Castellón beat Albacete 2:0 at the Estadio Municipal Castalia in the fourth round of the Segunda División regular season. The home side sat top of the table after four games, while Albacete had dropped to 21st place with no points from four matches.
Ousmane Camara opened the scoring in the 56th minute, running the show for Castellón who controlled the tempo from the start. Israel Suero Fernández added a second goal in the 62nd minute, and there is unrest in the dressing room for Albacete after the opener. Íñigo Córdoba picked up a yellow card at 45+3 before being substituted at 57.
Castellón kept knocking on the door with 164 attacks to Albacete's 101. They created four big chances compared to Albacete's one, and their expected goals figure stood at 3.55 against 0.39. The visitors managed just three shots on target throughout the match.
Possession leaned heavily toward the hosts at 66 per cent, and they completed 667 passes to Albacete's 352. Castellón delivered 27 crosses with five finding their man, while Albacete struggled to break down the defensive line. The home side made 19 clearances compared to Albacete's 29, suggesting the visitors spent more time defending.
The result extends Castellón's unbeaten run to eight games across all competitions. Albacete have not won since the opening day and are staring at the drop after four consecutive defeats.
