Real Valladolid bin get chance to equal dia best unbeaten run of 2026 before dem face Albacete, and dem take am with both hands as dem win 5-0 for LaLiga Hypermotion. The blanquivioleta victory mean say Fran Escribá don match him best numbers since e land for bench, with two draws and two wins consecutive. Coach keep 4-4-2, Arnu join Juanmi Latasa for attack, Thiago Ojeda dey part of diamond midfield, and Stanko Juric remain undisputed.
For match proper, Julien Ponceau open score with header inside area after Thiago Ojeda cross. David Torres make am 2-0 with header from Víctor Fernández corner. Adrián Arnu add third with right foot from center after Ponceau assist. Juanmi Latasa score fourth with right foot from close range after Iván Garriel pass. For second half, Arnu return to score fifth with left foot from very close after another Víctor Fernández assist.
Albacete try respond. Víctor Valverde hit crossbar with right foot from left inside area. Some Albacete shots dem save, but dem no fit beat Real Valladolid defence. The scoreline show say Escribá warning before match no be empty talk.
Before kickoff, Fran Escribá talk say match go hard well well despite Albacete dey bottom. He talk say if any team among 22 get less points than dem deserve, na Albacete. Escribá point to Albacete loss to Éibar 1-3, dia game against Córdoba, and Girona match where Girona best player na Gazzaniga. He say dem dey penalize Albacete for areas.
Albacete come with new coach Joseba Etxeberria. Escribá say him know Etxeberria, dem don play against him teams and watch many actions. He add say Albacete play Talavera the other day and lose 1-0, and dem watch that match. Escribá call the game ‘dificilísimo’ and say dem prepare for am inside doors.
Team news no favour Valladolid. Rubio no play because small fibre rupture. Chacón still manage knee knock. Dani Pérez remain out for some weeks. Van Duiven bin get gastroenteritis, e train but dem dey manage him effort; with 48 hours e suppose dey okay. Ponceau case different: club sources talk say e get overload, but Escribá deny am. He say Ponceau dey feel pinch because e dey adapt to different movements, not because of overload.
Escribá also talk about Ito debut. He say e depend on fitness and preparation, e don recover from ankle, but before e compete e must train with group. Coach say e want am because Ito na very good player wey fit adapt to any system.
On 4-4-2 diamond, Escribá defend am. He say before, when team reach 20 or 30 metres from goal, everything good dem do dey disappear. With this system, e say dem no dey take more defensive risk and dem dey create more. But e no make am law, match by match dem fit change system.
About referee for Las Palmas, Escribá no take back him words, but e limit am to that match. He say if coach do bad changes or bad plan, dem talk, so if referee bad, him go talk. He say referee do very bad, but e no let am condition next referee.
For Juanmi Latasa, Escribá say e happy well well with am. He call Latasa player wey dey empty himself every match and give everything for team. ‘Estoy convencido de que va a hacer un buen número de goles este año,’ Escribá talk.
