance to reach the Copa del Rey 1/2-finals if they beat Albacete on Tuesday night. Hansi Flick’s team wants to defend its trophy, so it’s a must-win for them. Let’s see if they can do it. Thank you for being with us and our Betting on goal scorers in soccer matches.