Match report
Cordoba fight back to sink Albacete at Estadio Carlos Belmonte
Cordoba came from behind to beat Albacete 2-1 in a Segunda División round six meeting at Estadio Carlos Belmonte, overturning an early deficit to claim victory. Albacete led at the break after Alex Rubio's opener but could not hold on in the second half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Rubio needed just a minute to put the hosts ahead, turning in Mario Soberón's assist to send Albacete into the interval 1-0 up. Cordoba responded after the restart, with Isma Ruiz levelling in the 57th minute from a Daniel Budesca assist, before Percan turned the contest on its head in the 71st minute, finishing off a pass from Enol Rodríguez to make it 1-2.
The visitors held the edge in possession and matched Albacete's shot count while landing more efforts on target, reflecting how their second-half surge decided the contest. Albacete's frustration showed in a disciplinary count that ran well beyond their opponents', with six yellow cards shown compared to Cordoba's one.
Percan scored the winning goal in the 71st minute and finished with a rating of 7.84, the highest of any player involved. Isma Ruiz, who netted Cordoba's equaliser, and Soberón, who supplied Albacete's opening assist, both followed close behind in the ratings.
Albacete were shown six yellow cards to Cordoba's one, underlining the hosts' growing indiscipline as the match slipped away from them.
Cordoba won 2–1 away against Albacete (half-time 1–0).
Albacete met Cordoba in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Friday, 18 September 2026, 18:30 UTC at Carlos Belmonte. Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia.
Team pages: Albacete · Cordoba · Segunda División
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Alex Rubio (assist: Mario Soberón) — 1–0
- 57' Goal: Isma Ruiz (assist: Daniel Budesca) — 1–1
- 71' Goal: Percan (assist: Enol Rodríguez) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Albacete (4-4-2)
Cordoba (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Albacete 47%, the draw 30%, Cordoba 23%. It finished Albacete 1–2 Cordoba.
Albacete's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Albacete are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Albacete's 47%. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Albacete at 47%?
Albacete sit 66 points higher on our strength rating — 1549 to 1483. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.5% of 10,470 such games.
Why only 47%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Albacete's column. Across 11,172 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Cordoba win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,846. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A 17-point possession gap between near-equal sides is unusual. Gaps this extreme are too rare to receipt — around 368 measured games, under our 300-game floor — so it's noted at 0 points. Albacete sit -0.65 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0.
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About this match
On this page: the Albacete vs Cordoba final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Segunda División fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Albacete 1–2 Cordoba. Explore more on the Albacete and Cordoba team pages or the Segunda División page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Albacete vs Cordoba?
Cordoba won 2–1 away against Albacete (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Albacete vs Cordoba?
Alex Rubio (1') for Albacete; Isma Ruiz (57') for Cordoba; Percan (71') for Cordoba.
›Where can I watch Albacete vs Cordoba highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Albacete 1–2 Cordoba are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Albacete and Cordoba?
Albacete and Cordoba have met 9 times — 3 wins for Albacete, 4 wins for Cordoba and 2 draws.