The Copa del Rey round of 16 continues on Wednesday as Real Madrid travels to take on second division Albacete.
Real Madrid are -425 favorites on the moneyline for this one on DraftKings Sportsbook, with a draw available at +600. Fancy an Albacete win in the 90 minutes? They are +950 on the moneyline.
Albacete vs. Real Madrid Prediction, Pick
This bet can be found under the “Match Parlays” tab. The gap in quality between these two teams will be on full display on Wednesday. Even with the turmoil ongoing at Real Madrid at the moment after their Super Cup loss to Barcelona, which saw former manager Xabi Alonso depart the club in favor of Álvaro Arbeloa, Real Madrid should be comfortable victors in this one. It will be Arbeloa’s first game in charge of the club, and he couldn’t have asked for a better fixture as his first.
In the Spanish football pyramid, 36 places separate these teams as Real Madrid are second in LA Liga while Albacete are 17th in LA Liga 2. The second division side has let in goals for fun this season, with only one team allowing more. That team is Mirandés, who sit dead last in La Liga 2 and have only conceded one more goal (35) than Albacete (34) in 21 league games.
On the flip side, Real Madrid have one of the best attacks in Europe. They have scored 41 times in 19 La Liga games, the second best mark in the division behind only Barcelona. It will be men against boys in this one, and I can only see this game going one way.
